Regional Australian carrier Airnorth has issued an apology to customers affected by schedule changes and cancellations across its network, blaming the country’s ongoing pilot shortage. On 15 January 2018, the carrier stated, “We continue to recruit pilots and currently have 11 positions vacant. The induction process requires new pilots...
The Bulgarian Air Traffic Services Authority (BULATSA) has awarded Micro Nav Limited (Micro Nav) with a contract to extend its training simulator functionality through the implementation of a Real Time Simulation Platform (RTSP). Working with Harris Orthogon and Think Research, Micro Nav will also support BULATSA in the preparation...
Britannica Knowledge Systems has been certified to the new ISO 9001:2015 standard by the Institute of Quality & Control (ICQ), which sets the international requirements for a quality management system. The principles of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) ensure excellent business practices based upon eight fundamental quality management...
The Dutch Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has awarded Multi Pilot Simulations (MPS) with FNPT-II/MCC certification for its Generic Jet Training Device (GenJet) following testing at MPS’ factory in The Netherlands. Dick Verburg, President and Founder of MPS, claims, “This certificate paves the way for our attractive rental offering on...
Indra has acquired a 35.07% stake in Global Training Aviation (GTA) to take advantage of new market trends showing greater demand for training hours over the acquisition of simulators. GTA, which is headquartered in Madrid and also has a training centre in Indonesia, was established in 2002. Currently, it...
CAE has purchased 45% of the shares of Pelesys to strengthen its courseware offering and consolidate delivery of its cadet-to-captain training across the company’s global network. Based in Vancouver, Canada, Pelesys has over 100 customers worldwide. It’s Training Management and Deployment System (TMDS) includes courseware deployment, training management, qualification...
The shareowners of Rockwell Collins, Inc. have overwhelmingly approved the proposed acquisition of Rockwell Collins by United Technologies Corp. The company says more than 96% of all votes cast, representing more than 72% of all shares of common stock outstanding on the record date for the special meeting, were...
Micro Nav Limited (Micro Nav) has appointed Greg Pile to the role of Operations Director, effective from 1 January 2018. Greg has almost two decades of experience in air traffic management and air traffic control simulation, having spent the last 18 years working in the simulation environment. For over...
An H145 full flight simulator (FFS) manufactured by Reiser Simulation and Training GmbH (RST) and installed at the ADAC HEMS Academy facility in Germany has received Level D certification from the German Federal Aviation Office (Luftfahrt-Bundesamt) and is now ready for training. The FFS joins a portfolio of existing...
Pictured (left to right): US FAA Administrator Michael Huerta; Ambassador Kaja Tael, Permanent Representative of Estonia to the European Union; and Henrik Hololei, Director General of the European Commission Directorate General for Mobility and Transport (DG MOVE) The United States (US) and the European Union (EU) have signed amendments...