Tokai University, located in Hiratsuka, Japan, has selected Frasca to supply a Piper PA-44 Seminole G1000 Level 5 flight training device (FTD). The FTD will be equipped with real Garmin G1000NXi PFD and MFD, GFC700 Autopilot and real AspenAvionics EFT 1000 Standby and Frasca Simplicity™ Instructor Operator Station. The...
Singapore Airlines (SIA) and CAE will launch operations of their new Singapore CAE Flight Training Pte. Ltd. (SCFT) joint venture for pilot training in Singapore next month. The joint venture will provide simulator and classroom training with an initial focus on Boeing aircraft types, supporting SIA Group airlines and...
Comply365's Board of Directors has appointed Tom Samuel as Chief Executive Officer. He will assume day-to-day leadership of the company and will also joint Comply365's Board of Directors. Samuel, an aviation industry software veteran, has served as Comply365's President since 2017, and joined the company as Chief Operating Officer in...
A flight school in Saudi Arabia is opening its doors for women, following the end of a decades-long driving ban. Oxford Aviation Academy has already received applications from hundreds of women hoping to start lessons in September at a new branch in the eastern city of Dammam. "People used...
The Director General of the Civil Aviation Authority of China (CAAC) has issued a Flight Training Center Certificate for Pacific Sky Aviation's Twin Otter Training Centre in Calgary, Alberta. After an extensive audit of Pacific Sky Aviation's facility, Twin Otter training programs, curricula, training equipment, instructor qualifications, and both inspection...
Frasca International has launched a new, affordably priced Advanced Aviation Training Device (AATD) which will be on display at this years Airventure, July 23-29, in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The new Frasca RTD™ (Reconfigurable Training Device) is designed to meet customer demands for a lower priced entry level reconfigurable device that...
Ansett Aviation Asia has launched a new TRU Simulation + Training ATR-600 Level D full flight simulator in Taiwan. Fully qualified in June the simulator commenced training for its launch customer, Mandarin Airlines, a new operator of the ATR fleet under the China Airlines group. The device will also...
Jazz Aviation LP has signed an agreement with Gander-based Exploits Valley Air Services (EVAS) for the carrier to become the nineteenth organization in the Jazz Aviation Pathways Program (Jazz APP). First, Jazz will refer to EVAS high quality graduates who have progressed through the Jazz Aviation Pathways Program at one...
Delta Air Lines has selected FlightSafety International to provide flight training to the company’s employees through the Delta Propel Pilot Career Path Program. The employees selected by Delta to participate in the Propel program will train at the FlightSafety Academy in Vero Beach, Florida to earn FAA multi-engine commercial instrument...
Tom Stelter, CEO of RSi Visual Systems and respected industry veteran, retired at the end of June. Craig Phillips, principal and current CTO, will assume the CEO's responsibilities. Tom's career in the aviation training industry spans more than 40 years, starting with his time in the United States Air Force,...