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Chuck Weirauch takes an in-depth look at some of the current issues facing the regional airline training industry, and how some of these issues will be addressed at the upcoming WATS conference. Nothing has recently called more media attention to the impact of the shortage of qualified pilots for US... 28 September 2016
Group Editor Marty Kauchak reports that shifting regulations and end user requirements, and evolving business models continue to shape the visual display sector. Brian Simpson, the president & chief executive officer of Q4 Services, noted visual display systems have been the most labor and maintenance intensive component of flight simulators... 28 September 2016
Chris Long travelled to New Zealand to investigate the training and simulation capabilities of this small country which consistently punches above its weight. One of the astonishing things about this country is that, within a population of 4.5 million, there is both so much aviation history and current innovation. The... 28 September 2016
Group Editor Marty Kauchak provides two air carriers’ perspectives on mentoring new cadres of pilots on leadership, crew resource management and other skill sets. A common, persistent theme at recent WATS events (www.halldale.com/wats-2016) has been the challenges and opportunities surrounding the generational shift among the ranks of pilots at the... 28 September 2016
Chuck Weirauch investigates the nature of the cyber threat to commercial aviation operations and speaks to the Aviation Information Sharing and Analysis Center. In recognition of the threat of cyber attacks on the global aviation system, in December 2014 the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Airports Council International (ACI), the... 28 September 2016
By the end of the year, airlines flying in Europe may be required to have two people in the cockpit at all times. But does a cabin crew door attendant lessen the chances of another Germanwings-type pilot suicide? Or might the extra procedure introduce new security risks? Rick Adams looks... 28 September 2016
Robert W. Moorman examines the current level of training of civil drone pilots in the midst of FAA’s pending rule that will govern commercial operations. The FAA’s proposed Small Unmanned Aerial Systems (SUAS) Rule governing U.S. civil and commercial operators (Part 107) is slated for release soon, but concerns from... 28 September 2016
The 19th annual World Aviation Training Conference & Tradeshow (WATS) took place at the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort, in Orlando, April 19-21. Conference Chair Chris Lehman captures a few of the highlights With almost 1,100 attendees from 46 countries and nearly 100 airlines, WATS continued its tradition of running simultaneous... 28 September 2016
Adacel Systems won a contract from Lockheed Martin to provide a Simulated Air Traffic Control Environment software for Australia's Project AIR 5428 Pilot Training System. The Project AIR 5428 Pilot Training System will provide the Australian Defence Force with a new training system to take pilots from flight screening through... 27 September 2016
Flyco Group has recently announced that they have signed a long term deal with Aero Vision in France to provide fully customised learning management system and courseware for its pilots. Aero Vision pilots will be benefiting from Flyco's easy access applications and sophisticated reporting functions to be able to monitor... 27 September 2016
The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA), the recreational organization that began in 1953 as a group of individuals dedicated to grassroots aviation, has surpassed 200,000 members for the first time. "We reached this milestone by building on the legacy established by our founder, Paul Poberezny, who more than 60 years ago... 27 September 2016
Volga-Dnepr Technics Moscow (VDTM) has confirmed plans to establish an aviation training centre in Moscow which will provide classroom and practical training of engineering and maintenance staff for 747 aircraft. The VDTM centre has been granted EASA Part-147 approval and will add to its existing network of line maintenance stations... 26 September 2016
TRU Simulation + Training Inc. has entered phase II of its expansion plan for its Pilot Training Center in Lutz, Florida. Phase I was completed in 2015 when 15,000 square feet of existing space was converted into Training Center Operations. TRU Simulation + Training’s Tampa facility specializes in business and... 26 September 2016
FlightSafety International has received Level D qualification from the United States Federal Aviation Administration for two Cessna Caravan aircraft simulators located at its Wichita East Learning Center in Kansas. The simulators are equipped with Garmin G1000 and Garmin G600 avionics. Qualification by other authorities will be accomplished in accordance with... 25 September 2016
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Michael Huerta has announced the agency has selected the University of Oklahoma and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University teams to lead the new Air Transportation Center of Excellence for Technical Training and Human Performance (COE TTHP). The COE will conduct research and development on technical training for... 24 September 2016
TRU Simulation + Training, Inc. has announced that customers of its ProFlight pilot training program for King Air 350 now have the option to train at home through its FAA-approved distance learning option for BE-300 recurrent training. TRU's East Coast ProFlight Pilot Training center was the first to offer instruction... 22 September 2016
L-3 Communications' Commercial Training Solutions (L-3 CTS) business has been awarded a contract by All Nippon Airways (ANA) to build and deliver an Airbus A320 full flight simulator (FFS). Based on L-3's RealitySeven™ simulation solution, the device will be installed at ANA's flight training facility in Tokyo, Japan, and ready... 22 September 2016
Horizon Air has signed a contract for multiple Aerosim training technology solutions for the existing Q400 fleet and the newly added Embraer 175 fleet. The deliverables include Aerosim's E175 ad Q400 ETHOS Systems Knowledge, Procedures Lessons, Flight Management System Trainers (FMST) and Virtual Flight Decks (VFD). Also included is a... 22 September 2016
entrol has launched a new vibration system, designed to improve pilot training and increase the realism of the simulation. The system consists for four electromagnetic actuators located below the cockpit. These actuators generate vibrations which are transmitted throughout the whole cockpit, and vary according to the different flight conditions. Pilots... 21 September 2016
ELITE Simulation Solutions has entered into a formal distribution and partnership agreement with Aeroservicio S.A. in Chile. Aeroservicio will act as a distributor of ELITE's entire product line of aviation training devices in Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, Uruguay, Paraguay, and Bolivia. Wayne Keyes, ELITE's director of Business Development in the... 21 September 2016