Coptersafety, a helicopter training service provider, Coptersafety has received certificates issued by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) for its current Airbus H145 and two Leonardo AW139 full-flight simulators (FFS). According to CAAC’s evaluation, Coptersafety’s simulators comply with level D requirements of CCAR-60 (China Civil Aviation Regulations Part 60).
Bill Johnson, Ph.D., the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA’s) chief scientific and technical adviser for human factors in aircraft maintenance systems, was honored with the Flight Safety Foundation–Airbus Human Factors in Aviation Safety Award. The award, presented on the first day of the Foundation’s 71st annual International Air Safety Summit (IASS),...
CAA International (CAAi), the training arm of the U.K. Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), launched a one-day training course on unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) regulation. The Introduction to Unmanned Aircraft Systems Regulation course was designed and developed by active U.K. CAA regulators and will begin on March 25, 2019 at CAA’s...
AXIS Flight Training Systems, an independent flight simulator manufacturer, achieved ISO 9001:2015 certification for its quality management system (QMS). The certification is an internationally recognized accreditation that outlines the requirements an organization must maintain in its QMS. The certification means AXIS’ products and services comply with the requirements outlined in...
infoWERK launched its Performance Based Communication and Surveillance (PBCS) training courseware that concentrates on the performance-based communication and surveillance specifications applied to the air traffic service provision. The online, multimedia-based training provides a framework for stakeholders including regulators, air traffic service providers, operators, communication service providers and manufacturers to collaborate...
KLM UK Engineering, a provider of maintenance, repair and overhaul services for regional and narrow body aircraft, acquired European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Part 147 approval to offer training courses for the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. KLM Head of Technical Training, Ray Flower says the approval was a natural progression...
Envoy Air selected CEFA Aviation’s flight data animation software CEFA Flight Animation System (FAS) to improve its flight safety. The software will recreate flights from the 170 Envoy Air aircraft including the Embraer E170/E175, E135/145 and Bombardier CRJ-700 for training purposes. CEFA FAS translates flight data that shows each...
RSi Visual Systems achieved ISO 9001:2015 quality management certification from international certification agency Bureau Veritas for the design and manufacture of its visual systems for flight simulation including image generators, optical display systems and airport databases. The ISO 9001:2015 standard is a set of international requirements for quality management based...
Advanced Aircrew Academy’s online training module Safety Management Systems (SMS) for Safety Managers received accreditation from the International Business Aviation Council (IBAC). The International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations (IS-BAO) and International Standard for Business Aircraft Handling (IS-BAH) Audit Procedures Manuals require IS-BAO/IS-BAH auditors to complete an SMS training course...
Late spring in London usually means attending the Royal Aeronautical Society’s Flight Simulation Group’s spring conference, to take the temperature of where we are headed as an industry in terms of innovation in technology, training practices and the impact of regulatory change in flight simulation and training. Mark Dransfield reports.