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More capable simulators, speech recognition and accents. AI. VR. Remote towers. Drones. The air traffic community is challenged to prepare its next generation of controllers for competency in emerging developments. Group Editor Marty Kauchak reports. 15 October 2019
As if air travel is not taxing enough, airline personnel must also train to deal with disruptive passengers. Robert W. Moorman explores this escalating problem. 15 October 2019
One of the ultimate “touch-and-go” manoeuvres is scooping water from a lake or the sea. Now there’s a one-of-a-kind FFS to train water-bomber aircrews. Chris Long checked out the new CL415 trainer in Milan. 15 October 2019
Cirrus have won a A$3 million contract to expand the Tactical Electronic Warfare training systems (TACEW) for the Australian Navy. Under the newly awarded contract, Australian Cirrus Real Time Processing Systems will supply additional TACEW workstations to HMAS Watson. It will also supply a new TACEW system to HMAS... 14 October 2019
Italy's Flight Simulator Centre (FSC) has presented its first simulator for flight information service operator (FISO) training. It is for flight school students and institutes that offer transport & logistics courses. The acronym FISO indicates a specific professional figure in the field of air traffic management. License holders can operate on certified Air Traffic... 14 October 2019
U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has established the Women in Aviation Advisory Board. The FAA is accepting nominations for qualified candidates to serve on the Women in Aviation Advisory Board at the Federal Register through October 29, 2019. The... 14 October 2019
CACI International Inc has been awarded a four-year and eight-month task order, with a ceiling value of $385 million, by the U.S. Navy’s Sea Warrior Program to support MyNavy Human Resources (HR) Transformation, the Navy’s Manpower, Personnel, Training and Education (MPT&E) human resources modernization campaign. Under the task order,... 14 October 2019
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has selected the DiSTI Corporation to develop a 737 MAX Aircraft Research Simulator. The resulting displays will be integrated by ZedaSoft Inc using its CBA for Simulation software framework. The focus of this research will be Human Factors evaluations that examine pilot reaction to... 14 October 2019
Australian helicopter simulation outfit Ryan Aerospace has won the Small Business prize at the Queensland Premier's Export Awards. Leveraging VR technology and investing heavily in research and development, Ryan Aerospace has developed a new kind of helicopter simulator that is disrupting traditional helicopter training paths. Ryan Aerospace has won... 13 October 2019
Antycip Simulation has teamed up with Agueris, a subsidiary of John Cockerill, to deliver new ground terrain and turret simulation solutions used by John Cockerill to train its customers. The systems have been rolled out in France and the Middle East. Agueris became a fully owned subsidiary of John... 13 October 2019
A Houston-based neurologist, Dr. Steven Goldstein, explains the reasons patients can get very expensive hospital bills even if they went to a hospital, clinic or emergency room that is part of their insurance network on his latest podcast. The Houston Healthcare Initiative podcast can be heard on Soundcloud, iTunes,... 11 October 2019
Women in Aviation International’s (WAI) October 5 Girls in Aviation Day 2019 reached approximately 20,000 attendees. An international event, Girls in Aviation Day was celebrated not just in the United States but in 17 other countries in Canada and Australia as well as countries in Africa, Asia, and Europe. 11 October 2019
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