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Airline-Owned Aviation Academy in South Pacific Undergoes Multi-Million-Dollar Expansion
Fiji Airways Aviation Academy, owned by Fiji’s flag carrier Fiji Airway,s is undergoing a multi-million-dollar expansion to develop a fully fledge training academy in Nadi. The expansion in the pipeline is set to include a new fourth full flight simulator bay, a three-story safety and service training building for the cabin crew, and even an apartment-style accommodation block complete with a restaurant, gym, and swimming pool.
With an expected completion date of 2026, the academy is set to become a regional leader in pilot and cabin crew training.
Learn more about the new training center here: Fiji Airways Commences US$30 Million Development of Training Academy and Full Flight Simulator Training Center – AFM.aero
Source: Investment Fiji
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Global Aviation Training Solution Provider CAE Shares Whitepaper on Technician Extended Reality Training
In a recent white paper publication, global pilot and aircraft maintenance training provider CAE has projected a significant demand for skilled aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) technicians over the next decade. The company estimates a requirement for approximately 402,000 technicians, prompting a call for innovative training solutions to meet this demand.
Partnering with Xennial, CAE proposes a pioneering approach to training utilizing extended reality (XR) technology. This includes augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR), offering a blend of physical and digital elements to enhance the learning experience.
CAE’s recent trial implementation of XR technology in technician training programs for Gulfstream G500/600 and G650 aircraft has shown promising results. Douglas Fajardo, CEO of Xennial, highlights the capability to create a full digital twin of an aircraft, revolutionizing training methodologies saying, “Virtual Reality has transformed the landscape of aircraft technician training by offering a realistic and hands-on learning experience. For example, we have the ability to build a full digital twin of a Gulfstream aircraft at this point, with all of the features of its physical twin. VR can now empower technicians to familiarize themselves with aircraft systems, components, and procedures in a simulated immersive environment, fostering a new era of competency, adaptability, and safety in the aviation maintenance industry.”
The deployment of VR hardware, such as headsets and hand-tracking technology, is set to transform technician training, with AI integration further expanding its potential. Alexandre Prevost, CAE’s division president for business aviation and helicopter training, emphasizes the value of VR in mitigating risks associated with traditional training methods, “Aviation is one of the industries where the adoption of emerging technologies is accelerating. Virtual Reality, especially when it comes to aircraft technician training, is proving to be a high value solution. One of the main reasons VR is used in maintenance training is to lower the risks associated with traditional training methods.”
VR training offers several advantages over conventional approaches, including reduced dependency on physical equipment, shorter aircraft downtime, adaptability to new aircraft models, and cost-effectiveness for repetitive practice.
Citing a 2020 PricewaterhouseCoopers study, CAE asserts that VR training can be completed four times faster than classroom training and one-third quicker than e-learning, while also enhancing trainees’ confidence and emotional connection to the content.
In a move to enhance pilot training realism, CAE has integrated Epic Games’ Unreal Engine 3D visuals into its full flight simulators. The Prodigy image generator with Unreal Engine is set to become standard on new and existing CAE level-D simulators, starting with the Airbus A320 simulator.
The whitepaper can be found here.
Source: CAE
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Pacific Airline Holds March 2024 Airbus A350 FFS In Plant Acceptance at Simulator Manufacturer
Fiji’s National Airline which has embarked on a $FJ67 million-dollar development to enhance the Fiji Airways Aviation Academy (FJAA) based in Namaka, Nadi. Including investment will see the addition of;
- Airbus A350 full flight simulator
- ATR-600 full flight simulator
- Boeing 737 MAX flight training devices
- Airbus A330 flight training devices
The Academy buildings will be expanded with the addition of a fourth simulator bay and repurposing of some existing training rooms to create a dedicated facility for fixed base training devices.
Fiji Airways Aviation Academy has shared through its Flight Simulator Engineer Abhisharti A. that a team from Fiji Airways Aviation Academy conducted the Airbus A350 full flight simulator in plant acceptance at CAE in Montreal in Canada.
In 2023 company Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Mr Andre Viljoen said: “This is a significant step in the growth of FJAA, enhancing the Academy’s flight crew training facilities and enabling us to conduct all of Fiji Airways and Fiji Link pilot training in-house, resulting in improved pilot productivity and more cost savings in flight crew training. By July 2024, the academy will house four full flight simulators covering all of Fiji Airways fleet types, and four fixed base synthetic training devices,”.
