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After winning a contract from Alpha Aviation Academy in March for the supply of its first simulator in the Gulf Cooperation Council, MPS has installed an A320 Flight Simulation Training Device at its training centre in the United Arab Emirates. 7 September 2020
Charles River Analytics Inc. was recently awarded a four-year, cross-disciplinary research effort to improve team performance. 7 September 2020
Street Smarts VR won a contract award with the U.S. Air Force Air Combat Command in the amount of approximately $1.5 million to standardize and modernize training using VR-based performance measurement. 4 September 2020
The Royal Australian Air Force recently commenced a trial initiative for maintenance of its C-17A Globemaster III transport aircraft using Microsoft HoloLens mixed-reality devices with software developed by Boeing. 4 September 2020
Global Training Aviation’s A320 Level D full flight simulator has been upgraded and has received the AESA UPRT High altitude stall event, full stall and icing certification according to CS-FSTD (A) issue 2. 4 September 2020
PLEXSYS has been awarded the E-3G Airborne Warning and Control System Mission Crew Training Set Performance-Based Logistics contract by AFLCMC/HBS. 3 September 2020
VirTra, Inc. has received an order from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection for simulation training products and services, including new drop-in recoil kits, valued at $863,000. 3 September 2020
As the Covid-19 pandemic persists, and students return to campuses across the United States, there has not been a significant decline in the number of students enrolled in pilot-degree programs, according to a survey of aviation educators. Nearly 90% of schools report “little or no change.”
Only one school reported more than 15% cancellations or degree changes. About one-quarter indicated a “melt” of 5-15% in students committed to attending (though up from 10% a month ago). One-third are seeing less than 5% change, and 26.47% indicated all enrolled students plan to attend.
Surprisingly, in the wake of the devastation in the airline industry, nearly 40% of the universities will have a higher number of students than started a year ago. Only 15% expect a lower number, and 36.4% are level with 2019.
Ken Byrnes, Chair of the Flight Training Department at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU), who moderates the ad-hoc national group’s periodic Zoom discussions, cautioned, “As the airline industry slows, interest can start to wane,” but he reminded that the process of becoming an airline pilot “is a four- to five-year journey, and the industry is going to need a significant amount of pilots in the near future.”
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The European Union Aviation Safety Agency has issued guidelines to National Competent Authorities for enabling and monitoring virtual classroom instruction and distance learning. 3 September 2020
Cockpit4u has been approved as a training facility for apprenticeships by the Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK). 3 September 2020
The US Marine Corps recently acquired hundreds of Bohemia Interactive Simulations VBS4 licenses for the DVTE program. 3 September 2020
CAE USA Mission Solutions Inc. has been awarded an Other Transactional Authority contract by United States Special Operations Command to aid the Special Operations Forces Global Situational Awareness initiative. 2 September 2020
