Alsim sold an AL250 simulator to Flyschool Air Academy in Madrid, Spain. The AL250 features modern technology advancements and is EASA-FNPT II (Flight Navigation Procedures Trainer) certified. It addresses initial phase training needs for Private Pilot License (PPL), Commercial Pilot License (CPL) and Instrument-Rating on Multi-Engine aircraft, (IR/ME) and is Single-engine...
Multi Pilot Simulations (MPS), a developer and manufacturer of fixed-base simulators, received EASA Level 1 Flight Training Device (FTD-1) certification for its 737 MAX simulator from the Dutch Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) after its testing in the MPS factory in the Netherlands. The fixed-base simulator is a replica of the...
Cloud Global Group acquired a second Diamond DA42 Twinstar aircraft for its subsidiary company, ACS Flight Training. The £1-million investment will double the Twinstar fleet used for commercial flight training at Perth Airport in Scotland. The DA42 features an environmentally friendly diesel engine and a Garmin G1000 glass cockpit with...
Sponsored Content The Royal Aeronautical Society’s annual International Flight Crew Training Conference, which takes place in London from 25-26 September, is focused on addressing the changes occurring in training programmes as they move from task-and-hour-based to output-and-competency-based training. The conference will reflect on the Competency Based Training & Assessment (CBTA)...
Spatial, a provider of cabin crew training simulators, won a contract to build and install a Cabin Emergency Evacuation Trainer (CEET) and a Cabin Service Trainer (CST) for Aircalin’s cabin crew training program at its training facility in New Caledonia, France. The hybrid A320 / A330 CEET will train the...
Reiser Simulation and Training (RST) received EASA Level D Full-Flight Simulator (FFS) qualification for the H145 it installed at Norwegian Competence Centre Helicopter (NCCH) in Stavanger, Norway last month. RST developed the FFS that includes a full NVIS-compatible replicated H145 helicopter cockpit and simulated Helionix® Step 2 avionics suite. The...
Virgin Atlantic airlines – as part of a collaboration with IT provider SITA, is introducing an Augmented Reality (AR) app for the airline’s cabin crew to familiarize themselves with a new aircraft. Using an iOS app, cabin crew can use augmented reality to walkthrough and acquaint themselves with the layout...
Rockwell Collins is providing Coptersafety, a supplier of commercial rotary wing training, with three turnkey integrated Level D helicopter, dome-based complete visual systems including multiple EP-8100® image generators; 4K ultra-high resolution; liquid-crystal-over silicon (LCoS) laser-illuminated projectors; a 240 degree by 80 degree motion-compatible dome display; night-vision goggle capability; and additional...
CAA International (CAAi), the training division of the UK Civil Aviation Authority (UK CAA), launched a two-day training course on risk-based oversight and surveillance. Risk-Based Oversight, or Performance-Based Regulation as it is commonly known in the UK, is an oversight system that compliments compliance-based auditing. It lets regulators identify and...
AeroStar Training Services received lease financing from Simulator Equipment Financing (SEF) to install a Boeing B737 NG full-flight simulator (FFS) at AeroStar’s Kissimmee Training Center. This is the second FFS leased through SEF financing this year; the first was an A320 that received FAA level D certification on March 15,...