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one-G simulation has received the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Letter of Authorization for the Vero 28, a new flight training device based on the Piper Archer TX G1000 aircraft. The Vero 28 is approved as an Advanced Aviation Training Device (AATD) and meets FAA requirements toward the training and... 6 January 2020
Frasca International, Inc. has received an order for a Bell 407 GXi AATD (Advanced Aviation Training Device) from Life Flight Network, LLC. Once installed, the AATD will be used for initial/new hire training, recurrent training, and mission training. The device will feature Frasca’s Simplicity software graphical user interface, electric... 6 January 2020
Aviation consultants To70 have raised questions about training despite revealing a big fall in the number of large passenger aircraft accidents and fatalities in 2019. There were 257 deaths from 86 accidents, eight of which were fatal, in 2019, To70 said. This included the Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX... 2 January 2020
Latvian flight school Eriva Pilotu Skola has moved into the cloud by signing up for FlightLogger’s flight training management platform. With FlightLogger, Eriva Pilotu Skola can digitally handle activities such as flight programs, ground school theory, bookings, flight registrations and maintenance, as well as certificate management, document management, and... 31 December 2019
The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) has entered a Corporate Partnership with ICAO’s TRAINAIR PLUS Programme, as a result of an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the two organizations that was signed in Montréal on 20 December 2019. ICAO Secretary General Dr. Fang Liu and Mr. Steven Polmans, Chairman... 30 December 2019
After retiring the last of its McDonnell Douglas MD-80 fleet to Roswell, New Mexico, in early September 2019, American Airlines is donating the last two MD-80 aircraft to CareerTech in Oklahoma City, and Lewis University in Romeoville, Illinois. The airline ferried the first of the donated planes to Will... 21 December 2019
BAA Training Vietnam, a new aviation training centre in Vietnam, ends the year with outstanding results of the first quarter of operations as it is about to enter 2020 with 90% utilization of the first Airbus A320 full flight simulator. All Image credits: BAA Training Vietnam The branch of... 21 December 2019
FlightSafety International has been selected by Lufthansa Aviation Training GmbH to provide a full flight simulator and cabin trainer for the Embraer E2 190-300 aircraft. The devices are scheduled to be installed at the Lufthansa Training Center in Zurich, Switzerland, in June 2020. Image credit: FlightSafety “We look forward... 20 December 2019
Matthew De Foe has been promoted to Manager of FlightSafety International’s Paris Le Bourget Learning Center. He assumes this responsibility from Yannick Kerriou who has left the company. Matthew De Foe, Manager of Paris Le Bourget Learning Center, FlightSafety International. Image credit: FlightSafety International. “We look forward to Matt’s... 20 December 2019
The Helicopter Institute, Fort Worth, Texas, has placed an order for a Frasca Bell 407 Helicopter Training Device (HTD). The HTD is an FAA qualified AATD and features Garmin G500H display, Simulated HeliSAS, Garmin GTN650 GPS, Frasca's TruVision visual system with three channel HDTV visual display system and a... 20 December 2019
The sixth pilot in CAT’s “Women in Aviation” series tells her story to Chris Long. 20 December 2019
The Ultimate High UPRT Academy (UH) have been sanctioned by the CAA to train Flying Instructors (FIs) through FCL.915(e) to deliver the new on-aircraft ‘Advanced UPRT’ FCL.745. This programme became mandatory for all professional pilots today (Friday December 20th). Flight Upsets caused by Loss Of Control In-flight (LOC-I) is... 20 December 2019
Marty Kauchak looks at current customer requirements for learning management systems and the evolving technology baseline of these systems. 19 December 2019
ATP Flight School's newest training center is now open at the Tucson International Airport. The Tucson facility marks ATP's third location in Arizona, complementing operations in Mesa and Scottsdale. Image credit: ATP Flight School The strategic location of the new Arizona location makes airline-oriented flight training more accessible in... 19 December 2019
Switzerland's Aero Locarno and UK-based Euro Flight Training have both signed up with FlightLogger to digitalize their operations. Euro Flight Training is a new training school based in Fareham, England, next to Solent Airport. The school has invested in new FNPT II Diamond simulators, one DA40 and one DA42. 19 December 2019
DRF Crew Dortmund Airport StationImage credit: DRF Luftrettung Lufthansa Aviation Training (LAT) and the Academy of the HEMS operator DRF Luftrettung are to present its new pilot training and further training program at the HAI Heli-Expo in California next month. From August 2020, a full flight simulator level D... 19 December 2019
Cooperation and partnerships have long proven to be the keys to solving most of society’s major problems. Since these tools have also resolved a considerable number of issues for the aviation industry as well, several aviation organizations are refocusing them to help mitigate perhaps the industry’s most critical problem, the shortage of qualified aviation maintenance technicians. Chuck Weirauch reports. 19 December 2019
Chris Long travelled to Prague to visit the Czech Airlines Training Centre. 19 December 2019
Entrol has installed an A32 FNPT II MCC simulator for Al Essa Medical & Scientific Equipment in Kuwait. The A32 FNPT II MCC is based on an A320. It features dual MCDU, TCAS II, ECAM and weather radar which is all simulated with Entrol technology. It has a 180°... 19 December 2019
It is always challenging to move a flag-carrying legacy airline into a more modern and commercial world. That is even more the case when that airline is mainly government-owned, and subject to the almost inevitable bureaucratic mindset. Chris Long visits Air Malta to learn more about the changing face of the airline. 18 December 2019