All technical assessment and training in-house from initial assessment of potential cadets through to type rating and recurrent training of pilots will then be conducted in-house.
Source: Abhisharti A. (Fiji Airways)
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CEO of New Zealand-based International Aviation Academy of New Zealand Visits Southeast Asian Airline-Owned Pilot Training Academy
Vietjet Aviation Academy (VJAA) shared that its Director, Mr. Tran Huu Quoc, had a meeting with Mr. Jeremy Ford, CEO of the International Aviation Academy of New Zealand (IAANZ), at the VJAA facility in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
The two sides had an open discussion about opportunities for cooperation and development of the Ab-Initio Pilot training program in the future. After the meeting, IAANZ delegation had a site visit at the training areas of VJAA, for training pilots, flight attendants, and maintenance technicians. aircraft, ground staff and commercial staff for Vietnam’s aviation industry.
Vietjet Aviation Academy has been attracting the attention of world-class flight schools thanks to their reputation, international quality and training roadmap that ensures job output for pilot trainees at Vietjet Air after VJAA’s trainees complete all required certificates.
Source: Vietjet Aviation Academy
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Aviation Training Management Solutions Provider Qualtero and Leading Provider of Artificial Intelligence Technologies Charles River Analytics to Showcase Fox-KWYN™ Adaptive Training Solution
Qualtero, a pioneer in innovative aviation training management solutions, and Charles River Analytics, a leading provider of artificial intelligence technologies, have unveiled Fox-KWYN™, an adaptive training solution set to transform the way aviation organizations approach training management. Both are thrilled to announce that they will be demonstrating their new adaptive training solution at WATS 2024.
This cutting-edge AI algorithm analyzes performance data to provide evidence-based insights and recommendations that allow aviation organizations to improve training and plan it with the utmost efficiency and effectiveness, providing operation-wide and trainee-by-trainee recommendations, while saving resources.
The key features of the Fox-KWYN™ Adaptive Training Solution include delivering the shortest possible learning pathways tailored to each trainee, performance-based planning using trainee performance forecasts and insights, proficiency-centric advancements beyond syllabus timelines, historical performance analysis to continuously improve training methodologies, resource optimization to save costs without compromising quality, and personalized training objectives to increase trainee success rates by addressing unique learning needs.
“We are excited about the possibilities that Fox-KWYN™ brings to the world of aviation training management,” said Yuval Sive, VP of Sales at Qualtero. “By combining Qualtero’s domain expertise with Charles River Analytics’ advanced AI capabilities, we are confident that Fox-KWYN™ will redefine how organizations approach and deliver training,”
About Qualtero
Qualtero, formerly Britannica Knowledge Systems, is an industry-leading visionary of training management solutions with 30+ years of serving world-leading defense, security, aerospace, and airline training operations.
About Charles River Analytics
Charles River Analytics brings foundational research to life, creating human-centered intelligent systems at the edge of what’s possible, through deep partnerships with our customers.
Source: Qualtero
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Pacific Airline Holds March 2024 FFS In Plant Acceptance at Simulator Manufacturer
Fiji’s National Airline which has embarked on a $FJ67 million-dollar development to enhance the Fiji Airways Aviation Academy (FJAA) based in Namaka, Nadi. Including investment will see the addition of;
- Airbus A350 full flight simulator
- ATR-600 full flight simulator
- Boeing 737 MAX flight training devices
- Airbus A330 flight training devices
The Academy buildings will be expanded with the addition of a fourth simulator bay and repurposing of some existing training rooms to create a dedicated facility for fixed base training devices.
Fiji Airways Aviation Academy has shared through its Flight Simulator Engineer Ilisapeci Bose that the team of ATR SME, Capt Nabi and Manager FSE, Mr. Watts conducted the ATR72-600 simulator in plant acceptance at CAE in Montreal in Canada.
In 2023 company Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Mr Andre Viljoen said: “This is a significant step in the growth of FJAA, enhancing the Academy’s flight crew training facilities and enabling us to conduct all of Fiji Airways and Fiji Link pilot training in-house, resulting in improved pilot productivity and more cost savings in flight crew training. By July 2024, the academy will house four full flight simulators covering all of Fiji Airways fleet types, and four fixed base synthetic training devices,”.
All technical assessment and training in-house from initial assessment of potential cadets through to type rating and recurrent training of pilots will then be conducted in-house.
Source: Ilisapeci Bose (Fiji Airways Aviation Academy) and Fiji Airways Aviation Academy