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Maintenance industry honors Graves, Lipinski

On March 13, 2019, the aviation maintenance industry honored U.S. Reps. Sam Graves (R-Mo.) and Dan Lipinski (D-Ill.) for addressing the chronic shortage of technicians threatening to undermine the growth and vitality of America’s aerospace sector. Last year, Graves and Lipinski were lead sponsors of H.R. 5701, which created... 15 March 2019

ATP Flight School accepts delivery of eight Piper Archers

ATP Flight School has accepted delivery of eight Archer TXs from Piper Aircraft – the largest single Archer delivery to-date for ATP. These aircraft are part of a deal between Piper and ATP, announced last year, for the purchase of up to 100 of the single-engine trainers. This fleet... 15 March 2019

Epic Games announces Unreal Engine support for Microsoft HoloLens 2

Epic Games announced that support for Microsoft HoloLens 2 will be coming to Unreal Engine 4 starting in May 2019. The announcement was made during an onstage presentation by Epic Games Founder and CEO Tim Sweeney during the Microsoft keynote at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. This development... 15 March 2019

Osso VR releases first NAVIO VR training module

Osso VR, announced a first-of-its-kind VR training module for Smith & Nephew’s NAVIO Surgical System, being demonstrated at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) 2019 Annual Meeting from March 12-16. Handheld robotics and virtual reality are emerging technologies in medicine leading to rapidly advancing changes in areas, such... 15 March 2019

Laerdal Medical, B-Line Medical form partnership

Laerdal Medical and B-Line Medical have partnered to integrate existing and new product lines to significantly improve the quality, consistency and ease of administering healthcare simulation education and training. As part of the long-term collaboration agreement, Laerdal Medical and B-Line Medical will develop and distribute turn-key healthcare simulation solutions. 15 March 2019

BGEI, ECHO Healthcare collaborate

B&G Educational Innovations LLC, (BGEI) has collaborated with ECHO Healthcare. Elizabeth Benson, co-founder and CEO of BGEI, said, “We believe ECHO Healthcare’s expertise and innovative approaches will help create additional opportunities to raise the level of learner competence and confidence, improving both patient care and safety.” The two companies... 14 March 2019

3-Dmed releases LCBDE bile duct trainer

3-Dmed released its LCBDE Trainer, which was Developed at Northwestern University. The device can be used for practicing common bile duct exploration using laparoscopic and simulated fluoroscopic views. It features two HD-1080P cameras for high-fidelity images and includes liver, gallbladder, common bile duct and simulated gallstones. The set includes... 14 March 2019

International Congress on Innovation in Dental Devices and 3D Printing 2019

The International Congress on Innovation in Dental Devices and 3D Printing (Dental-3D 2019) will be held 25-26 September 2019 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Dental-3D 2019 will provide an opportunity for researchers, clinicians and industry leaders to share their ideas and insights on the rapidly advancing field of dental devices and 3D... 14 March 2019

Virti selected to join UK NHS NIA programme

Virti has been selected to join the U.K.’s NHS Innovation Accelerator (NIA) programme. Virti is the first and only evidence-based AR/VR training company to be selected onto the programme and deployed in the U.K.’s NHS, which employs more than 1.5-million people. Virti uses virtual and augmented reality combined with... 14 March 2019

IAEA launches radiation protection course in Spanish

So far, more than 2000 health professionals have learned about managing the radiation dose in computed tomography by taking an IAEA online course that was introduced two years ago. In March, the IAEA launched a Spanish version of the course to enable more professionals to strengthen their knowledge and... 14 March 2019

AFN, Mapupos purchase entrol A32 FNPT II MCC

AFN has acquired from entrol an A32 FNPT II MCC simulator. The incorporation of this second simulator to the ATO of Aeroflota del Noroeste has been possible due to the alliance with the company Mapupos SL. The simulator is based on an A320 and will be installed in mid-2019. 14 March 2019

Embry-Riddle, AirBusiness Academy sign MoU

The AirBusiness Academy and the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) in Singapore have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on delivering aviation education and management training programmes for students and talents in the region. Under the agreement, the two organisations will work on areas such as faculty exchanges,... 14 March 2019