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Cabin Crew Simulator Manufacturer, Spatial Composite Solutions, Successfully Completes Factory Acceptance Test for A320 Trainer

United Arab Emirates headquartered cabin crew simulator manufacturer Spatial Composite Solutions welcomed Nisakorn Suwansingha, Training Center Manager from APDI Training Center at Kasem Bundit University, Bangkok, Thailand

Spatial Composite Solutions announced the successful completion of the factory acceptance test for their A320 over-wing exit trainer. As this cutting-edge Airbus device prepares to embark on its journey from Spatial’s factory, anticipation is building for its arrival at its new home. The A320 trainer is poised to become an invaluable resource, facilitating realistic and efficient cabin crew training for years to come.

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Global Pilot Training Group Skyborne Receives Second Piper Aircraft Pilot 100i, 9 More to Come

Training aircraft manufacturer Piper Aircraft delivered a new Pilot 100i to global pilot training group’s Skyborne’s Florida – Vero Beach Campus recently. This delivery signifies the successful acquisition of the second aircraft out of the planned 11 for Skyborne’s growing fleet.

In addition to the Piper Aircraft on order Skyborne expanded their order for electric training aircraft with 40 Bye Aerospace eFlyer on order.

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VR Flight Training Solutions Provider, True Course Simulations, Unveils Solutions to Pilot Training Challenges

Flight training is a critical phase in the journey of aspiring pilots, and flight schools often encounter various challenges that can hinder their effectiveness. True Course Simulations, a pioneering company specializing in Virtual Reality (VR) flight training, offers innovative solutions to address these challenges, benefiting both students and flight schools alike.

Better Prepared Students
Flight schools want their students to be well-prepared for their flights. True Course Simulations achieves this by providing immersive VR training environments that allow students to practice and refine their skills in a safe and controlled setting. This ensures that students gain essential knowledge and confidence before they ever step into an actual aircraft.

Reduced Training Hours
Flight training can be expensive and time-consuming. True Course Simulations helps students achieve their licenses more efficiently by offering realistic VR scenarios that allow for repeated practice without the limitations of aircraft availability or weather conditions. This can significantly reduce the number of flight hours required for certification.

Shortage of Instructors and High Student Ratios
With VR training, flight schools can alleviate the burden of instructor shortages and high student-to-instructor ratios. Virtual instructors can guide multiple students simultaneously, offering personalized feedback and guidance, thereby improving the learning experience and ensuring more efficient progress.

Weather, Maintenance, and Instructor Availability
Aircraft downtime due to weather, maintenance, or instructor unavailability can disrupt training schedules. True Course Simulations mitigates these issues by offering consistent access to training scenarios regardless of external factors. This continuity ensures that students can maintain a steady learning pace.

Remedial Training
For students who require extra training or remediation, True Course Simulations provides an ideal platform. Students can revisit challenging scenarios, practice emergency procedures, and improve specific skills until they reach proficiency, all within a controlled and supportive VR environment.

Eliminating Gaps Between Flights
The gaps between flights, caused by various factors, can hinder student progress. With VR training, students can continue their learning and skill development during these downtime periods, ensuring that they stay engaged and retain what they’ve learned.

Emergency Training
True Course Simulations allows flight schools to simulate emergencies in a safe and controlled environment. Students can practice responding to critical situations, honing their decision-making skills and improving their ability to handle emergencies during actual flights.

Cost Reduction
The cost of flight training can be a barrier to aspiring pilots. VR training reduces costs associated with fuel, aircraft maintenance, and instructor fees. This can make flight training more affordable and accessible, helping students pursue their dreams of becoming pilots.

Reducing Carbon Emissions
Flight schools are increasingly concerned about environmental impact. By reducing the need for actual flight hours, True Course Simulations helps flight schools contribute to lower carbon emissions, aligning with sustainability goals and mandates.

Assessment and Readiness Insights
True Course Simulations offers flight schools valuable insights into their students’ abilities and readiness. Schools can track progress, identify areas for improvement, and ensure that only students truly prepared for flight are sent up in the air, maximizing safety and efficiency.

