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CPaT Global has entered into a partnership with Etihad Aviation Training. CPaT will provide Aircraft Systems, General Subjects, Interactive Diagrams and Aircraft Procedures. 18 April 2023
MPS has been awarded a contract by Copa Airlines for a B737 MAX FTD FAA level 5 with collimated visual with the purchase option of one additional FTD. 18 April 2023
FlightSafety International has been selected by Paramount Aviation Services to supply commercial airline training equipment and support, including a Boeing 737 MAX and an Airbus A320 full-flight simulator (FFS). 18 April 2023
MPS has been awarded a contract by Frontier Airlines for two A320 FAA level 5 FTDs with a purchase option of three additional devices. 18 April 2023
Paramount Aviation Services has entered into a new partnership with Etihad Aviation Training, UAE, in the provision flight training services within their respective geographical regions. 18 April 2023
Paramount Aviation Services has entered into a new agreement with Airbus Americas, in which the company will help provide flight training services to Airbus customers at Paramount’s campus near Miami International Airport. The agreement expands the availability of training services on popular Airbus types. 18 April 2023
School4Pilots has achieved their FNPT II simulator qualification for their ALSIM ALSR20 and now becomes the first operator of an EASA-certified ALSIM ALSR20 simulator in the EASA region. 18 April 2023
Heading365 (Booth 617) has been working intensively on its new Boeing 777 FMS trainer application for the last 14 months and are presenting it for the first time at WATS, at booth #617. It is the company’s first FMS trainer for the Boeing family. 18 April 2023
Equipment manufacturers, eLearning providers, flight training organisations, maintenance and cabin crew suppliers, and selection providers are showcasing their latest products and services to a dedicated airline simulation and training audience. 18 April 2023
Turkish Airlines Flight Academy, based in Aydın Türkiye, has recently invested in an ALSIM ALX simulator. 18 April 2023
Building on its experience of 50 years of leading visual systems technology, FlightSafety International significantly enhances the realism of the aviation training experience by introducing its next-generation VITAL visual system. 18 April 2023
StaplesVR’s mission is to create off-the-shelf AR/VR training products that improve training outcomes and increase employee engagement while creating a safe training environment. 17 April 2023
PlaneEnglish is adding touchscreen interactive capabilities in the ARSim Aviation Radio Simulator. This new capability expands the training opportunities for pilots and ground crews to learn new material and assess their understanding of key aviation concepts, procedures, and regulations in an engaging and highly effective method. 17 April 2023
The future of how to teach student pilots about aircraft operation, flight conditions, instruments in the cockpit, landing, take-off, and how to check all systems aboard the plane, are in the prototype of a wearable Augmented Reality device currently being developed by creators from ProSim-TS and Pace-TXT. 17 April 2023
Quantum3D has added new airports in Saudi Arabia to its 3D database library. 17 April 2023
MPS has signed an agreement with RSi Visuals to expand U.S.-based customer support and perform worldwide MPS simulator installations through RSi’s Simulation division. 17 April 2023
An Aircraft Fire-fighting Research Laboratory is now operating at the Federal Aviation Administration’s Civil Aerospace Medical Institute in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. 17 April 2023
Enter Air, a Polish airline that operates holiday and charter flights throughout Europe and beyond, has awarded Avsoft International a long-term contract for 737-800 and 737 MAX 8 online pilot training. 17 April 2023
Separating hype from reality in the race to certify green-friendly electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) and electric conventional takeoff and landing (eCTOL) aircraft is challenging. Robert W. Moorman updates sector leaders as they move to certify their offerings within the next few years. 17 April 2023
Robert W. Moorman interviewed Robin Riedel, Partner and Global Co-Leader of McKinsey and Company’s Disruptive Aerospace unit. 17 April 2023