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L-3 Link Simulation & Training’s (L-3 Link) Crawley, UK-based operation has received EASA and FAA Level D certification on a Boeing 787-8 full flight simulator (FFS) installed at the Boeing Training and Flight Services Singapore training campus. In addition to the FFS, L-3 Link UK delivered a flight training device (FTD)...   7 April 2014
PILOT TRAINING Florida Institute of Technology Aviation Programs has joined forces with four European Approved Training Organisations (ATOs) to enhance the university’s pilot training capacity. FIT Aviation LLC, the flight training arm of the university, already has pilot training contracts with clients like Turkish Airlines, serving 135 students. These new...   7 April 2014
PILOT TRAINING Boeing and Hainan Airlines have announced a five-year pilot training agreement to support Hainan's recent introduction of the 787 Dreamliner to its fleet. Under the agreement, Boeing Flight Services will extend the airline's existing contract for flight training at Boeing's Singapore and Shanghai training campuses on three Boeing...   7 April 2014
COMPANY NEWS The Government of Canada is going to participate in a CAE research and development (R&D) program through a repayable investment of $250 million. The goal of CAE's Project Innovate, which will span five and half years, is to develop and expand CAE's current modelling and simulation technologies, develop...   7 April 2014
MAINTENANCE Monarch Aircraft Engineering Limited (MAEL) has launched its apprenticeship scheme for summer 2014. The four year scheme, which began in 1971, has produced over 700 high-calibre engineers for both MAEL and the wider aviation industry. MAEL is offering 20 apprenticeship positions for its summer 2014 intake. Successful applicants will...   7 April 2014
HELICOPTER Rotorsim, owned equally by CAE and AgustaWestland, is continuing to expand with the purchase of two CAE 3000 Series Level D helicopter simulators. Rotorsim will add the world's first-ever AW169 full flight simulator to their Training Centre, which is part of the AgustaWestland 'A. Marchetti' Training Academy in Sesto...   7 April 2014
Pelesys has signed a deal with Logitude Limited of Finland as the exclusive re-seller and service provider of Logitudes ETR - AQP/ATQP solution. "We are very excited to be able to support and offer Logitude's ETR solution to our customers. Integration of the ETR solution along with our Learning Management...   7 April 2014
PILOT TRAINING AA8 Capital Holdings (HK) Limited, Hong Kong Airlines (HKA) and Hong Kong Express Airways (HKEA) have entered into a comprehensive Training Services Agreement whereby HKA and HKEA shall utilise at least 5,000 simulator hours annually for a minimum of 10 years on each of the following simulators that...   7 April 2014
SIMULATORS Frasca International, Inc. has delivered a Diamond DA40 FTD that has received EASA/JAA FNPTII, FAA Level 5 FTD and JCAB Level 5 qualification to CAE Oxford Aviation Academy in Mesa, Arizona. The DA40 is one of several Frasca FTDs in use by the academy and was recently upgraded to...   7 April 2014
TRAINING CENTRES Airbus and Singapore Airlines (SIA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a fight training joint venture in Singapore. The facility will be called Airbus Asia Training Centre (AATC) and will be 55%-owned by Airbus and 45%-owned by Singapore Airlines. The two parties will initially contribute approximately...   7 April 2014