EPA Training Center, a 2,700 square meter pilot full flight simulator training facility based in Curitiba, Brazil, has shared that its ATR Full Flight Simulator (FFS) is qualification at level C. This accreditation extends to training for various aircraft models including the 42-500, 42-300, 72-500, and 72-200. Pilots seeking to obtain or renew the AT47 rating can benefit from the courses offered by EPA.
Source: EPA Training Center
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Austria and Netherlands based flight simulation solution provider and manufacturer of flight simulators (including full flight simulators) AMST is set to showcase its comprehensive portfolio of pilot training solutions at the FIDAE International Air and Space Fair on April 9-14, 2024 in Santiago, Chile.
As a leading exhibition for Aerospace, Defense, and Security in Latin America, FIDAE is the perfect stage for AMST to present its advanced training solutions designed for governmental and civil aviation sectors.
AMST will be at the Austrian Pavilion, at booth 205.
AMST Team:
Source: AMST
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The Airbus Global Market Forecast 2023 has unveiled insights into the anticipated growth of the aviation fleet in Latin America and the Caribbean, showcasing a significant surge in aircraft numbers by 2042.
By 2042, the aviation fleet serving Latin America and the Caribbean is forecasted to increase to 2,630 aircraft, nearly doubling from the 1,440 aircraft recorded in early 2020. This remarkable expansion underscores the region’s burgeoning aviation sector and its increasing importance on the global stage.
The growth of the aviation sector in Latin America and the Caribbean is intricately linked to the region’s economic development. As economic indicators forecast robust growth, including an average annual real GDP growth rate of 2.5%, the demand for air travel is expected to surge, further driving the need for an expanded fleet to cater to burgeoning passenger numbers.
Chile emerges as a key player in this fleet expansion, with its projected GDP nearly doubling by 2042. As the country’s economy flourishes, so too does its demand for air travel, necessitating a doubling of the aircraft fleet serving Chile over the next two decades.
Domestic air travel is anticipated to be a primary driver of fleet expansion, with an annual growth rate of 3.8% expected. Single-aisle aircraft are poised to dominate this segment, comprising over 90% of the total fleet as they cater to the increasing demand for domestic connectivity within the region.
Source: Airbus
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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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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CAE became the first leading aviation simulation and training organization to seamlessly integrate a gaming engine into its full-flight simulator (FFS) visual system and achieve level D qualification, the highest level of qualification for a FFS.
The FFS is equipped with the next-generation CAE Prodigy Image Generator (IG), which leverages gaming technology through Epic Games’ Unreal Engine, marrying highly realistic 3D visuals with high-end full-motion simulation for more realistic pilot training in a virtual environment.
See video below.
Source: CAE
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