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In the course of upcoming investments in new training equipment for pilot training and further education, Lufthansa Aviation Training (LAT) is cooperating with the manufacturer Reiser Simulation and Training in the field of helicopter simulation. This company is specialized in the production of helicopter full flight simulators of the... 8 May 2019
Coptersafety has appointed Erkka Suvikumpu as chief executive officer. He comes from the position as CEO and Co-owner of Safera Oy, a pioneer in smart home sensor and fire prevention solutions. Suvikumpu will take up his new position on 13th May. "Erkka has a broad understanding of the aviation... 8 May 2019
FlightSafety International is expanding its Master Technician program to include cabin systems. The new Master Technician Cabin Systems program offers a progressive curriculum that follows a five step process. It is designed to provide technicians with the skills required to service and maintain the cabin of the aircraft they... 8 May 2019
Cockpit4U has appointed Christos Diamantopoulos as its new managing director. He takes over the position of Dennis Pilz, who has led the company since its founding in 2006. Diamantopoulos previously held the position of head of training at the company. In his new role Diamantopoulos will focus on developing... 8 May 2019
OxfordSaudia, a CAE Authorized Training Center, has placed an order for two Level 5 Flight Training Devices (FTDs) from Frasca International Inc. The two FTDs will be configured as DA40NG and DA42-VI aircraft and will be located at Dammam International Airport in Saudi Arabia. Both FTDs will feature high... 7 May 2019
AeroStar has received Airbus A320 type rating curriculum approval by the Kingdom of Cambodia, State Secretariat of Civil Aviation. With this approval, Cambodian pilots and airlines alike will have access to AeroStar’s FAA 142 approved training courses and full flight simulator at its Kissimmee, Florida, Training Center location. AeroStar... 7 May 2019
EPST is the most recent Dutch-based ATO to join FlightLogger’s Digital Training Management platform. FlightLogger will now help EPST employees, students, and management with its training programs and workflow. EPST chose FlightLogger to optimize the ATO management by reducing paper workflows, improving reporting options and increasing transparency. With the... 6 May 2019
FlightPath International has received EASA Second Site Approval for the delivery of maintenance type course training in India. FlightPath has entered into a long-term agreement with Hindustan Institute of Engineering and Technology (HIET) facilities in Chennai, India. The FlightPath and HIET alliance can now serve the Indian airline market... 2 May 2019
FlightPath International, Hindustan Institute of Engineering Technology (HIET), and Orient Flights Aviation Academy have entered into an agreement to jointly offer aviation training services in India. With HIET and Orient Flights’ maintenance engineer and pilot ab initio courses, FlightPath adds the type training element from its over 40 Transport... 2 May 2019
L3 Commercial Aviation has been selected by Aer Lingus to provide Full Flight Simulator (FFS) training at the newly developed L3 London Training Center at Gatwick in the U.K. The new two-year agreement will provide Aer Lingus with more than 2,000 hours of simulator availability on the latest state-of-the-art... 2 May 2019
AeroStar Training Services has chosen to upgrade the visual system on one of its simulators through Epic Prime, RSi’s Visuals as a Service program. Epic Prime will allow Aerostar to offer their pilots the latest image generation and projection technology without the capital investment required for a traditional visual... 1 May 2019
From the 22nd annual World Aviation Training Summit (WATS) in Orlando, Florida, AeroGuard Flight Training Center has reached new pilot training agreements with The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) of the Republic of Korea, Uljin Flight Academy of the Republic of Korea, Korean Aviation College (KAC), and... 1 May 2019
AeroStar has announced a new addition to its training services. AeroStar’s second Full Flight Simulator (FFS) is being installed at its growing training center in Kissimmee, Florida. The Boeing B-737 NG (700 & 800) Level D simulator will be joining AeroStar’s existing Airbus A-320-200 (IAE/ CFM) Level D device,... 1 May 2019
Boeing named J. Michael Luttig to the newly-created position of counselor and senior advisor to Boeing Chairman, President and CEO, Dennis Muilenburg and the Boeing board of directors. Brett Gerry succeeds Luttig as general counsel. Both changes are effective immediately. Luttig, 64, who has served as general counsel since... 1 May 2019
The DVI Group is changing the way pilots across the US are trained. At this week's 22nd annual World Aviation Training Summit (WATS) in Orlando, Florida, The DVI Group is exhibiting and demoing its eBrief Project. The eBrief Project is an approach to pilot training which harnesses the power... 1 May 2019
L3 Commercial Aviation has received a contract from Spirit Airlines for a range of devices from its training systems portfolio. The devices will support Spirit as it continues to enhance its Training Center in Miramar, Florida. L3 will deliver a wide-ranging and integrated training solution, from tablet to Flight... 1 May 2019
FlightPath International and Modest Tree have entered into a long-term Agreement to jointly introduce Virtual Reality (VR) simulation technology for maintenance training courses. FlightPath will offer Computer-Based Training (CBT) and/or Web-Based Training (WBT), as well as integrated maintenance training courseware. Combining complementary skills and expertise, FlightPath and Modest Tree will... 1 May 2019
FlightPath International and CPaT Global have entered into an agreement to enhance FlightPath’s portfolio of pilot and maintenance training services and products in support of a large-scale training initiative with Hindustan Institute of Engineering and Technology of Chennai, India, as well as to support its global customer-base of airlines. 1 May 2019
FlightSafety International and Quadrant Group have successfully completed a demonstration of the Quadrant INTERACT Simulated ATC Environment (SATCE) solution on a FlightSafety simulator. Based upon these initial results, Quadrant and FlightSafety will collaborate on further engineering and development activity with a view to making Quadrant INTERACT available across FlightSafety’s... 1 May 2019
NokScoot Airlines Co. Ltd. (NokScoot) awarded Astom Aviation Technology Inc. (Astrom) a contract for its pilot simulator Evidence Based Training (EBT) training program, SmartSim. NokScoot Airlines will use Astrom’s EBT system to perform and manage simulator training sessions. SmartSim provides instructors with enhanced capability to adapt training to each... 1 May 2019