The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called on African governments to focus on safety to allow aviation to drive economic and social development on the continent, enrich people's lives and enable the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDG's). Image courtesy of IATA Safety was one of four...
CAE will expand its training capacity in the Middle East with the deployment of a new Bombardier Global 7500 full-flight simulator (FFS) to the Emirates-CAE Flight Training Centre (ECFT) in Dubai. Image courtesy of CAE "Through our Authorized Training Provider (ATP) agreement with Bombardier, CAE will deploy a Bombardier...
German railway group Deutsche Bahn AG (DB) has opened a new training center in Cologne-Dellbrück, the largest and most modern of its kind in Germany. Some 250 apprentices will be trained at the 7,200 square meters facility each year. The centre also makes use of the potential of virtual reality.
Prince Sultan Aviation Academy (PSAA), the training arm of “Saudi Arabian Airlines Corporation”, has awarded a contract to L3Harris to provide a new A320 Reality Seven Full Flight Simulator and Enhanced Flat Panel Trainer. Image courtesy of L3Harris At the awarding of the contract at the Dubai Air Show,...
Abu Dhabi Aviation Training Centre (ADATC) and Resource Group have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to create an Aviation Maintenance Training Centre of Excellence (AMTCoE), to serve the UAE and wider regional market. Image courtesy of Resource Group The UAE’s role as a major worldwide transport hub makes...
Regional Express (Rex) has finalised with ST Engineering the acquisition of its subsidiary Aviation Training Academy Australia Pty Ltd which owns ST Aerospace Academy (Australia) Pty Ltd (STAA(A)). STAA(A) pilot academy was founded over 10 years ago to provide airline cadet pilot training for global carriers. STAA(A) has over...
Vingroup have adopted Symbiotics’ ADAPT assessment software to assess and select pilots for its courses at its new Vietnamese training centres. Image courtesy of Symbiotics Vingroup, Vietnam’s largest private conglomerate, recently partnered with CAE to set up the VinAviation High-tech Human Resources Training School and Vinpearl Air Flight Training...
XRHealth, formerly known as VRHealth, and Sheba Medical Center are partnering to create the first fully VR-based hospital, utilizing XRHealth's technology throughout each department. Image credit: Samuel Zeller at Unsplash The integration of virtual reality technology is part of the medical center's innovation efforts and commitment to digital health. Sheba...
Cobham has won a four-year contract to deliver Operational Readiness Training for RAF Lakenheath. Image courtesy of Cobham The training, which begins later this year, will include exercises in Aerial Gunnery (live fire) and Electronic Attack to prepare USAFE/UK personnel for the increasingly complex front-line threats which they face...
Image courtesy of KLM UK Engineering KLM UK Engineering Limited have appointed Graham Casbourne as Business Development & Sales Director as of 11th November. KLM UK Engineering is a wholly-owned AFI KLM E&M subsidiary. It specialises in maintenance and training solutions for regional and narrow-body aircraft fleets. Casbourne started...