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Cubic Global Defense has been selected by Emirates Airlines to develop virtual, immersive, game-based aviation training for the airline's cabin crew. Emirates is the first commercial airline in the industry to utilize game-based instruction, which incorporates high-fidelity visuals with engaging, synthetic environment technologies. 3D classroom stations with touchscreen interaction are... 21 September 2015
Epic Flight Academy, based in Florida, has taken delivery of two Frasca flight training devices. The FTDs include a TruFlite™ PA44 Seminole and upgrades to their TruFlite™ Cessna 172 FTD. Frasca has also received an order for two Cessna 172S Level 5 flight training devices from China-based Shandong Hairuio General... 21 September 2015
Lufthansa pilots can now train on a new B777-300ER simulator, provided by Lockheed Martin Commercial Flight Training (LMCFT), under a contract with Lufthansa Flight Training. The Level D-certified full flight simulator was qualified by the German Luftfahrt-Bundesamt to European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) standards and is now ready for training. 21 September 2015
The careers of six pilots are about to go sky-high after they joined the ranks of Loganair's flight crew division from Tayside Aviation. Each graduate has been recruited by Loganair through the airline's partnership with the Dundee Airport-based Tayside Aviation. This latest intake from the partnership will see the recruits... 21 September 2015
Cathay Pacific has awarded EDM a major contract to provide a broad range of cabin crew training simulators. The simulators will be specifically designed and manufactured by EDM to enable the cabin crew of the Hong Kong based airline to maintain and enhance the training of their highly proficient crew... 21 September 2015
CTC Aviation has re-opened applications for their fully sponsored Advanced Flight Instructor Programme. Successful applicants will be sponsored by CTC Aviation to become multi-engine Instrument Rating and Class Rating Instructors (IRI and CRI), receiving a salary from the commencement of training. They will join CTC Aviation's team of highly qualified... 21 September 2015
For some time there has been general recognition that the centre of gravity of civil aviation has been moving eastwards. A prime indicator has been the huge numbers of new aircraft on order as the Gulf and Asia plan the future. In support of these orders some manufacturing, too, has... 21 September 2015
Many students are gravitating toward a career in aviation management. Robert W. Moorman examines this phenomenon and what schools are doing to meet the demand. Career stability, higher starting salaries and better quality of life are reasons students give when asked why they are choosing aviation management over piloting as... 21 September 2015
Chuck Weirauch looks at the challenge of procuring high value training equipment such as full flight simulators. With more full flight simulator suppliers now in the marketplace, customers have more choice than they have had in the recent past. While that's good news for buyers, suppliers are seeing more competition... 21 September 2015
Group Editor Marty Kauchak provides insights from Spirit Airlines and LATAM Airlines Group on a well-trained organization supporting a passenger’s journey – from ticket purchase through destination arrival. A number of airlines around the globe find themselves flush with record profits and committing billions of dollars to improve their own... 21 September 2015
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