CGTN, in anticipation of the 14th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, China’s largest airshow, which is being held in Zhuhai, Guangdong province, has featured one of Asia largest simulator training centers the Zhuhai Flight Training Center.
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H.E. the President of the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) of Saudi Arabia, Mr. Abdulaziz Al-Duailej, has visited the headquarters of Saudi Airlines and met with H.E. the Director General of Saudi Airlinesa, Eng. Ibrahim AlOmar. Mr. Al-Duailej has also visited the Jeddah based aviation training group Prince Sultan Aviation Academy where he was introduced to the Academy’s latest training equipment and capabilities including the full flight simulators.
Source: PSAA announcement
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United States headquartered global simulator training center group, Avenger Flight Group (AFG), has appointed Althea Paul as the new Director of Operations-Customers for Asia. Ms Paul will be in charge of leading the expansion of AFG through the region.
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Advanced procedure training for pilots is now possible without using a flight simulator or on-site procedure trainer, thanks to the innovative Airbus Virtual Procedure Trainer (VPT). The software solution immerses trainees within a virtual cockpit and coaches them on Airbus Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). Lufthansa Group will be the launch customer for the new solution presented at EATS (European Airline Training Symposium) 2022 in Berlin.
With Virtual Reality, the VPT allows trainees to drill procedures repeatedly within a fully interactive cockpit. Trainees can act intuitively on each switch and lever, following the correct sequence whilst building their ‘muscle memory’ and procedural knowledge.
“As part of a unique partnership, training expertise will be mutually shared to provide an innovative, integrated pilot training approach”, says Gilad Scherpf, Head of Aviation Training Development Lufthansa Group. Airbus and Lufthansa Aviation Training will deliver state-of-the-art A320 procedure training for Lufthansa Group airlines across VR, PC, and iPad devices. “The resulting training enhancements will enable further use cases as well as regulatory acceptance. This will be based on the jointly gathered data while aiming at a trainee-centric, flexible solution to support key competencies”.
“Using our Virtual Procedure Trainer, pilots have demonstrably learnt procedures more effectively and efficiently, offering the potential to shorten their Type Rating course” says Fabrice Hamel, VP of Airbus Flight Operations & Training. “The new tool also offers much more flexibility because trainees can choose to train alone with an AI, or together online”.
VPT can be purchased stand-alone or with the MATe Suite (Airbus training solution for aircraft systems). It is available on PC-tethered Virtual Reality devices or flat-screen devices such as laptops and iPads.
Source: Airbus Press Release
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ICARE Training Center, based in Morlaix, France awarded a contract for an AIRFOX FFS device to AMST. The signing ceremony took place at EATS 2022 on 8 November 2022. Under the contract, AMST will deliver an AIRFOX Level D Full Flight Simulator for the Airbus A320 Std2.1 CEO/NEO for type rating and recurrent training.
“ICARE’s revival needs to explore and develop new markets and we have made the choice to integrate a brand new A320 simulator to support the growing demand on that type of aircraft. After a long process, we are thrilled to confirm our selection for AMST, a European company, and we are looking forward to the Ready for Training of this device in September 2023” says Philippe Goetz, CEO and Accountable Manager of ICARE Training Center.
AMST, a provider for aircrew training solutions, is headquartered in Austria with operations for the civil aviation training market in Nieuw-Vennep, The Netherlands. Rainer Schlüsselberger, AMST shareholder and Managing Director of the Aviation business unit about the partnership: “It makes us very proud to partner with ICARE and we appreciate their confidence in AMST’s products and services. We established an excellent relationship, which is the first and most important step of successfully implementing this project together. We are looking forward to a long-lasting partnership.”
About ICARE
Created in 1991 as the ATO of BritAir, a French regional airline based in Morlaix, Brittany, France, ICARE is an EASA approved ATO (Approved Training Organization) and MTO (Maintenance Training Organization), providing training to Cockpit Crews, Cabin Crews, Maintenance and other Ground Personnel for airline and individual customers. The company operates full flight simulators and other training devices in its Morlaix facility. It also provides engineering services, such as simulator housing and maintenance, and VR based aviation learning solutions design and development services. Leveraging on its longstanding reputation as the European specialist for the Bombardier-Mitsubishi CRJ-200/700/900/1000 aircraft types, ICARE will extend its range of services in 2023 to the Airbus A320 family. Note: Doing previously business as Hop! Training, ICARE operates since October 2022 as a stand-alone, customer-driven, management-owned company and is no longer affiliated with Hop! Airline nor the Air France-KLM Group.
