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FlightSafety International Selected by Aircraft Manufacturer as Factory Authorized Training Provider

FlightSafety International, the premier professional aviation training company, announced that they have been selected by Dassault Aviation as the exclusive training provider for the entry into service of the new Falcon 10X aircraft.

FlightSafety will initially design and manufacture two full-flight simulators for the Falcon 10X – one located in the U.S. and a second in Europe. Specific FlightSafety learning centers will be determined at a future date.

“FlightSafety is excited to extend its 50-year partnership with Dassault to become the Original Equipment Manufacturer authorized training provider for the Falcon 10X,” said Nate Speiser, EVP of Sales & Marketing at FlightSafety. “The premium experience, performance and quality of the Falcon 10X and FlightSafety’s industry-leading training are a perfect match. FlightSafety will work closely with Dassault to provide simulator testing for aircraft development and certification, and upon aircraft launch will provide the highest quality training for 10X pilots, maintenance technicians and flight attendants around the world. “

The new FlightSafety FS2500 simulators built for the Falcon 10X will be equipped with the company’s latest advancements in technology. They include the VITAL 1100 visual system, electric motion control and cueing, and advanced instructor operating station.

The training will coincide with the aircraft’s entry into service and will feature MATRIX, FlightSafety’s integrated training technology. MATRIX features desktop simulators for classroom instruction, and Flight Training Device simulators for instructor-led and self-paced learning. It also includes SimVu which enables pilots and instructors to review flight simulator sessions.

“The Falcon 10X will feature unprecedented aircraft technology and performance,” said Jean Kayanakis, Senior Vice President, worldwide customer service and MRO network, Dassault Aviation. “Our partnership with FlightSafety will complement industry-leading aircraft design with the most innovative training solutions, and ensure the highest level of readiness and efficiency in the operation of the Falcon 10X.”

FlightSafety provides training for Falcon aircraft using a fleet of over 24 full flight simulators and other advanced training devices at its learning centers in Dallas, Texas; Houston, Texas; Teterboro, New Jersey; Wilmington, Delaware; and at the Paris-Le Bourget airport. FlightSafety offers more than 220 Falcon pilot courses and 100 Falcon maintenance courses.

About FlightSafety International

FlightSafety International is the world’s premier professional aviation training company and supplier of flight simulators, visual systems and displays to commercial, government and military organizations. The company provides training for pilots, technicians and other aviation professionals from 167 countries and independent territories. FlightSafety operates the world’s largest fleet of advanced full-flight simulators at Learning Centers and training locations in the United States, Canada, France and the United Kingdom. 

About Dassault

Dassault Aviation is a leading aerospace company with a presence in over 90 countries across six continents. Dassault designs and builds the family of Falcon business jets as well as the Rafale fighter jet. The company employs a workforce of over 12,000 and has production facilities in both France and the United States, and a worldwide service network. Since the rollout of the first Falcon 20 in 1963, over 2,650 Falcons have been delivered. The tri-jet and twin-engine lines offer outstanding efficiency and comfort, with ranges from 4,000 nm to 7,500nm. They include the new flagship Falcon 10X, the pioneering Falcon 7X and 8X, the extra widebody Falcon 6X, and the versatile Falcon 900LX and 2000LXS.

Source: FlightSafety International Press Release
Photo Credit: FlightSafety International

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Simulator Training Center is Offering Airline Training Managers a Chance to Win a Trip for 2 to Fiji

The Fiji Airways Aviation Academy is looking to connect with Boeing 737 MAX and Airbus 330 airline training managers globally to share information about their new airline training location in Fiji.

Take a look around here at the new facilities, complimenting the EASA approved Boeing 737-8 and Airbus 330 full flight simulators.

Entry is open to all Max or 330 flight crew training managers globally via a short survey, connect with John Ogilvie through his LinkedIn profile for more details or contact us.

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CPaT Announces New Contract with Leading Czech Airline and ATO

CPaT Global, the world’s leading provider of distance learning for the airline and aviation industry, announced they have been awarded a new contract with the largest Czech airline Smartwings. CPaT will be providing Enhanced Tailored Aircraft Systems courses for the Boeing B737 NG and B737 MAX, Interactive Systems Diagrams, CPaT’s General Subjects Library, and Aircraft Procedures Suite to their EASA-based Airline and Airline Training Organization (ATO). Smartwings will also use CPaT Invent content–authoring software to modify and create lessons in real-time.

