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FlightSafety Textron Aviation Training has promoted Rachel Runner to Manager of the Wichita Cessna Learning Center. FlightSafety Wichita Cessna Learning Center. Image credit: FlightSafety Textron Aviation Training Rachel Runner, Manager of the Wichita Cessna Learning Center, FlightSafety Textron Aviation Training. She joined the company at the Cessna Learning Center... 23 January 2020
The Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) has awarded a contract to Cubic Global Defense (CGD) to supply its P5 Combat Training System (P5CTS). Cubic and principal subcontractor Leonardo DRS will deliver P5CTS airborne subsystems and associated ground subsystems to integrate with ROKAF aircraft and training infrastructure. The P5CTS... 23 January 2020
Dr. Shanan Gwaltney Gibson, a scholar with deep expertise related to job analysis, entrepreneurship and small business development, has been named dean of the David B. O’Maley College of Business at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. The Mori Hosseini Student Union on Embry-Riddle’s Daytona Beach Campus. Image credit: Embry-Riddle/Daryl LaBello. Gibson,... 22 January 2020
The 5th edition of DSET will take place in Bristol, UK on 10th & 11th March. DSET’s conference focusses on the military training and simulation’s current and future objectives and challenges, with 90% of the conference delivered by international military, government and academic speakers. 2019’s event was the largest... 22 January 2020
The MOD’s UK Military Flying Training System (UKMFTS) has signed a £183 million contract to boost training services for new Rotary Wing pilots. The contract amendment includes an uplift of four new Airbus H145 helicopters and a state-of-the-art simulator and infrastructure improvements. There is also support in attracting and... 22 January 2020
Saab has started assembly production of its section of the T-7A aircraft, the advanced trainer developed and produced together with Boeing for the United States Air Force. Saab is developing and producing the aft fuselage section for the advanced trainer. Seven aft units are in production in Linköping, Sweden... 22 January 2020
Oxford Medical Simulation has launched OMS Interprofessional, a multiplayer virtual reality (VR) simulation platform. OMS Interprofessional allows multiple learners to be in the same virtual reality scenario at one time, whether they are in the same room or different countries. Learners can collaborate, discuss and make decisions as a team,... 21 January 2020
An Airbus A320neo full-flight simulator (FFS) built by AMST-Aviation B.V. in the Netherlands recently received the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) CS-FSTD(A)—Issue 2 Level D certification. The FFS uses ASTi's Telestra product to simulate the aircraft's communication system and generate all the A320's environmental and aural cue sounds. 21 January 2020
A British farm safety charity has been given £10,000 from the National Lottery fund to launch a VR training programme. The Farm Safety Foundation (FSF) has trained 10,000 agricultural students and young farmers at 41 different land-based colleges and universities throughout the UK since 2015. The funding boost will allow... 21 January 2020
The number of registered airplanes in South Korea rose 2.2 percent last year, the transport ministry said. Airplane registrations were 853, up 18 from a year earlier due to low-cost carriers (LCC) increasing the number of planes on international routes, Yohap News reported. Plane registrations should exceed 1,000 within... 21 January 2020
Jupiter Aviation Technology have launched Project 2020, a research and development project to aid the development of the SurePilot Online Pilot Assessment Tool. As part of Project 2020, SurePilot invites individuals to undertake a free online pilot assessment to test their own competencies. The SurePilot tool provides airlines and... 21 January 2020
British start-up Touch Surgery, which uses VR headsets to train doctors, has secured $70m (£54m) in funding to grow its product line, according to a report in The Daily Telegraph. The British newspaper said the company, who had previously raised $19.5 million from U.S. venture capital fund 8VC, secured the... 21 January 2020
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