USA headquartered Redbird Flight Simulations will participate in the ACTE Career Tech Vision conference, held in San Antonio from December 4-7, 2024. At booth #769, attendees had the opportunity to explore Redbird’s advanced aviation training tools and simulators, which demonstrated how these innovations could enhance educational programs.
Source: Redbird Flight Simulations
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At the recent Bloomberg Canadian Finance Conference 2024, Marc Parent, President & CEO of CAE, shared insights on the company’s commitment to innovation in global aviation safety. In a discussion with Bloomberg’s Derek DeCloet, Parent highlighted CAE’s pivotal role in pilot training and simulator technology, emphasizing that the company operates as a unified entity dedicated to training pilots across both civil aviation and defense sectors.
Parent outlined that CAE is a leader in the aviation training industry, holding the top position globally in simulator sales. With approximately 60% of its revenue generated from civil aviation and 40% from defense, CAE is strategically positioned to meet the growing demand for qualified pilots.
Despite current supply chain challenges in the aviation industry, Parent expressed optimism about future growth, driven by an expected increase in the number of commercial aircraft. Boeing predicts the global fleet of civil airliners will double over the next 20 years, which translates to a need for approximately 284,000 new pilots in the next decade to meet retirements and demand. Notably, half of these prospective pilots have yet to begin their training.
As global travel demand continues to surge, particularly in emerging markets like India and China, CAE is poised to expand its training facilities and services. Parent highlighted the necessity of local training centers, ensuring accessibility for airlines and their pilots worldwide.
Watch the Bloomberg interview here.
Source: CAE and Bloomberg
Turkey-headquartered cabin crew simulator manufacturer SkyArt Cabin Simulators & Aviation Furniture has introduced the Embraer E2 190 Door & OWE Training Simulator, a cutting-edge tool designed to enhance safety and efficiency in aviation training. This innovative simulator provides a highly realistic experience, allowing pilots and cabin crew to undergo practical, hands-on training with maximum impact. It comes equipped with comprehensive training manuals and certification, and offers a 3-year warranty, along with on-site installation, spares, maintenance, and after-sales support.
Source: SkyArt Cabin Simulators & Aviation Furniture
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ASTi will attend the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) Flight Simulation Conference on October 22–23, 2024 at the RAeS headquarters in London, United Kingdom. ASTi experts attending the conference will be Neil Waterman, Commercial Aviation Director; Max Scribner, AI Software Engineer; Dr. Jeremy Goodman, MRAeS; and Gary Pallett, Industry Consultant and former Royal Air Force navigator. All will be ready to discuss and demonstrate the latest in simulated air traffic control environment (SATCE) technology: ASTi‘s Simulated Environment for Realistic ATC (SERA).
Mr. Waterman will deliver a presentation titled, “Use of SATCE with AI Virtual Instructor for the Naval Aviation Training Command” during the “Use of AI and Data in Pilot Training” session at 11:35 a.m. on the 23rd. He is one of four presenters mentioning SATCE as an important emerging technology for pilot training.
ASTi will also host a portable SERA demonstration featuring an Airbus A320 desktop flight simulator. The demo’s multiple, real-time training scenarios will allow interested viewers to experience a full ATC radio comms and traffic environment geared specifically for commercial and military pilot training.
ASTi is a proud sponsor of the RAeS Flight Simulation Conference 2024. Interestingly, Mr. Waterman attended this same conference in 2006, where he first heard about the concept of developing an “automated ATC” tool for pilot training. That idea planted the SATCE seed in ASTi‘s collective conscience, grew into a concerted development effort, and has borne fruit as its successful SERA product.
About ASTi
ASTi is the leading supplier of communications, automated ATC, and sound systems to the training and simulation industry. ASTi meets FAA, EASA, and equivalent Level D qualifications with simulators around the world. Since 1989, ASTi has fielded over 11,000 systems at more than 1,000 installation sites in theUS and 50 other countries.
Source: ASTi
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United Kingdom based VA Airline Training, an independent provider of airline training for individual pilots and airlines based in Cambridge, announced that it is upgrading its MPS manufactured Airbus A320 device with the installation of new side sticks.
VA Airlines Training operates the below devices and is approved by the UK CAA and EASA for APS MCC and Type Rating.
Source: VA Airline Training
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