In response to customer demand, Avsoft has developed a course for pilots exploring the important concepts, definitions, limitations, components and procedures related to the Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System (EGPWS). Topics discussed on the course include the history of GPWS and EGPWS, TAWS specifications, the EGPWS database, basic functions...
Boeing expanded its order with TRU Simulation + Training for four 737 MAX full flight simulators to five and Airbus ordered an A350 full flight training suite for an Airbus Training Center in Asia. The new Boeing 737 MAX FFS order will become the first one for Icelandair and is...
Following an initial order for 100 Archer TXs from Piper Aircraft in April 2013 – which is due to be fulfilled by October 2018 – ATP Flight School has announced the signing of a second 100 Archer TX order. The second order for 100 Archer TXs will bring ATP...
Ahead of the Student Education and Careers in Aviation (SECA) event taking place at WATS in Orlando this year, Savannah Folan, Financial Aid Administrator at L3 Commercial Training Solutions (L3 CTS), walks us through the ways in which the company can help students finance their studies. Widening access to...
The International Flight Training Center of Turkey (IFTC) has chosen to upgrade its five Level D full flight simulators (FFS) with Simthetiq’s X2 Visual System, which is powered by the aXion image generator. The upgrades will take place during the summer of 2018. Simthetiq’s X2 Visual System has now...
Pictured (left to right): Ian Bell, CAE's Vice President and General Manager, Middle East/Asia-Pacific; and Dr. Dhafir Awadh Al Shanfari, Chief Executive Officer of the Omani Authority for Partnership for Development CAE has signed a service level agreement (SLA) with the Omani Authority for Partnership for Development (OAPFD) to...
The new Epic Prime ‘Visuals as a Service’ programme from RSi Visuals allows customers to pay a monthly fee for full use of a Level D Epic Visual System, providing all the benefits of ownership without the risks or responsibilities. Under Epic Prime, RSi says it will provide delivery,...
Alsim has sold an ALX simulator to Dundee, Scotland-based flight school Tayside Aviation, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Jim Watt, Tayside Aviation’s Managing Director, explained, “We decided to choose Alsim’s ALX as we have been a customer of Alsim for over ten years and we know...
Based on customer demand, Avsoft has developed a course that explores the important concepts, definitions, limitations, components and procedures related to Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT). Topics discussed on the course include the definition of Controlled Flight Into Terrain and its contributing factors, mitigation, TAWS (including both GPWS and...
FedEx Express (FedEx) has launched Purple Runway – A FedEx Pathways Program to support the airline and its feeder operators with a pipeline of highly trained and qualified pilots. Along with its feeder operators at Mountain Air Cargo and Empire Airlines, FedEx will have a collaborative outreach and engagement...