Kestrel Aviation Services (KAS) has acquired its first Light Sport Aircraft (LSA), a CTLS, and added flight training capabilities at its Light Sport Aviation Center at Arizona’s Cottonwood Municipal Airport. The CTLS was manufactured by Flight Design GmbH and imported from Germany by Flight Design USA. KAS is already...
Bombardier has introduced a new Challenger 300 simulator at its Dallas Fort-Worth (DFW) Airport facility which was certified by the FAA in May 2017 and is now ready for training. With six Level D full-flight simulators, one flight training device, 21 interactive classrooms and numerous part task training devices,...
OSM Aviation and European Pilot Selection & Training (EPST) are building on their existing relationship by launching a joint Monitored Cadet Pilot program. Lise Lunding, Director of Training at OSM Aviation Group, said, “We are very pleased to launch our 2017 OSM Aviation Mentored Cadet Program in cooperation with...
India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has granted approval to Axis Simulation (Axis) for its ATR full flight simulator (FFS). After functional testing and inspection, the DGCA found the simulator ‘outstanding’, and it is now in all-day use by FTSC. At a dedication ceremony, FSTC’s Director, Sanjay Mandavia,...
Frasca International, Inc. is seeing an increasing demand for its general aviation aircraft Flight Training Devices (FTDs) and Advanced Aviation Training Devices (AATDs) from flight training schools affiliated with colleges and universities. “The continuous evolution of pilot training programs and regulations is driving demand for high fidelity simulators and...
Avsoft has been awarded a long-term contract to provide Fly540 Aviation Ltd, a low-cost airline based in Nairobi, Kenya, with eLearning and LMS services for its Dash 8 Q300 and CRJ-200 aircraft systems courses. The courses are in use for type and recurrent training at Fly540’s Nairobi Training Centre.
Avsoft is pleased to announce the release of the 737 MAX 8 Aircraft Cockpit Poster for pilots. Drawn with equal focus on photorealism and visual clarity, this full color cockpit panel poster is an excellent training aid for pilots who want to familiarize themselves with a new cockpit, as...
Q4 Services, LLC has introduced the Q4 DirectVue dome display to its set of products. With a continuous, spherical rigid display, DirectVue’s dome display provides a high-quality, immersive training environment that is easily transportable, designed for both single doorway access and use in a classroom setting. The baseline display...
18-year-old Jack Hawkins has been awarded the Nick Davidson Memorial Flying Scholarship for 2017 in a ceremony at London Biggin Hill Airport. The scholarship will see Hawkins graduate with a full European Private Pilot’s Licence (PPL) after completing a full flight training programme including a 45-hour flying schedule and...
Pelesys has renewed its relationship with Canada-based Sunwing Airlines and will continue to provide the carrier with both Boeing 737NG aircraft and Special Operations courseware. The courseware will be deployed as a Software as a Service (SaaS) solution that includes Pelesys’ Learning Management System (LMS) and CrewPad, a tablet-based...