The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) qualified the A350 Full-Flight-Simulator at the Airbus Training Center (ATC) (FFS) in Miami for Upset and Prevention Recovery Training (UPRT). Airbus says this is the first A350 FFS to be fully qualified for UPRT and allows for safety training of full stalls, upset recovery,...

The National Modeling and Simulation Coalition (NM&SC) offers an opportunity for the entire simulation community including industry, academic and government workers from around the country to explore the impact of Modeling, Simulation and Visualization in the future of manufacturing, healthcare and workforce. It doesn’t matter if the simulation is being...

A flight attendant rescued a girl from human trafficking after she spotted the disheveled teen sitting on a plane and left a note for her in the restroom. Shelia Fedrick, 49, was working on an Alaska Airlines flight from Seattle to San Francisco when she noticed a teen, believed to...

Primera Air has been using cockpit procedure trainers developed by Aviation eLearning for B737 Next Generation type rating and they have reported positive results. After training with the interactive app, Primera Air Training Manager Jan Packert, reported that they managed to reduce the time for ground operations (from seated to...

TRU Simulation + Training Inc. has been selected by Qingdao Airlines for the delivery of one Airbus A320 full flight simulator and one A320 flat panel trainer (FPT). The TRU FFS X™ will be equipped with a new EP-8100 image generator from Rockwell Collins, a Moog fully electric motion system,...

The United Kingdom’s (UK) Air Navigation Order (ANO) 2016 that forms the legal basis for almost all areas of civil aviation regulated at national level took effect on August 25, 2016. The UK’s Civil Aviation Authority says it undertook a joint review of the ANO 2009 with the Department for...

ARINC Specification 439A (Sept 2016): Simulated Air Traffic Control Environments (SATCE) in Flight Simulation Training Devices (FSTDs) has been published by SAE ITC. The specification was produced by the Flight Simulator Engineering and Maintenance Conference (FSEMC) Working Group of SATCE. Quadrant Group has played an active part in multiple working...

Jeppesen, a Boeing Company, has agreed to issue the Universidad Carlos III in Madrid an educational license to use its Total Airspace and Airport Modeler (TAAM) software to enhance graduate-level research related to the study of air traffic management. Starting this fall, the university’s Department of Bioengineering and Aerospace Engineering...

Aerosim Flight Academy has introduced its High School Senior Merit Scholarship program which offers financial assistance to qualified individuals passionate about a career in aviation. Two eligible applicants may be awarded up to $35,000 toward tuition of the Professional Pilot Program at Aerosim Flight Academy. Selection of scholarship recipients will...

Korean Aerospace University (KAU) has received Dah approval (the equivalent of FAA Level 6) on their Frasca Cessna 172S flight training device (FTD). This is the first FTD to achieve this level of approval in Korea. The FTD was installed at the Korea Aerospace University Flight Training Center located on...