EDIC Horizon, a flight training organization in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), purchased an Entrol H14 FNPT III MCC simulator based on a Bell 429. The simulator will be used for EDIC’s mission training and Instrument-Rating (IR), Multi-Crew Cooperation (MCC) and Air Transport Pilot License (ATPL) courses. The simulator is...
Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) won a $980-million contract to deliver training system products and services to the U.S. Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD). The multiple award contract has a five-year base ordering period and three four-year options. SAIC, one of 22 awardees, will deliver analysis, design,...
HAITE Aviation Safety and Training Pte. Ltd purchased a FlightSafety International full-flight simulator for the Airbus A320. The FlightSafety FS1000 simulator will replicate CEO and NEO versions of the A320 aircraft, and will be Level D qualified, and will enter service at the HAITE Aviation Safety and Training Center in...
The LORD Corporation, a vibration, noise and motion control provider, received the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Part Manufacturer Approval (PMA) for its enhanced Main Driveshaft Transmission Boot for Bell 412HP and 412EP helicopters. The company says PMA parts can reduce aircraft-on-ground time and save customers 35 percent on maintenance costs...
Avsoft International won a long-term pilot training contract from West Atlantic Group. West Atlantic will use Avsoft’s proprietary Learning Management System AvLMS, and CRJ-200PF and 767-200SF with FPDS Upgrade courses that are customizable to West Atlantic’s fleet configuration. Avsoft will also provide its latest Cold Weather OPS -2017 course for...
Studica Limited Canada, a retailer for academic software and technology products, expansion of its learning solutions for secondary and post-secondary healthcare programs. The expansion features simulators and models for teaching key nursing skills, including catheterization, wound care and injection administration. The training tools are paired with curriculum that focuses on...
VT MAK, a Vision Technologies Systems Inc. (VT Systems) company, appointed retired U.S. Army Brig. Gen. William Cole as the new President and CEO. Cole completed a career in the Army that included deployments to Iraq during Operation Desert Storm and Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom. He held several...
The Advanced Aircrew Academy, an International Business Aviation Council (IBAC) International Standards Support Services Affiliate (I3SA), published a white paper detailing the changes to training requirements and recommendations in IBAC’s 2018 International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations (IS-BAO). The white paper explains how IS–BAO required and recommended training will affect...
Sponsored Content The British Army will host Medical Innovation 2018 at Edgbaston Stadium, Birmingham on 2-3 October. The conference, led by The U.K. Ministry of Defence’s Defence Medical Services (DMS) will present the latest research on the patient and caregiver’s journey and innovation that seeks to improve the outcome for...
Pilot Flight Academy (PFA) invested €6-million in new Diamond Aircraft planes and simulators including four DA42-VI aircraft, four DA40-NG aircraft and three DA-42 FNPT II simulators to expand its training program by the end of 2018, when it will have more than 300 student pilots. PFA’s CEO Frode Granlund says...