True Course Simulations provides a transformative solution to many of the challenges faced by flight schools. By leveraging virtual reality technology, they enhance training efficiency, reduce costs, and improve safety, ultimately helping students achieve their goals and ensuring flight schools can operate more effectively in a rapidly changing aviation landscape.

Source: True Course Simulations
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Simulator Manufacturer MPS Installs Boeing 737 MAX-8200 FTD at Atlantic Flight Training Academy

Netherlands headquartered MPS has installed a Boeing 737 MAX-8200 FTD at Atlantic Flight Training Academy (AFTA) located in Cork, Ireland. The new device sits next to the B737-800W FTD previously delivered by MPS. The FTD has been qualified by the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) and is ready to be applied in AFTA’s extensive training program including Ryanair’s Mentored Program.

Erik Jennes, MPS Chief Commercial Officer said: “MPS is excited that AFTA has ordered an additional simulator from MPS reaffirming our long-standing relationship. This will be an important extension of AFTA’s training capability and capacity. We are proud to be a partner in this endeavor.”

AFTA was established in 1995 and has seen a remarkable success rate with trainees. Over 2700 pilots who started their careers at AFTA are employed by leading airlines globally including Ryanair, a Boeing 737 MAX customer, who have a long-standing partnership with AFTA. The training contract with Ryanair is called the Ryanair mentored pilot programme and pilots are trained to Ryanair specific SOPs, procedures and standards before doing their type rating with the airline. The addition of the B737 MAX 8200 from MPS compliments AFTAs ability to “raise the bar” even further and will greatly enhance the training experience for AFTA mentored cadets.

About Atlantic Flight Training Academy (AFTA)

Atlantic Flight Training Academy, founded in 1995, is Ireland’s largest – and one of Europe’s leading – Independent Flight Training Organisations. The Academy is approved by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and UK Civil Aviation Authority (UK CAA) and is headquartered at Cork International Airport with a secondary base at Waterford Airport.

The Academy has been training international cadets since 1995, with contracts including, Ryanair, Air Astana, VistaJet, GlobeAir, ASL, Pegasus Airlines, Turkish Airlines & many more.

The academy is equipped with a modern training fleet and boasts state-of-the-art aircraft such as the Diamond DA42 Next Generation as well as Boeing 737 800 NG and the newly delivered Boeing 737-8200 (MAX) simulator from MPS. AFTA has an unrivalled success rate and have trained in excess of 2,700 high-calibre pilot graduates for commercial airlines since the business was founded in 1995.

AFTA is recognised by leading global airlines as a pioneer in the Pilot Training industry, working with its University partners Munster Technological University (MTU) in providing prospective pilots with a unique blended approach to becoming a commercial pilot, while also gaining an Honours primary degree, through the Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Global Business and Pilot Studies (BSc) programme and also through the BA (Hons) in International Business with Aviation Studies programme. Students have a choice of Integrated or Modular Pilot Training Programmes.

About MPS

MPS develops, manufactures, and maintains type specific simulators, using actual Boeing B737 and Airbus A320 flight decks. The simulators are designed to support the needs of training organizations and airlines for high quality devices that support affordable training. MPS delivers its products and services worldwide to independent and major airline’s in- house training organisations and commercial flight schools. MPS has a global installed base of simulators qualified to the highest standards, such as FAA and EASA. 

Source: MPS and AFTA
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Digital Platform Aviationfly Seeking to Expand Support for Aspiring Pilots in Sri Lanka

Global digital platform Aviationfly which supports aspiring pilots on starting their pilot training with a flight school has expanded its support for aspiring pilots in the Philippines through sharing a How to become a pilot in Sri Lanka guide. In this guide Aviationfly answers how and where flight training can be done including the avialable flight training options, the basic requirements, training stages, career options and frequently asked questions for becoming a pilot.

About Aviationfly
Aviationfly is a digital platform which works with Flight Schools to connect them to a larger global audience of aspiring pilots – receiving over 90,000 website visits per month and having a database of over 60,000 aspiring pilots. 

Source: Aviationfly

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