UFA delivered the 39th ATTower Tower Simulation System (TSS) to the United States Navy as part of the USN TSS Project. This latest TSS was installed at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina. The ATTower system integrates ATView 3D airport visualization; full ATVoice Voice Recognition and Response...
EDM has won an order from China Eastern Airlines to manufacture two B787 door trainers. EDM will design and manufacture booth door trainers at its Manchester facility in the UK before shipping and installing them at the airline's cabin crew training centre in Shanghai, China. The equipment will be specifically...
TRU Simulation + Training, a Textron company, received full program certification for its Cessna Citation Latitude and Cessna Citation Sovereign + pilot training program and is now accepting students at its TRU ProFlight Pilot Training Center™-Tampa. The Full Flight Simulator (FFS) for the Latitude/Sovereign + program successfully received Level D...
Jet Airways in India has launched a new Commercial Pilot License (CPL) cadet pilot training program with CAE with a goal of creating more than 380 professional pilots over the next five years, in line with the airline's growth strategy. The first set of 60 cadets will begin training in...
Lockheed Martin released Version 4 of its Prepar3D® simulation and training software solution. Lockheed says the Prepar3D v4 relies on 64-bit architecture to deliver unparalleled realism. This new version features major visual upgrades including enhanced virtual reality support, a new lighting system, 3D weather capabilities, 40 high-detail cities and more...
SMART ROI, a method for measuring the return on investment (ROI) of human capital processes such as engine maintenance training, can add millions to airlines´ net incomes each year, according to research and consulting firm Management & Excellence (M&E), which says studies it has carried out on major airlines around...
UFA, a provider of Air Traffic Simulation and Voice Technologies, delivered a 10-position approach and en route radar trainer with full voice communications system capability to Malta Air Traffic Services (MATS). The UFA system will allow MATS to increase its onsite training activities, resulting in reduced training costs and...
A new collaboration between the Cuban-American National Council (CNC) and Pan Am International Flight Academy in Miami is giving at-risk youth an opportunity to learn about airline training and careers in the aviation industry. Students enrolled in the CNC Youth Program will job shadow and be mentored by designated...
Quantum3D, Inc. has been selected by Reiser Simulation and Training GmbH to provide image generator systems and synthetic visual databases for a Norwegian application of Reiser's next-generation civil full flight simulator (FFS) for 4t class helicopters. The simulator will be operated by the Norwegian Competence Centre Helicopter (NCCH), and will...
CAE announced at the 2017 World Aviation Training Conference and Tradeshow (WATS) a series of commercial aviation training solutions contracts and agreements with airlines worldwide, including Scandinavian Airlines, Ethiopian Airlines, Korean Air and new Chinese customer Donghai Airlines. These agreements, valued at more than C$375 million, form part of...