Miami, Florida-based Alliance Aviation, Inc. has been appointed as both the sponsor and operator of a new ATR 72-600 Level D simulator purchased from Axis Flight Training Systems by Simulator Ventures LLC. The new simulator will be housed in Alliance’s satellite facility at Sanford Airport in Florida, making the...
Following the divestment of its Resource-branded aviation recruitment and EASA part 147 training businesses, Resource Group has been renamed and re-branded as Blakebrook. The businesses not divested by Blakebrook will continue to operate across the aviation and aerospace markets under new, individual brands that reflect their specific service offerings.
CAE has sold two Boeing 737 full-flight simulators (FFSs) to South Korean low-cost carrier JEJUair. The CAE 7000XR Series simulators, which will be equipped with the CAE Tropos 6000XR visual system, will be delivered to the CAE Korea training centre (CAE Flight and Simulator Services Korea Ltd.), where they...
Since May 2017, Pelesys has been acting as the exclusive global representative for Virtual eTraining’s 360˚ virtual development platform, Taggis.com. Virtual eTraining describes Taggis as a cloud-based authoring platform that enables companies and e-learning providers without any prior programming skills to easily create interactive 360° virtual training environments populated...
ATR has received certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for the new 72-600 full flight simulator (FFS) based at its Paris training centre. The FFS, manufactured by TRU Simulation + Training, is now located close to Charles de Gaulle airport. With ATR operators expected to need around...
ACS Flight Training students can now complete EASA-approved Multi Crew Co-operation (MCC) and Jet Orientation Course (JOC) combined courses with Simtech Aviation. The additional training is available to ACS students after they graduate from either a Fast Track ATPL modular course or CPL and Multi Engine Instrument Rating courses.
ALSIM has signed an agreement regarding the distribution of its AL42 flight simulators with AXAviation in China. AXAviation has also purchased an AL42 FNPT II, becoming the first Chinese customer for the type. The device simulates the Diamond DA42 -VI with an Austro engine and GFC 700 digital autopilot.
From early next year, FlightSafety International will offer a new Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A series pilot familiarisation course in Brazil. The one-day course designed for agricultural aircraft operators will provide pilots with information regarding normal and abnormal operations, operational procedures and recommendations to help ensure the engines perform...
Lithuania-based BAA Training has become a distributor of V-Prep’s online visual training system, offering pilots who sign up through them a discounted annual subscription. Chief Executive of V-Prep Captain James Feeney spent the last two years working with a team of specialists to perfect the system, which was created...
New Zealand‐based Pacific Simulators is to provide the University of South Australia (UniSA) with a ProJet Flight Training Device (FTD). The Pacific Simulators ProJet PS Series device is a fixed‐base, fully enclosed flight training simulator modelled on a modern narrow‐body jet airliner and can train students and pilots on...