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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced a final rule aimed at enhancing the professional development of air carrier pilots. The Pilot Professional Development rule requires specific training for newly-hired pilots and supplemental training for captains. Image credit: CAE All captains are now required to receive... 4 March 2020
CPaT Global has been selected by Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG), including Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB), MAB Academy (MABA), AeroDarat, Firefly, MASwings and MABkargo to provide tailored e-learning solutions for its aviation training needs. MAG’s comprehensive training package will include distance learning, interactive aircraft diagrams and learning management systems. MAG... 4 March 2020
Portuguese aviation trainers Sevenair Academy have purchased an Alsim ALX.The Alsim ALX provides single engine piston, twin engine piston up and twin jets (generic B737/A320). It has ATPL, CPL/MCC and APS MCC approval in compliance with all current regulatory standards. "Having operated an ALSIM AL200 simulator for the last... 4 March 2020
The military looks toward immersive gaming tech to train its troops Raytheon is developing a Soldier-Squad Virtual Trainer for the U.S. Army’s Synthetic Training Environment. It will allow soldiers to train at their home station in a realistic virtual world. Image credit: Raytheon U.S. military trainers have used simulators... 4 March 2020
Held annually, IT²EC is the international forum for military, civil sector, industry and academic representatives from around the globe to share and promote simulation, training and education knowledge. IT²EC 2020 will take place 28-30 April 2020 at ExCeL, London. Previously known as ITEC, the re-brand into IT²EC for 2020... 3 March 2020
Engineering & Computer Simulations (ECS) has been awarded a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) technical project with the Simulation and Training Technology Center (STTC), a division of the Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC) Army Research Laboratory’s (ARL) Human Research and Engineering (HRED) Directorate. The objective of this five-year program is... 3 March 2020
Engineering & Computer Simulations (ECS) has been awarded a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) technical project with the Simulation and Training Technology Center (STTC), a division of the Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC) Army Research Laboratory’s (ARL) Human Research and Engineering (HRED) Directorate. The objective of this five-year program is... 3 March 2020
Hi Air, a new airline based in Ulsan, South Korea, has awarded Avsoft International a long-term contract for a pilot training solution. Image credit: Avsoft Hi Air selected Avsoft’s ATR 72-500 aircraft systems e-learning course for its initial pilot training for the airline’s service introduction in 2020. Avsoft’s ATR systems course... 3 March 2020
The University of South Florida (USF) Institute of Applied Engineering and U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) have agreed to a new, multi-year contract that paves the way for researchers and students to collaborate with SOCOM to help solve significant challenges facing the nation. The five-year contract is worth a maximum... 3 March 2020
The University of South Florida (USF) Institute of Applied Engineering and U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) have agreed to a new, multi-year contract that paves the way for researchers and students to collaborate with SOCOM to help solve significant challenges facing the nation. The five-year contract is worth a... 3 March 2020
The U.S. Air Force Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program recently awarded The DVI Group with a Phase I contract. The contract allows DVI to focus on developing next generation aviation training content for the Air Force. Founder and CEO of The DVI Group, Matthew Lopes. Image credit: DVI... 3 March 2020
The civil aviation community is using Big Data to enhance pilot training programs, and is finding use cases for large data sets beyond – throughout the sector’s ecosystem. Group Editor Marty Kauchak provides a glimpse of the surging demand. 3 March 2020
