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Chris Long reports from the recent Human Factors Conference held by Lufthansa Flight Training. The importance of human behaviour within aviation, and particularly on the flight deck, has long been recognised. This critical component has never been more closely examined than as a consequence of accidents and incidents, and Lufthansa Flight Training... 20 April 2015
Chuck Weirauch takes an in-depth look at a number of the players in the low cost training market. B-747 Simulator in pristine condition, hybrid six hydraulic actuators, spares, test set - $500,000. This ad placed recently on the Trade-A-Plane Website might be one way a flight training organization could meet the... 20 April 2015
The helicopter accident rate resumed its desired downward trend last year. Significant reasons could be continuous communication, stricter flight rules, and proliferation of newer technology flight simulators and training devices. Rick Adams reports. Credit improved awareness. Credit repeated communication. Credit ever-advancing aircraft technology. Credit new simulation technology and training techniques. 20 April 2015
An Evolution Dim Jones addresses the evolving role of the Barco division, the Frederikstad, Norway, based projectiondesign. Regaining Focus A user judges the fidelity of a simulator by two yardsticks: does it handle and perform like the real aircraft; and does the world outside look as it should? The latter depends crucially on the quality of the projector. Dim Jones reports on organisational changes at Barco to... 20 April 2015
Chris Long reports from the first Asia Pacific Aviation Education and Training Symposium (AAETS) held in Incheon, Republic of Korea. There was a tremendous impact right from the start of this inaugural conference, when a troop of traditional Korean drummers struck up to grab the attention of the conference hall -... 20 April 2015
Following the merger with US Airways, American Airlines is now the largest carrier in the world. Chuck Weirauch investigates their training and simulation expertise. In one of the more remarkable climb outs for the airline industry, American Airlines Group has gone from bankruptcy in 2011 to in March 2015 having its stock join... 20 April 2015
CONFERENCE REPORT The University of Zilina moved this year’s INAIR conference to Prague and it proved one of the best yet. The speakers came from a wide range of countries as well as Slovakia, and there was strong representation from the academic world – unusual in aviation training circles. However,... 21 January 2015
ARRIVALS & DEPARTURES Michael (Mike) Young has joined SimCom Training Centers as director of Training Operations and Quality. In this capacity, Mr. Young will be responsible for the standardization, regulatory compliance and continuous improvement of SimCom's existing training programs. He will also work with training center managers, courseware developers, simulator production... 21 January 2015
PILOT Representatives from the White House, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), major US airlines, including Delta, America, United and Allegiant, and regional carriers ExpressJet, Horizon, GoJet, Cape Air and Envoy met at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's Daytona Beach Campus in January for a two-day Pilot Supply and Demand Summit. Boeing has forecast... 21 January 2015
PILOT TRAINING UK airline Flybe is now employing CTC WINGS "whitetail" graduates for the first time. Pilots who completed their airline pilot training through the CTC WINGS Integrated ATPL route are put forward for airline placement towards the end of their training by CTC's graduate placement team. The first group... 21 January 2015
ARRIVALS & DEPARTURES CPaT Global has named Gregory Darrow as vice president of Sales and Marketing. Mr. Darrow joins CPaT from his most recent position as the vice president of Sales and Marketing for Pan Am International Flight Academy. With over 25 years in sales and marketing management, including 16... 21 January 2015
SOFTWARE Pelesys has signed a long term service agreement with Flybe Finland, to provide its training management and deployment platform to manage all aspects of Flybe Finland's training. The solution to be deployed at the airline will be a Software as a Service (SaaS) Training Management and Deployment platform, and... 21 January 2015
ARRIVALS & DEPARTURES FlightSafety International has announced a number of promotions. David Davenport has been promoted to executive vice president, Commercial. David's responsibilities include management of the Sales, Marketing, and Operations organizations for FlightSafety's business and commercial aircraft training. He joined FlightSafety in 1996 as assistant manager of the West... 21 January 2015
ATC TRAINING A group of 28 Saudi Arabian students are undertaking Airways’ air traffic controller programme in New Zealand. The students, from Saudi Arabia's civil air service provider General Authority of Civil Aviation of Saudi Arabia (GACA) and Saudi Arabia National Guard, will study English for their first year in... 21 January 2015
ARRIVALS & DEPARTURES Aerosim Flight Academy has named Craig Zysk as vice president of sales and marketing. Zysk has more than 30 years of leadership experience in international and domestic manufacturing, business development and customer service and is responsible for sharing the academy’s global brand and mission with industry partners... 21 January 2015
SOFTWARE Jeppesen has selected BoldIQ's scheduling technology to enhance development of its products and solutions for its business aviation customers. "Enabling customers to make intelligent and integrated decisions in real time is what we are all about," said Roei Ganzarski, president and CEO of BoldIQ. "This relationship is in line... 21 January 2015
HELICOPTER The European airworthiness authority has validated Airbus Helicopters' flight training and support services in China, endorsing the high quality standards of these operations and their contribution to safety in one of the world's most rapidly-growing rotorcraft markets. The approvals involve European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certification of the CGAMEC... 21 January 2015
SOFTWARE Pelesys has signed a long term service agreement with Cargolux to provide its maintenance, ground staff and flight operations departments a complete Training Management and Deployment System (TDMS), which includes Pelesys' newly launched Training and Resource Scheduling platform. The solution will be a Software as a Service (SaaS) solution... 21 January 2015
COMPANY NEWS Boeing has begun construction on a 7,000 square-foot addition to its research and technology center in Alabama. Known as the Center for Applied Simulation and Analytics (CASA), the new lab space will serve as a hub for Boeing, its research partners and academic collaborators to create and develop... 21 January 2015
SOFTWARE AQT Solutions has signed a software agreement with Copa Airlines to implement its web- and mobile-based ATMS Aviation Training Management System. Copa Airlines will use the new system for compliance, qualification tracking and crew training management, with a focus on AQP, scheduling, records and analysis. Copa Airlines will be... 21 January 2015