“CPaT is proud to support Smartwings and their ATO for their pilot’s digital and e-learning content,” said Capt. Greg Darrow, Vice President of Sales. “CPaT has experienced tremendous growth in our European and EASA-based clients and is excited to work with one of the fastest growing airlines in the region.”

“We are pleased to confirm a new contract with CPaT Global, which will allow us to streamline the training of new pilots in our own ATO and at same time improve the quality of refresher training for our current pilots,” said Tomas Nevole, Director Flight Operations, Smartwings.

About CPaT

CPaT Global, LLC (CPaT) is the market leader in distance learning for the aviation industry. CPaT delivers software-as-a-service applications to more than 300 global aviation customers, serving 100,000+ individual users, and providing nearly two million hours of training each year. CPaT pioneered the use of distance learning in aviation training more than 25-years ago and has built on that legacy to offer new and imaginative training solutions that are practical, forward-looking, and invaluable. CPaT transforms aviation instruction by providing smart training solutions, and vision for curriculum spanning aircraft systems, general subjects, and operational procedures. 

About Smartwings

Smartwings has been on the airline market for 25 years. Smartwings is the largest Czech airline belonging to Smartwings Group. Smartwings operates scheduled flights, charter flights, private flights of business jet. Besides scheduled and charter flights, Smartwings also provides a wide range of special flights for renowned international companies, major humanitarian, and sports organizations worldwide. Smartwings Group aircraft fly to more than 400 airports on 4 continents. Smartwings has repeatedly passed the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA). Smartwings Group operates a fleet of 42 airplanes.

Source: CPaT Global Press Release

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CAE Ramps Up Gulfstream Training in Global Simulator Training Center Network

CAE ramps up Gulfstream training in Las Vegas, Savannah and Singapore, and boosts its business aviation network to meet increasing demand

  • G650 simulator enters service in Las Vegas, Nevada
  • G650, G500 and G600 maintenance training activities begin in Savannah, Georgia
  • CAE Singapore set to join business aviation training network with new G650 simulator

CAE announced at the 2022 NBAA Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition that it has begun training on Gulfstream aircraft platforms at new US locations in Las Vegas, Nevada, and Savanah, Georgia, and will start training in November at a new Asia Pacific location in Singapore. The start of operations at these three new locations marks an important milestone in the expansion of CAE’s global business aviation pilot and maintenance training network.

“We are making significant investments in our business aviation training network to meet operators’ growing demand for highly trained pilots and maintenance technicians,” said Nick Leontidis, CAE’s Group President, Civil Aviation. “The expansion of our network is part of our commitment to be close to where our customers operate their aircraft and to help meet the global requirement for pilots and maintenance technicians, which we estimate to be 44,000 additional business aviation pilots and 66,000 business aircraft technicians over the next 10 years.”

CAE Las Vegas

CAE Las Vegas welcomed its first customers on October 14 for training on newly deployed Gulfstream G650 full-flight simulators (FFS). Operations will ramp up in the coming months with additional FFSs scheduled to be ready for training, including a Gulfstream G550 in the coming weeks, a Bombardier Global 7500, an Embraer ERJ145 and a Phenom 300 by end of 2022, and a Gulfstream GIV by spring of 2023.

CAE Savannah

While construction progresses on the new Savannah training centre, to meet the immediate need to qualify Gulfstream aircraft technicians, CAE has begun maintenance training at Savannah Technical College on the Gulfstream G650, Gulfstream G500 and Gulfstream G600 aircraft. Located near Gulfstream headquarters, CAE Savannah will feature four FFSs, including a Gulfstream G280 FFS, and state-of-the-art facilities for pilot and maintenance training when it opens in mid-2023.

CAE Singapore

CAE will grow its business aviation training footprint in the Asia Pacific region, with the deployment of a Gulfstream G650 FFS and the start of training in November at its existing CAE Singapore training centre.

In addition to its centres in Las Vegas, Savannah and Singapore, CAE provides business aviation training in locations worldwide, including CAE Abu Dhabi Aviation Training Centre, CAE Dallas, CAE Dubai Al Garhood – Emirates CAE Flight Training (ECFT), CAE London Burgess Hill, CAE Montreal, CAE New Jersey Morristown, CAE Orlando, CAE São Paulo Guarulhos and CAE Shanghai.

