Pictured: Attendees from the latest aircraft accident investigation course at Cranfield University visit a Boeing 737 donated to the institution by Boeing Cranfield University recently marked the 40th anniversary of its aircraft accident investigation course, which was first run in conjunction with the Air Accidents Investigation Branch with a...
Miami, Florida-based Alliance Aviation, Inc. has been appointed as both the sponsor and operator of a new ATR 72-600 Level D simulator purchased from Axis Flight Training Systems by Simulator Ventures LLC. The new simulator will be housed in Alliance’s satellite facility at Sanford Airport in Florida, making the...
ATR has received certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for the new 72-600 full flight simulator (FFS) based at its Paris training centre. The FFS, manufactured by TRU Simulation + Training, is now located close to Charles de Gaulle airport. With ATR operators expected to need around...
Peak Pacific Limited has won the Bronze award in the ‘Best Use of Learning Technologies to Ensure Compliance (International)’ category at the 2017 Learning Technologies Awards. The company’s entry was a solution that enabled one of its clients to deliver annual performance refresher course for pilots as mandated by...
10 FlightSafety Instructors were presented with the Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award from the United States (US) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) during the month of November. The Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award is bestowed upon pilots by the FAA under Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14...
Pictured (left to right): John Givens, President of Bohemia Interactive Simulations, Inc.; and Rob Matthews, Strategic Advisor for Modeling and Simulation at Coe and Naylor Group. The National Center for Simulation (NCS) has welcomed John Givens, President of Bohemia Interactive Simulations, Inc.; and Rob Matthews, Strategic Advisor for Modeling...
CAE has concluded the acquisition of AirAsia's share of the Asian Aviation Centre of Excellence (AACE) for US$100 million (including earn-out). The acquisition will allow CAE to expand its footprint in the fast-growing Asia Pacific aviation market, but the company will remain AirAsia Group's exclusive training partner of choice.
Simhawk Inc. has added a chat functionality to its global flight simulator marketplace and extended the deadline for its Annual Simulator Training Survey. The new chat functionality allows buyers and sellers to communicate directly via Simhawk to seek additional details regarding requests and proposals that are submitted using its...
In cooperation with Japan Airlines (JAL) and JAL Engineering (JALEC), Airbus has developed a prototype application using Microsoft’s HoloLens Mixed Reality technology and immersive headsets to support new training solutions for the A350 XWB. The development follows Airbus becoming a member of the Microsoft Mixed Reality Partner Program, meaning...
(Left to right): Steve Hall, Director of Regulatory Affairs, FlightSafety International; and Steve Fedynyszyn, Director of Quality, Safety and Standards, FLightSafety International FlightSafety International has promoted Steve Hall to Director, Regulatory Affairs and Steve Fedynyszyn to Director of Quality, Safety and Standards. In his new role, Hall has overall...