CAE has extended the Japan Airlines (JAL) Multi-Crew Pilot License (MPL) First Officer Program for three additional years to a total of 10 years, effective until October 2023. Under the renewed agreement, 24 additional cadets will be selected to begin MPL training for the Japanese airline. "At Japan Airlines we...
CAE announced at the 2016 Asia Pacific Airline Training Symposium that it has signed a new pilot training agreement with Korea Airports Corporation (KAC), a decision welcomed by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) of the Republic of Korea. This 5-year contract complements the recently announced sale of...
Pelesys has been selected by Air Vanuatu to provide its Training Management and Deployment System (TMDS) and eLearning Courseware. Pelesys will implement their system in support of current new hire and upgrade training for the Boeing 737NG fleet, recurrent training requirements, and future growth opportunities. The Software as a Service...
Pilot Flight Academy has set up a cooperation with the Cockpit Association of Norway and the foundation FIRST Scandinavia, awarding scholarships for study starting in January 2017. Frode Granlund, CEO of Pilot Flight Academy, explained that the background for this scholarship project is the situation of an increasing pilot shortage,...
Pelesys has released its updated 2016 EASA Fatigue Risk Management course. The course features an interactive learning environment designed for experienced flight crew who require either initial or recurrent training. High quality digital graphics, images, and animations work to engage trainees as they learn to manage fatigue issues for flight...
Aerosim Flight Academy has launched a Veterans Scholarship Program that offers up to $10,000 in financial assistance toward tuition for its Airline Pilot Track to veterans who want to pursue a career in aviation. Scholarship amounts will vary, are limited and will remain available until depleted. Aerosim Veterans Applicants’ Scholarship...
Avsoft International has signed an eLearning contract with CEMAIR, a South African carrier, to provide an aircraft systems pilot course for the Bombardier Q300 and the CRJ200. As part of the contract, CEMAIR will use Avsoft's state-of-the-art Learning Management System (LMS). Avsoft's LMS enables an organization to deliver courses based...
FlightSafety International’s second simulator for the Cessna Citation Latitude aircraft has been qualified to Level D by the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The new FlightSafety FS1000 simulator is located at FlightSafety's Learning Center in Columbus, Ohio. The expanded aerodynamic model developed by FlightSafety and incorporated into the Citation...
EDM has won an order from a major US airline to supply a virtual slide trainer (VST). The VST provides practical slide deployment training for emergency evacuation on land and when ditching. The solution dramatically reduces the significant cost and time associated with the physical slide deployment training of airline...
ALSIM has announced the sale of an FNPT II ALX simulator to Airpull Aviation Academy, E-ATO-101 located in Valencia, Spain. The simulator, bi-motor and medium jet, will help the school with its JOC training. Javier S. García Sanz, Airpull Aviation Academy Head of Training, explained why the school selected ALSIM's...