FlightSafety International is significantly upgrading the flight deck of a Bombardier Dash 8 300 simulator located at the FlightSafety Learning Center in Toronto, Canada. The modifications to the simulator are expected to be completed before the end of 2018. As part of the upgrade, FlightSafety will replace the original...

The Beechcraft 1900D (B1900D) simulator developed by SIMCOM AVIATION TRAINING EUROPE has been certified to FTD2 and FNPT II MCC level by the French Civil Aviation Authority (DGAC). The certification is the result of a project designed to support European and African operators with the latest wide-angle and high-definition...

BAA Training has established BAA Training Vietnam, which is to operate a training centre of four full flight simulators (FFSs) and become a full Ab Initio flight school by 2023 in response to the growing training needs of the region. Construction of the training centre is already underway, with...

On 16 April, 12 students began studying at the newly established airBalticTraining Pilot Academy. The group will become airBaltic pilots upon completion of a full-time programme in approximately two years’ time. Martin Gauss, Chief Executive Officer of airBaltic, commented, “It is a historic day, not only for the students...

Aerospace Executive Karen Hillyard has joined AeroGuard Flight Training Center (AeroGuard) to lead its international business development initiatives. Hillyard comes to the company having held senior business development and marketing roles for companies such as Boeing, Raytheon, Panasonic Avionics and L3 Technologies. She holds a BA in Psychology from...

In response to customer demand, Avsoft has developed a course for pilots exploring the important concepts, definitions, limitations, components and procedures related to the Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System (EGPWS). Topics discussed on the course include the history of GPWS and EGPWS, TAWS specifications, the EGPWS database, basic functions...

TAG Aviation Asia has opened a new training centre in Hong Kong, becoming the first corporate management company in the Asia Pacific region to offer training services that include a physical Airbus A320 over-wing exit door trainer. The trainer was built by EDM to airline specifications and TAG Aviation...

Following an initial order for 100 Archer TXs from Piper Aircraft in April 2013 – which is due to be fulfilled by October 2018 – ATP Flight School has announced the signing of a second 100 Archer TX order. The second order for 100 Archer TXs will bring ATP...

Paul Cummings has joined Orlando-based ECS as Vice President of Innovation and Technology, bringing with him 20 years’ experience in computational analytics, training and simulation, data sciences and learning-based research. As a technical lead and researcher, Cummings developed key projects for the Army Research Laboratory, U.S. Navy Bremerton, U.S.