The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has commissioned ETC to build a state of the art flight trainer for its Oklahoma City facility in a contract totalling $365,000. The trainer, known as the General Aviation Trainer-II (GAT II) meets the FAA's flight training device (FTD) Level 3 standards and can be...
CAE’s Gulfstream G450/G550 full flight simulator in Shanghai, China, has received Level D certification from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), and training is due to begin early this year at the Shanghai Eastern Flight Training Centre (SEFTC), in Shanghai Pudong Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone. The G450 / G550...
CAE has sold four Level D full flight simulators, two each to customers in China and Russia. The sales include the first two FFSs, associated training devices and the CAE Augmented Engineering Environment (AEE) for the new C919 aircraft being developed by Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. (COMAC). The...
Hua Ou Aviation Training Center in Beijing, a joint venture of Airbus and China Aviation Supplies Holding Co. has commissioned its first A320 full flight simulator that is upgradeable to support flight training for the A320neo. The new simulator, which will use the flight training of current A320 aircraft, can...
The FAA has commissioned Environmental Tectonics Corporation (ETC) to upgrade and modernize vital flight simulation equipment. ETC will upgrade the software and critical components of a device known as the Gyro IPT II. Built by ETC and managed by the FAA's main facility in Oklahoma City, this equipment plays a...
ST Aerospace Academy (STAA) has completed the in-plant acceptance for their new Mechtronix A320 flight simulator. The device will be installed in STAA's Singapore training facility during the second quarter of 2013. The A320 FFT X™-MPL was chosen for its versatility and high fidelity, allowing students to be gradually introduced...
Saudi Arabian Airlines plans to upgrade the Prince Sultan Aviation Academy to the status of a specialized international training center. "As its privatization program progresses, the academy will be converted to a new status capable of offering wide-ranging training programs, not only to cater to the needs of the Kingdom...
Egyptair Training Center has successfully passed the new audit evaluation from EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) to certify the simulator fleet of A320, A330, A340, B777 and B737-800 Level D. The Boeing simulators were audited by the Swedish transport agency from the civil aviation department, while the Airbus simulators were...
The Aeromil group has opened a new flight training centre at Sunshine Coast Airport, Australia. The purpose-built Flight Options Flight Training Centre will provide courses for all private and commercial licences and endorsements up to and including business and corporate aviation training. The facility incorporates simulator rooms equipped with category...
Vilnius-based Baltic Flight Academy (BFA) is expanding with the opening of an additional flight training school in France. As of 1st February 2013, BFA will be able to offer from its base at Toulouse Francazal, a full range of courses from the private pilot's license through the ATPL. Using state-of-the-art...