Image courtesy of IATAC Malaysia's International Aero Training Academy (IATAC) has upgraded its Alsim simulator to include WAAS feature, PBN/LPV capabilities and Linux OS. IATAC is based at Melaka Airport and had been operating with the AL42 simulator for more than eight years. "IATAC opted for Alsim for its...
Charles River Analytics Inc. has received funding from the US Navy to design its Physiologically Assessed Ratings of Aircraft Operation and Handling (PHARAOH) platform. PHARAOH uses a sensor suite to measure pilot physiology during flight without diverting the pilot’s attention. The company teamed with current and qualified pilot subject...
As another year begins, and CAT Magazine’s editorial cycle begins anew, it’s apparent that the industry concern about the supply of qualified personnel shows little sign of abatement. In fact, this issue remains the primary concern of the aviation training industry generally. It is encouraging that public narratives around...
Taiwanese international airline EVA Air can boast of a culture that embraces continuous improvement and investment in training. Chris Long finds out more.
Twenty-four-hour emergency medical service to people spread over an area of 7.69 million square kilometres – that’s a very big waiting room! Keith Morgan reports on the new RFDS training facility in Dubbo.
An Australian icon, the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) first flew in 1928. The vision of founder (the Reverend) John Flynn was to create a “mantle of safety” for those in remote areas of outback Australia. Leased from Qantas for two shillings a mile, a de Havilland biplane made 50 flights and treated 225 people in that first year of RFDS operation.
The not-for-profit RFDS today is one of the largest and most comprehensive aeromedical organisations in the world. In the 2018-19 financial year, RFDS assisted 370,706 people through clinics, telehealth, aeromedical and non-emergency road transport. It conducted 21,323 nurses, GP and dental clinics and flew 27,286,414 million kilometres in a fleet of 77 aircraft.
Global cargo charter airline AeroTransCargo (ATC) will put 60 pilots through Caerdav’s 747 simulator training centre at Cardiff Airport. ATC will use Caerdav’s EASA-approved Boeing 747-400 aircraft simulators to provide its pilots with half-yearly recurrent training on the Queen of the Skies, which will include emergency procedures and technical...
Nigeria has become the 22nd state to ratify the Montreal Protocol 2014 (MP14) ahead of its entry into force on January 1 2020. MP14, the Protocol to Amend the Convention on Offences and Certain Other Acts Committed on Board Aircraft, is a global treaty that strengthens the powers of...
The regional investment fund Fonds Pays de la Loire Croissance et Océan Participations has invested €2.1 million in Alsim. The money, the French simulation specialists said, allowed them to pursue both its future product development and its, mostly international, commercial development. "(It) will enable the company to focus on...
Some 25 students from Saudi Arabia have graduated from an air traffic control (ATC) training programme provided by Airways International Ltd, following two years of study in New Zealand. Their graduation on Nov 29 marked the completion of a scholarship provided by the Ministry of Education and the General...