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CAE and APS Emergency Maneuver Training announced the availability of an online computer-based training course designed to improve the ability of business jet pilots to recognize, avoid and, if necessary, recover from loss of control in-flight (LOC-I) flight situations. The CAE-APS e-Learning course is based on U.S. Federal Aviation... 22 May 2019
New cutting-edge digital solutions are currently being deployed by CAE to deliver a superior training experience for the business aircraft training pilot training market. CAE is continuously rolling out integrated technologies and services to reduce the complexity of managing pilot training before, during and after full flight simulator sessions. 22 May 2019
Aviation Group Ukraine, an alliance between Ukraine's three largest carriers, has purchased an en-1000 FNPT II simulator from entrol. The en-1000 FNPT II is reconfigurable between SEP and MEP, equipped with a GTN 650 and an interchangeable cockpit between analogue and glass, all developed with entrol's in-house technology. This... 22 May 2019
Dassault Aviation has renewed its Certificate of Approval that names FlightSafety International as an authorized training provider in accordance with the Falcon Training Policy Manual. FlightSafety was the first to receive a Dassault Authorized Training Provider Certificate in 2011. The Dassault Authorized Training Provider program is designed to ensure... 22 May 2019
Pobeda Airlines has purchased the Fox Training Management System by Britannica Knowledge Systems as its new training management platform. “We chose Fox due to its ability to optimize the process of managing crew and instructor qualification. It will also solve the problem connected to electronic document circulation," said Denis... 21 May 2019
FlightSafety International announced that the Dassault FalconEye Combined Vision System HUD has been incorporated into its Falcon 900LX simulator in Dallas, Texas, as well as Falcon 8X and Falcon 2000LXS simulators in Paris, France. It will also be installed in a new Falcon 2000LXS/900LX interchangeable simulator, which is scheduled... 21 May 2019
FlightSafety International is to offer a specialized London City airport steep approach operations training program for Gulfstream G650 pilots. The Gulfstream G650 London City Special Airport Training program includes an eLearning module, ground school, and a simulator session at a Learning Center. Topics include an overview of the London... 21 May 2019
FlightSafety International is to provide training for the new Embraer Praetor 600 at its Learning Center in Dallas and St. Louis, and the Pilatus PC-24 aircraft at its Learning Center in Paris, France. Initial, recurrent, and other specialized courses for the Embraer and Pilatus aircraft will be provided by... 21 May 2019
The Aeronautical Repair Station Association's (ARSA) 2019 Member Survey paints a picture of a thriving, international industry whose growth and vitality are being threatened by a chronic shortage of technical workers. 86 companies, representing a diverse cross section of the industry and ARSA's membership, responded to the annual data-gathering... 20 May 2019
US Aviation Academy has been awarded FAA Level C certification and sponsorship for its King Air C-90 full flight simulator. US Aviation has been operating the full motion, full flight simulator under FAA sponsorship by the manufacturer and has now successfully transferred stewardship of FAA certification to its own... 16 May 2019
L3 Commercial Aviation is expanding its U.K. Airline Academy operations with a new site at Cranfield Airport set to open in July 2019. The location will help to increase L3’s flight training capacity for cadets across its European training programs. “With its existing infrastructure, heritage in aviation and strong... 15 May 2019
Ryanair has become the first airline in Europe to introduce CEFA Aviation’s cloud-based service CEFA AMS (Aviation Mobile Services). At the EASA Safety in Aviation Forum for Europe conference in Brussels, Ray Conway, director of Flight Standards & chief pilot at Ryanair, said, “The signing of this six-year agreement... 15 May 2019
FlightSafety International announced that David Davenport will now lead the company as president & CEO. He most recently served as co-CEO and president, Commercial. Ray Johns, who previously served as co-CEO, will continue as president, Government and Manufacturing. He oversees the services and products FlightSafety offers to government and... 15 May 2019
Turkish Airlines has signed a contract with BAA Training for a cadet training program. BAA Training will deliver training to almost 300 cadets for the airline in three and a half years. Since 2016 BAA Training has started six different cadet training programs and currently has over 250 students... 15 May 2019
Alsim has entered a partnership with the first female Red Bull Air Race winner and French aerobatics champion, Mélanie Astles. Together with Astles, Alsim believes it can help in her training to win those few extra seconds required to stand out in this highly skilled, competitive sport. Together with... 15 May 2019
Cork Institute of Technology School of Business (CIT) is now taking applications from commercial pilots for its two-year online Bachelor of Arts degree in international business with aviation studies for the academic year 2019-2020. The degree was designed and created specifically for commercial pilots in conjunction with the aviation... 15 May 2019
To help support Mental Health Awareness Week taking place 13th – 19th May 2019, Symbiotics is offering mental wellbeing assessments to pilots, with the hope that this will help to further the conversation around mental health in this marketplace and help individuals to identify if they may be struggling... 14 May 2019
Euramec announced a new line up of flight simulators for business aircraft types and is further exploring technologies to help operators reduce initial and recurrent training costs. “Training optimization is a major focus for all operators,” Bert Buyle, CEO Euramec says. “Recurrent training costs take up a large portion... 13 May 2019
Due to the increasing industry demand, especially by corporate jet operators, infoWERK and Jet Aviation Flight Services Ltd. have cooperatively developed an eLearning course for Route Competency. When acting as an operating pilot, a pilot must have adequate knowledge of the route to be flown and of the aerodromes... 10 May 2019
Quantum3D Inc. released its latest version of MANTIS, a real-time scene management and image generation software. The latest version of MANTIS comes with a new set of enhanced capabilities for both visual and sensor simulation and will be available on all current platforms including off-the shelf PCs running Windows... 9 May 2019