ZITA Aviation has received Part 147 certification for Boeing 777 B1/B2/C aircraft type theoretical and/or practical training. "We are delighted to announce the introduction of B777 type training. As a HCAA under EASA approved Part 147 maintenance training organization, we aim to bring added value to our customers and comply...

Flyco Group has recently signed a long term agreement with Comlux Aviation Group to provide a Learning Management System, as well as an extensive list of courses for their pilots, cabin crew, technicians, dispatchers and other ground personnel. As part of the agreement, Comlux Aviation Training Department will be able...

Sikorsky and the Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies (SIIT) have celebrated the transfer of an S-76A helicopter maintenance trainer to the Saskatchewan Aviation Learning Centre. Valued at C$1.3 million (US$945,000) the non-flying, twin-engine helicopter with associated equipment and documentation provides an important learning tool for students pursing a career in...

ARINC Specification 439A (Sept 2016): Simulated Air Traffic Control Environments (SATCE) in Flight Simulation Training Devices (FSTDs) has been published by SAE ITC. The specification was produced by the Flight Simulator Engineering and Maintenance Conference (FSEMC) Working Group of SATCE. Quadrant Group has played an active part in multiple working...

ELITE Simulation Solutions has entered into a formal distribution and partnership agreement with Aeroservicio S.A. in Chile. Aeroservicio will act as a distributor of ELITE's entire product line of aviation training devices in Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, Uruguay, Paraguay, and Bolivia. Wayne Keyes, ELITE's director of Business Development in the...

Flightline Training Company, a Brampton-based aircraft maintenance training company, has been granted its 65th Transport Canada approval for its maintenance training programs. "I am very proud of our organization, it has been 15 years since we started and with a lot of hard work and dedication we have achieved this...

Flyco Training Solutions has signed an additional long-term agreement with Corendon Airlines to provide fully customised Learning Management System and courseware. The users will also be benefiting from Flyco's "Train Anywhere Anytime" applications. "Our tailor-made training solutions allow our clients to customise their reports, courseware and their overall system in...

TRU Simulation + Training Inc.’s Aviation Maintenance Training Academy plans to expand its training for several popular piston and jet engine aircraft models through the remainder of 2016. TRU’s Aviation Maintenance Training Academy is on the Textron Aviation Mid-Continent campus in Wichita, Kansas. Aircraft technicians receive a combination of classroom...

After the successful implementation of their current B787 virtual maintenance trainer (VMT) stations, a major North American airline operator has signed with Aerosim for an additional 21 B787 VMT stations. Combined with their previous order, this airline operator now has four separate classrooms and locations which will serve the current...