About AMST
For four decades, AMST has been offering its customers outstanding solutions in the fields of simulation and aerospace medicine. It is a technological leader in relevant key areas. The product portfolio ranges from human centrifuges, pressure chambers and spatial disorientation trainers to highly immersive full flight simulators with a best-in-class image generator as well as complex training environments for realistic night vision and search and rescue training. Many of the solutions developed by AMST are unique. All products come with a comprehensive service package. In addition to reliable technical support over the entire product lifecycle, this also includes services such as the design of and construction support for turnkey training centers.
Source: AMST Press Release
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Lufthansa Aviation Training (LAT) offers a new and innovative procedure training for pilots by integrating Airbus Virtual Procedure Trainer (VPT) into its training environment. LAT and Lufthansa Group will be the first to train with this smart VR system. The VR solution provides full immersion for the flight crews within an authentic, digitized cockpit to train Airbus Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
Gilad Scherpf, Head of Aviation Training Development Lufthansa Group: “As part of a unique partnership, training expertise will be mutually shared to provide an innovative, integrated pilot training approach. The resulting training enhancements will enable further use cases as well as regulatory acceptance. This will be based on the jointly gathered data while aiming at a trainee-centric, flexible solution to support key competencies”.
“Using our Virtual Procedure Trainer, pilots have demonstrably learnt procedures more effectively and efficiently, offering the potential to shorten their Type Rating course” says Fabrice Hamel, SVP of Airbus Training & Flight Operations Services. “The new tool also offers much more flexibility because trainees can choose to train alone with an AI, or together online”.
About Lufthansa Aviation Training
Lufthansa Aviation Training GmbH (LAT) is one of the leading companies in the field of flight training with its competence in the training and further education of cockpit and cabin personnel at ten training locations. The company employs around 1,000 people at different training locations. The registered office is at Munich Airport. The customer portfolio includes over 250 nationally and internationally renowned airlines, including the Lufthansa Group airlines. Lufthansa Aviation Training has almost 200 training devices within its training fleet, including aircraft for pilot training, flight simulators of all common aircraft types for pilot training and emergency and service mock-ups for the training of flight attendants. Under the European Flight Academy (EFA) brand, Lufthansa Aviation Training bundles all Lufthansa Group flight schools.
Source: LAT Press Release
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The AW109 FNPT II MCC simulator purchased by Global Aviation Training & Maintenance (GATML) will be installed, operated, and maintained by Caverton Aviation Training Centre, which already operates an EASA certified Level D AW139 Full Flight Simulator in Lagos, Nigeria.
The simulator is equipped with a Spherical Visual system, 4 axis electromagnetic Vibration system and Entrol Mission Package, which includes hoist control for SAR mission and an external mirror, among other equipment.
With this simulator, Caverton Aviation Training Center will improve their range of training devices as well as reduce operational costs and increase the safety of its clients’ pilots.
“We are excited to introduce this Entrol AW109 FNPT II to our growing number of training devices in Nigeria and West Africa as a whole. The advent of COVID 19 opened our eyes to the fact that there is a huge void in training establishments and particularly access to training simulators. The need for affordable and accessible training is long overdue in West Africa and we are delighted to work with Entrol in making this a reality.”
“The stress and bureaucracy of getting visas, booking hotels and the increasing cost of flight tickets can now easily be avoided, saving operators time, and reducing capital flight.” Said Mrs. Lolade Abiola, Accountable Manager, at Caverton Aviation Training Center (CATC).
This AW109 simulator will be fourth Entrol simulator installed in Africa and the first one in Nigeria, increasing their presence in the continent.
Source: Entrol Press Release
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Pier Seven Aviation has installed its newest A320 ceo/neo full flight simulator at its expanded simulator training center facility.
Source: Pier Seven Aviation Announcement
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