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Learn how high-fidelity simulators and common software architecture can help the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps better train for quick draws in combat.
SPONSORED BY: RAYTHEON 29 June 2020
After being grounded for 15 months, Boeing 737 MAX re-certification flights may begin as early as today. Robert W. Moorman explores the turbulent history of the airplane, and Rick Adams outlines the steps to a revised training program.
This past year has been a trying one for Boeing Commercial Airplanes. The revenue-draining after-effects of back-to-back fatal accidents involving the company’s latest and last 737, the MAX, and the costly fixes to the aircraft’s software system remain a major concern for the iconic plane maker.
The timeline for the aircraft’s return to commercial airline service keeps slipping, although MAX production resumed in May 2020 at its Renton, Washington plant. Boeing stopped MAX production in January and all aircraft production in late March due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Latest reports speculate that the MAX will remain grounded until August 2020, at least.
Equally troubling for Boeing is the lack of confidence in the MAX by some airlines and passengers. Hundreds of orders have been deferred or cancelled.
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A new immersive scenario game that puts oil and gas worker’s skills to the test has been launched by specialist energy e-learning company Norwell EDGE. 26 June 2020
In a US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing, Textron Inc. announced that it will halt production of commercial aviation flight simulation devices at its TRU Simulation + Training facility in Montréal, Québec, Canada, putting about 250 employees out of work. 25 June 2020
The National Center for Simulation announced the award winners for the 2020 NCS Henry C. Okraski scholarships. 25 June 2020
New training facilities have opened in the UK’s West Midlands to train railway staff to keep the rail network running safely. 25 June 2020
Canada’s Future Skills Centre is to invest C$1.3M in NORCAT, a leader in the development and provision of skilled labour training services for the global mining industry, to develop, test and deploy a series of technology-enabled blended learning programs. 25 June 2020
MS&T Group Editor Marty Kauchak provides the US Army-focused highlights of proceedings from Day 3 of the Training & Simulation Industry Symposium 2020 Virtual Event. 25 June 2020
Royal NLR wants to provide a platform for sharing and learning from various experiences, challenges and perspectives in EBT adoption by operators in the industry. It’s time for an EBT global survey and we need your help! 25 June 2020
The University of Oklahoma (OU) is launching new graduate programs in aerospace and defense through the Michael F. Price College of Business to meet a nationwide workforce shortage. 24 June 2020
Piper Aircraft and Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology made an order for its first tranche of 22 factory-new training aircraft. 24 June 2020
The Bell Training Academy will offer virtual pilot and maintenance training for global customers who may be unable to travel to Bell’s global training facilities. 24 June 2020
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