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Axis Flight Training Systems has announced that Peter G. Edwards and Niall G. Olver have joined the Axis group as investors and operational partners, through the formation of Axis Simulation Holdings GmbH of Zug, Switzerland. Edwards and Olver will work closely with Axis CEO Martin Rossmann and will provide expertise... 31 July 2013
Q4 Services LLC has appointed Brian Simpson to president and chief executive officer, effective May 1, 2013. Simpson brings 25-years of simulation equipment and training industry experience, expertise, and commercial leadership to his new role. His previous positions included chief operating officer of GE Commercial Aviation Training and, most recently,... 31 July 2013
FlightSafety International has promoted John Van Maren to vice president, Simulation. He replaces Rick Armstrong, who is leaving the company to pursue other interests. Brent Birdwell has been named CPaT’s new president and CEO, Barry Janisse has been promoted to director of Sales and Marketing, Ray Vazcoy has been promoted... 31 July 2013
L-3 Link Simulation & Training’s (L-3 Link) Crawley, UK-based operation has opened a customer support center in China that will provide existing and new customers with access to simulator spare parts and logistics services. Support center personnel based in Beijing will make regular visits to customer locations to ensure that... 31 July 2013
Quadrant Simulation Systems, Inc. (QSSI) has announced an addition to its existing visual system update and support portfolio with the commencement of CRT support services for the ESCP range of calligraphic projectors. QSSI's CRT support service center is based at its Orlando, FL facility in a purpose built standalone 'clean... 31 July 2013
Symbiotics Ltd. have won a contract with Qatar Airways to deliver a comprehensive aircrew selection programme. Symbiotics will carry out selection processes based on its ADAPT Pilot Assessment and Screening Tool – a blended assessment that looks at skills and the impact of behaviour, culture, personality and technology currently used... 31 July 2013
Blue Islands are the only airline based in the Channel Islands (UK) that are certified to provide their own approved ATR training to pilots and cabin crew, both in-house and externally. The local airline is approved under the European regulator EASA as an Approved Training Organisation. The approval means that... 31 July 2013
Britannica Knowledge Management Systems has launched the new Fox, the most complete management solution for airlines, training providers and academies. The new Fox delivers unparalleled solutions for all three essential civil aviation training management challenges: qualification, training and learning. It is based on multidimensional functionalities developed for the intricate training... 31 July 2013
FlightSafety International is now able to offer training for the Sikorsky S-76B helicopter at its Learning Center in Dallas, Texas. The Sikorsky S-76B training program was previously located at FlightSafety's West Palm Beach Learning Center. The Sikorsky S-76B simulator is currently undergoing a complete refurbishment and upgrade at FlightSafety’s Simulation... 31 July 2013
An air traffic control training facility purpose-built for international students has been officially opened by Airways New Zealand to support growing global demand for Airways' world-class ATC training. The new facility opposite the Massey University campus in Palmerston North is already being put to good use, with 32 students from... 31 July 2013
CAE has announced that it is the first to offer maintenance training on the new Dassault Falcon 2000 LXS and 2000S aircraft platforms, including EASy II. Maintenance training on these platforms is supplemental to initial Dassault Falcon 2000 EX EASy certification and curriculum includes additional model-specific content. The solution is... 31 July 2013
CAE has announced the launch of CAE RealCase Troubleshooting for maintenance training. The innovative methodology is now available for the Dassault Falcon 7X, Falcon 900EX EASy, and Falcon 2000EX EASy models. CAE RealCase Troubleshooting for maintenance training was developed using the same principles behind CAE RealCase for recurrent pilot training... 31 July 2013
infoWERK has signed a deal with Sabena Technics Training S.A.S. for numerous e-learning courses from its library of aviation maintenance courseware. Also agreed by the French-based training organization was the license to run the courseware, track students' training and generate training reports for its entire maintenance group. This agreement provides... 31 July 2013
TAG Global Training, TAG Aviation Europe's professional crew training division, has taken delivery of a new purpose-built fire and smoke training rig at its aviation training centre based at TAG Farnborough Airport. The fuselage-shaped unit was designed by Minerva Simulation Facilities to TAG Global Training's specifications with a representative business... 31 July 2013
Norwegian Long Haul has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Virgin Atlantic. The agreement enables Norwegian to tap into Virgin Atlantic's expertise on long-haul operations, while Virgin Atlantic's instructors will receive pilot training on board Norwegian's brand new B787-8 Dreamliner. Virgin Atlantic's 787 instructors will conduct the final part... 31 July 2013
Jeppesen has teamed with Peters Software GmbH to deliver airline transport pilot training materials for flight schools and universities in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. Peters Software and Jeppesen will work together to produce the airline pilot training materials for use with various platforms, including e-books, PC... 31 July 2013
Boeing is enhancing its flight training support for customer airlines in Asia Pacific, Europe and the Americas by adding and repositioning a number of flight training devices within its global network and includes new capabilities for training on Next-Generation 737, 777 and 787 Dreamliners. Boeing Flight Services will install two... 31 July 2013
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Asia and the International Executive Education Center (IEEC) have reached an agreement to deliver full-time aviation/aerospace bachelor degree programs in Singapore. The Council for Private Education (CPE) approved Embry-Riddle's Bachelor of Science in Aviation Business Administration (BSABA) program and the University plans to start teaching the... 31 July 2013
FlightSafety Academy has announced a unique opportunity for pilots to build the number of hours required to qualify to fly for regional airlines in the United States. Successful candidates will be offered employment as a flight instructor at FlightSafety Academy and earn advanced ratings at no cost. The hours flown... 31 July 2013
JETSTREAM Aviation Academy, following an extensive audit in both its Dubai and Athens training centers, has received certification from the United Arab Emirates General Civil Aviation Authority (UAE GCAA ATO 20/2013) as an Approved Training Organization (ATO). This initial certification contains approvals for ATPL (A) Integrated and CPL (H) Modular... 31 July 2013