IAFTP has welcomed Diamond Aircraft Industries GmbH as a 10-year paid-up-in-full IAFTP Sustaining Member. In addition to supporting IAFTP's goal of sharing pilot training practices worldwide, Diamond also plans to support the introduction of the IAFTP eCV through its worldwide network of flight training organizations. This will be an expansion...

Baltic Aviation Academy and PT. Bandara Praniagatama are to cooperate on adjusting training programs' packages for the Indonesian market, preparing and organizing marketing events in Indonesia in 2013 and fulfilling other civil aviation activities. Bandara Praniagatama works with the Indonesia Air Force (TNI AU), Garuda Indonesia, Lion Air, Merpati Airlines,...

FlightSafety International has selected National Airways Corporation, based in Johannesburg, South Africa, as a FlightSafety Maintenance Training Center. Through NAC, FlightSafety will now offer training for Pratt & Whitney Canada engines in South Africa and the surrounding region. FlightSafety will provide NAC with courseware and MATRIX training equipment that includes...

FARNAIR Training has developed an online training tool for the ATR 42-300 and ATR 72-500 types. Parts of this MBT (Multimedia Based Training) are now published every month, free of charge, so anybody interested can make use of it without any limitations or obligations. A new ATR Cold Weather Operations...

Pelesys has signed deals with Nigerian-based Arik Air and Air Greenland for aviation courseware. Arik Air has purchased B737NG, A330 and A340 e-learning type rating courses and Air Greenland will be provided with an integrated Learning Management System and an Exam and Assessment Generation System to manage their pilot training.

Avsoft is now providing courseware to DAC Aviation, Skies Aviation of Sweden and First Air of Canada. All the contracts provide access to Avsoft’s flexible Block Hour Licensing (BHL) program that allows airlines and training organizations to instruct hundreds of pilots for one hourly rate.

FlightSafety International’s Eurocopter EC135 Level-D qualified full flight simulator, located at its Dallas Learning Center, has received Night Vision Goggle qualification from the FAA. This is the first qualification of its type under the National Simulator Program’s Guidance Bulletin 10-01. FlightSafety’s NVG training courses for the EC135 provide in-depth instruction...

Rotorsim has had its CAE 3000 Series AW139 full flight simulator (FFS) certified to Level D by the ENAC (the Italian Civil Aviation Authority). The new AW139 FFS was jointly developed by AgustaWestland and CAE and it is the third for Rotorsim and the second located at the AgustaWestland Training...

A TCAS will soon be available for Alsim’s jet simulators. The company has enhanced the traffic generation system on the Instructor Station to be able to specify traffic relative course and altitude. A TAS, Traffic Advisory System, will be available for bi piston flight models. Weather radar is also in...

CAE has won a series of long-term commercial training and services contracts, including seven full flight simulators, training devices and update services, worth more than C$300 million. A 10-year contract has been signed with LAN and TAM Airlines to be conducted at CAE training centres in Santiago, Chile; Sao Paulo,...