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Ideagen has secured a project with a Saudi Arabian flying academy which will see it provide software to help it meet regulatory and operational requirements. OxfordSaudia, owned by the Saudi National Company of Aviation (SNCA), will implement Ideagen’s Coruson system for quality management with additional functionality and capability for... 17 January 2020
Simlat has delivered its small UAS/drone simulation solution to the UAS simulation lab at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) William J. Hughes Technical Center (WJHTC) NextGen Integration & Evaluation Capability (NIEC) in Pomona, New Jersey. UgCS operated with INTER Simulator. Image credit: Simat The Simlat Integrated Training Simulator (INTER)... 16 January 2020
U.S. Air Force Secretary Barbara Barrett has been confirmed as a speaker for the 31st Annual Women in Aviation International (WAI) Conference. Secretary Barrett joins Stephanie Chung, JetSuite president; Col. Eileen Collins, NASA astronaut; Maj. Gen. Jeannie Leavitt, U.S. Air Force; and Joan Robinson-Berry, Boeing Global Services vice president... 16 January 2020
Pilot training, including CBT/EBT and automation risk, were on the agenda at ICAO’s A40 gathering. Mario Pierobon describes the highlights for the civil aviation training community. 16 January 2020
Amid slowing travel demand, South Korea is bringing in new measures to boost competitiveness in the aviation industry. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport (MOLIT) measures include expanding slots at Seoul Incheon International Airport to allow up to 70 aircraft movements per hour. This would support transfer tourism... 15 January 2020
The Southern California Safety Institute has partnered with The Fraport Aviation Academy and Slovenian Military Aircraft Accident Investigation Board for the annual Aircraft Accident Investigation and Aviation Safety course series in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Image credit: Southern California Safety Institute The course series includes: Aircraft Accident Investigation: July 13-24, 2020... 15 January 2020
South Korea's largest low-cost carrier Jeju Air said it needs more time to conduct due diligence on Eastar Jet, causing a delay to its purchase of the budget carrier. Jeju Air signed a preliminary deal in December to buy a 51% stake in Eastar Jet Co for 69.5 billion... 10 January 2020
The federal government has given final approval to Southern Utah University (SUU)’s expansion of its aviation program. In December the Federal Aviation Administration granted final approval for a Part 147 certificate allowing SUU to offer Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) licenses to students upon successful completion of the academic program... 9 January 2020
Brian Moore has been named Senior Vice President, Operations, of FlightSafety International. He assumes responsibility for operations at FlightSafety’s worldwide network of Learning Centers from Dann Runik, who has left the company to pursue other opportunities. Rich High has been promoted to CEO of FlightSafety Textron Aviation Training. He... 9 January 2020
The United States Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration, Office of Apprenticeship recently approved the avionics technician apprenticeship program that was created by the Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA) and submitted through its partnership with the Urban Institute. The apprenticeship program offers a competency-based occupational framework that meets industry... 9 January 2020
Reiser Simulation and Training GmbH have signed the final contract for the delivery of the first helicopter simulator to join the Lufthansa Aviation Training fleet. The contract is for the provision of a H135/H145 Level D FFS for training tailored for Helicopter Emergency Medical Services. The Full Flight Simulator... 9 January 2020
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has ordered a Head-Up Display (HUD) Virtual-Reality (VR) training device from Collins Aerospace Systems, a unit of United Technologies Corp., to be used in scientific research in areas such as pilot-HUD interface, pilot performance and crew workload. Image credit: Collins Aerospace The HUD VR... 8 January 2020
An Airbus A320 full-flight simulator (FFS), built by ACCEL Flight Simulation, has received Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) Level D certification. The FFS uses an ASTi Telestra system to simulate the aircraft's comms system and to generate all the A320's environmental and aural cue sounds. The simulator supports... 8 January 2020
Leonardo has signed a collaboration agreement with the University of Naples "Federico II" to launch the Aerotech Academy, an advanced training course on leading engineering issues. The course takes place from March to December 2020 on the Leonardo site in Pomigliano d'Arco at the Aerotech Campus. It will provide... 8 January 2020
GECI Group, in partnership with Micro Nav, will supply a BEST 3D tower and radar simulator for Ethiopian Airlines Group (EAG) at its premises in Addis Ababa. This will be the first time that EAG will use an air traffic control simulator to deliver training capability. It is doing... 8 January 2020
EDM have installed a high-fidelity B777 Cabin Emergency Evacuation Trainer (CEET) for All Nippon Airways (ANA) at its new, ANA Blue Base training center in Tokyo. The EDM CEET includes specially requested features. Close attention was paid to the critical dimensions within the cabin, such as distances from attendant stations... 8 January 2020
Boeing has recommended its MAX pilots under go 737 MAX simulator training prior to the grounded aircraft returning to service. "Safety is Boeing’s top priority," said interim Boeing CEO Greg Smith. "Public, customer and stakeholder confidence in the 737 MAX is critically important to us and with that focus... 8 January 2020
VA Airline Training (VA) has welcomed four Titan Airways cadets, its first airline sponsored trainees of 2020, at its Cambridge training centre. VA’s Managing Director Anthony Petteford, Titan Airways’ Pilot Manager Captain Matthew Wilson and other senior personnel from both VA and Titan Airways welcomed the cadets along with... 7 January 2020
Electric aircraft advocates Quantum Air has chosen OSM Aviation Academy as a preferred pilot training partner. A Quantum-branded pilot training program will be set up at OSM Aviation Academy with OSM committed to referring a steady supply of pilots trained to FAA commercial standards. Quantum Air will provide tuition... 7 January 2020
Frontier Airlines celebrated the opening of its new 11,000-square-foot flight attendant recurrent training center in Orlando, Florida, and welcomes the recent approval by the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority of its plans to build a 35,000-square-foot hangar at Orlando International Airport. The $10-million maintenance hangar will include indoor parking for... 6 January 2020