EasyJet have stood down one of its pilots amid reports they were in poor mental health. "The safety and wellbeing of our passengers and crew is the airline's highest priority," an EasyJet spokesperson said. "We offer support through an employee assistance programme, pilot peer support programme and we...
Norwich Airport are investing £7 million into the building of a new hangar and workshop facilities for KLM UK Engineering. The hangar will be 54,000 sq ft and the workshop 15,500 sq ft. Both will be ready by August 2020. "This will enable us to provide a more efficient...
Hungaryʼs MultiFly will take delivery of a Fusion 213 aircraft made from composite materials by Magnus Aircraft Zrt. MultiFly will use the aircraft in its English language pilot training program that it runs with the University of Pécs. The partnership between the two Hungarian companies will also facilitate "the...
The Prime Minister of Portugal, António Costa, visited the L3Harris academy in Ponte de Sor this week. Costa met with cadets in training. He also had the opportunity to see the latest facilities, including the new Piper Archer TX.
Lockheed Martin have awarded a Block 4 Modernization contract to BAE Systems to enhance the offensive and defensive electronic warfare (EW) capabilities of the F-35 Lightning II fifth-generation fighter aircraft. BAE Systems will modernize its AN/ASQ-239 Electronic Warfare/Countermeasures (EW/CM) system to address emerging threats and maintain U.S. and allied warfighters' ability...
Doctors and nurses in southern England are piloting a VR training system to help improve the care of diabetes patients. The headset technology, developed by Oxford Medical Simulation, allows NHS clinicians in Southampton and Portsmouth to manage medical emergencies in a digital environment. It will help staff recognise potentially...
A 15-year partnership between the Jeffrey Modell Foundation and the Immunologische Tagesklinik (ITK) in Vienna has helped over 750 patients in Austria with primary immunodeficiency disorders (PID). In many of those cases, precise immunological diagnosis and consequently targeted treatment by the ITK have alleviated years of suffering from serious...
The Airborne Tactical Advantage Company (ATAC) has flown one of its 63 Mirage F-1s for the first time. The flight took place at Fort Worth Alliance Airport in Texas and was a success, said ATAC. ATAC comprises the world's largest outsourced civilian, tactical airborne training organization. It bought the...
The Chinese navy has unveiled its military maritime medical aid simulation training system. The system uses simulation technology and allows six trainees to conduct surgery at the same time. It offers training in different scenarios, including life support in cases of naval battle injuries. China hopes the system, developed...
Lufthansa Aviation Training said they will purchase a new Boeing 777-9 cabin emergency evacuation trainer from Dubai-based Spatial. The trainer, which is still in production, would be delivered to its Frankfurt facility in early 2020, the German company said. Lufthansa also ordered a B777X Cabin Emergency Evacuation Trainer from...
