CAE announced at the 2017 World Aviation Training Conference and Tradeshow (WATS) a series of commercial aviation training solutions contracts and agreements with airlines worldwide, including Scandinavian Airlines, Ethiopian Airlines, Korean Air and new Chinese customer Donghai Airlines. These agreements, valued at more than C$375 million, form part of...
The Boeing 737-800 FTD (fixed training device) at the FSC Amsterdam facility has been certified level FTD-1 by the Dutch CAA. By adding the B737-800 FTD FSC has expanded their capacity, giving customers more service and flexibility. FSC Training is able to offer the complete EASA qualified B737 type rating...
Alsim has announced the sale of an Alsim AL42 flight simulator to Svensk Pilotutbildning SPU, a flight school based in Göteborg, Sweden. Svensk Pilotutbildning was the Diamond Aircraft launch customer in Scandinavia in 2003. It is operating DA40s for VFR training and DA42s for IFR training. When upgrading the simulator...
Skyblue Aero Services, a UK-based ATO has selected Avsoft for its ATR aircraft systems training as part of their ATR Type courses, including the ATR 72-500 and ATR 72-600 coming on line later in 2017. Avsoft's Type courses have been successfully implemented with first courses completed, fitting perfectly with Skyblue's...
AeroStar Training Services has partnered with Eagle Flight Centre in Michigan to offer ATP-CTP training for students. This new partnership will enable students to attend ground school in Michigan taught by AeroStar's A320 Examiner, Captain David Santo. Students will then complete the simulator portion of their training in Florida. Successful...
Frasca International Inc. has received an order from the Ethiopian Airlines Flight Training Academy, the training division of the Ethiopian Airlines Aviation Group, for a FRASCA 172 Flight Navigation Procedures Trainer (FNPT II). The 172 FNPT II will be configured as a diesel model and will include Frasca's TruVision™ Global...
Air France-KLM has selected Rockwell Collins to provide its visual systems for a new Boeing 787 Dreamliner simulator and upgrades to their existing flight training devices. The Rockwell Collins systems include the EP®-8100 image generator, laser-illuminated projectors and a Panorama™ collimated display. In addition to its new Boeing 787 Dreamliner...
CAE has announced the expansion of its cadet training network to Spain, supporting European commercial airlines' increasing need for more professional pilots in the region. CAE is now accepting applications for the Madrid-based integrated ATPLprogram. Classes are scheduled to begin in July at CAE's training centre in Madrid. As...
ECA Group launched its B737 Touch Screen Cockpit Procedure Trainer today at the 2017 World Aviation Training Conference and Tradeshow (WATS) in Orlando, Florida. The company says this improved version of its flat panel trainer was designed to increase immersion and will increase the scope of training tasks available...
In recent years, Airbus has regularly been displaying its thoughts about how aviation might look in the future, with examples stretching as far ahead as 2050. On day one of WATS 2017, the OEM took a look at what major changes are potentially going to take place in pilot...