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PILOT TRAINING CTC Aviation has opened its first 2014 application window for the new CTC WINGS MPL Route in partnership with easyJet. The programme will see 36 successful applicants commence their training with CTC Aviation from July 2014 and begin operating as A320 First Officers for easyJet within two years. For the first...   8 September 2014
SIMULATOR L-3 Link Simulation & Training (L-3 Link) has announced that its Crawley, UK-based operation has been awarded a contract from British Airways (BA) to build and deliver an Airbus A320 RealitySeven™ full flight simulator (FFS). BA also has the option to purchase an A350 aircraft module, which could replace...   8 September 2014
TRAINING CENTRES L-3 Link Simulation & Training (L-3 Link) is expanding its Asian Aviation Training Centre (AATC) in Bangkok, Thailand, with the installation of another Level D RealitySeven™ full flight simulator (FFS). The currently undisclosed aircraft-type FFS will be installed in the fourth quarter of 2014 and will be ready...   8 September 2014
HELICOPTER  CAE and Líder Aviação, the largest helicopter operator in Brazil, have launched a new helicopter pilot training program in São Paulo for operators of the S-92 Sikorsky aircraft.  The S-92 training program is an extension of the joint venture between CAE and Lider. Training will also be provided to other helicopter...   8 September 2014
AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL  The Fujairah Aviation Academy has selected Micro Nav to supply a 270 degree tower simulator featuring a cutting edge curved front projection system. Located within the Academy, the simulator will join the two existing pilot training simulators to further enhance their capability for aviation related training. The new...   8 September 2014
TRAINING CENTRE FlightSafety International is to build a new Learning Center in Columbus, Ohio. Construction of the new facility will be completed in two phases. Phase one will be 55,000 square feet and house six full flight simulators. It will also feature 13 advanced technology pilot and maintenance training classrooms, 12...   8 September 2014
COMPANY NEWS Swiss AviationTraining (SAT) has been granted ATO status (Approved Training Organisation). SAT has hitherto operated with FTO status (Flying Training Organisation) in accordance with the provisions of JAR FCL1, JAA (Joint Aviation Authorities). The newly granted ATO certificate confirms that the company fulfils the requirements of an ATO as defined...   8 September 2014
TRAINING DEVICES Nanshan International Flight Academy has completed factory acceptance on their CAAC Level D Cessna CJ1+ full flight simulator (FFS) from Frasca International, Inc. The simulator will soon be installed at Nanshan's flight academy located in Longkou, China. The Frasca FFS simulates the Cessna CJ1+ business jet and includes Frasca's...   8 September 2014
CONFERENCE FlightSafety International is to host the 2014 Flight Simulation Engineering and Maintenance Conference. It will be held September 15 to 18, at the Renaissance Tulsa Hotel and Convention Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The conference is expected to be attended by more than 300 flight simulation experts from around the...   8 September 2014
Conference Chair Chris Lehman files a preview. The European Airline Training Symposium (EATS) will land at the Estrel Hotel in Berlin, Germany this autumn. Taking place from October 28-29, there will be an additional meeting for Heads of Training on the evening of 27 October. EATS 2014 will continue our annual tradition of exploring European expertise in aviation training and simulation, and once again...   7 September 2014