The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published its process for “special conditions” for flight simulation training devices using new technologies such as virtual reality or new aircraft types such as electric vertical takeoff and landing ‘air taxis’.
With J.F. Taylor Inc. as prime, Aechelon is supporting the 31st Combat Training Squadron (VTTC), at Nellis Air Force Base. The VTTC is a U.S. Air Force capability expeditiously supporting a path to National Defense Strategy readiness.
The Loft Dynamics team is developing a virtual reality flight simulator for the Airbus H125 glass cockpit based on the Garmin G500H TXi and GTN 650Xi avionics package. The enhanced device “will be ready in mid-2023. We’re taking orders now.” Simon Von Niederhäusern, Head of Marketing, told CAT.
Lockheed Martin, Korea Aerospace Industries and Red 6 Aerospace have established a new partnership that will deliver advanced 21st Century Security capabilities across a spectrum of training and combat aircraft.
Full Sail University and The Central Florida VR/AR Association are bringing the inaugural Central Florida Immersive Technology Summit to business leaders, technologists, and job seekers 31 March. Halldale Group will be present at the event, and Andy Smith, CEO and Publisher of MS&T and CAT Magazine, will be participating in the Aviation Panel.
Industry veterans Scott Firsing and Woody McClendon will lead sales and growth operations in North America. These key hires follow the company’s recent $20 million institutional round to accelerate international growth and address the intensifying global demand for skilled pilots.