About CAE

At CAE, they equip people in critical roles with the expertise and solutions to create a safer world. As a technology company, they digitalize the physical world, deploying simulation training and critical operations support solutions. Above all else, we empower pilots, airlines, defence and security forces, and healthcare practitioners to perform at their best every day and when the stakes are the highest. Around the globe, we’re everywhere customers need us to be with more than 13,000 employees in more than 200 sites and training locations in over 40 countries. CAE represents 75 years of industry firsts—the highest-fidelity flight and mission simulators, surgical manikins, and personalized training programs powered by artificial intelligence. They’re investing time and resources into building the next generation of cutting-edge, digitally immersive training and critical operations solutions while keeping positive environmental, social and governance (ESG) impact at the core of their mission. Today and tomorrow, CAE will make sure their customers are ready for the moments that matter.

Source: CAE Press Release

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Aviation Distance Learning Provider Announces New Contract with UAE-based Simulator Training Center

CPaT Global, the world’s leading provider of distance learning for the airline and aviation industry, announced they have been awarded a new contract by Pier SevenAviation, an EASA and ICAO CAA approved Organization based in Sharjah, UAE. CPaT will be providing Aircraft Systems distance learning courses for their Airbus A320, Boeing B737 and B747 fleets. Pier Seven will also use CPaT’s content-authoring tool, CPaT Invent.

“CPaT is excited about this new partnership with Pier Seven Aviation,” said Capt. Greg Darrow, Vice President of Sales. Our aviation training content is developed following EASA and ICAO guidelines, and we’re proud to deliver Pier Seven the solutions they require, while empowering them to make modifications in real-time and tailor content specific to their needs by leveraging CPaT Invent.”

About CPaT

CPaT Global, LLC (CPaT) is the market leader in distance learning for the aviation industry. CPaT delivers software-as-a-service applications to more than 250 global aviation customers, serving 65,000+ individual users, and providing over one million hours of training each year. CPaT pioneered the use of distance learning in aviation training more than 25-years ago and has built on that legacy to offer new and imaginative training solutions that are practical, forward-looking, and invaluable. CPaT transforms aviation instruction by providing smart training solutions, and vision for curriculum spanning aircraft systems, general subjects, and operational procedures. 

About Pier seven Aviation

Pier Seven Aviation’s range of services enables them to guarantee clients a tailored, flexible, and highly responsive service to suit their needs. Their collaborative team under the leadership of Capt. Abhishek Nadkarni marries a wealth of diverse experience enabling them to provide clients with 24/7 operational support. Coupled with our keen insight, they are able to account for the local nuances and regulations in environments in which we are active, ensuring greater operational efficiency, which translates into a more cost-effective service.

Source: CPaT Global Press Release

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Global Pilot Training Group Expands Use of Virtual Reality for Flight Training

After successfully implementing virtual reality (VR) technology for procedure training on their MCC course on the Airbus A320, global pilot training group BAA Training expands the use of VRpilot‘s VR cockpit procedure trainer VRflow.

BAA Training will add VR procedure training for the Boeing 737NG from Danish provider VRpilot to their training portfolio, while increasing the number of VR headsets available to students. BAA Training currently employs the HTC Vive Focus 3 with VRpilot’s VRflow procedure training software. This standalone VR-headset has the right build quality, high resolution, wide field of view and business warranty which fits the needs and requirements of BAA Training.

Expanding the use of VR for procedure training from MCC courses to include type ratings, BAA Training is making VR an integral part of its training program.

Aivaras Lukauskis, Head of Product Development, BAA Training: With a support of VRpilot’s software and introducing a new aircraft type, allows us in BAA to jump on this development and slowly introduce it into our trainings. Our core trainings of A320 and NG are now fully covered in Virtual Reality cockpit flow procedures! Next stop B737 MAX!

Thor Paulli Andersen, Partner, VRpilot: BAA Training’s commitment to the use of VR is a testimony to the benefits of using this technology in pilot training. We are proud to collaborate with BAA Training, who is one of our core customers and partners in advocating the use of VR for better, safer and more proficient pilots.

About BAA Training

BAA Training, headquarted in Vilnius, Lithuania, is one of the TOP 3 biggest independent aviation training centres in Europe building your professional future globally. Certified as an Approved Training Organization (ATO), BAA Training offers Fixed or Rotary wing Ab Initio, Type Rating, Cabin Crew, Ground Handling, Flight Dispatcher training solutions including online training courses and prepares approximately 1,000 aviation professionals yearly. BAA Training clients come from 96 countries.

About VRpilot

VRpilot is a Danish company that designs, develops and sells virtual reality training applications for professional use. Designed for maximum immersion and realism, our solutions are efficient tools for procedure training, cockpit familiarization, and other uses for ATOs, airlines and air forces as well as private individuals.

Source: VRpilot Press Release
Photo Credit: BAA Training

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