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EMBRAER EXPANDS FLIGHTSAFETY TRAINING ROLE FOR LEGACY 450/500
“This selection reinforces the strong partnership… Continue reading
USAF F-16 crashes at Utah Test and Training Range
5/4/2012 – HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah (AFNS) — An Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon, assigned to the 388th Fighter Wing, crashed at the Utah Test and Training Range at approximately 8:35 a.m. May 4.
At the time of the… Continue reading
Singapore – F-15SG Pilot Training
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress April 30 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Singapore of a possible sale of follow-on support and services for Singapore’s Continental United States (CONUS) detachment PEACE CARVIN V… Continue reading
Lockheed Martin to Deliver New C-130J Training Technology Under $156 Million Award to U.S. Air Force
The U.S. Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] a $156 million contract to provide new training devices to accommodate the growing pipeline of C-130J aircrews and maintainers.
Lockheed Martin will develop 24 new training devices and provide program management… Continue reading
Boeing and World Class Aviation Academy Open International Chinook Training Facility
GILZE-RIJEN, Netherlands, April 27, 2012 — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and its Dutch partner the Rotary Wing Training Center (RWTC) officially opened a state-of-the-art CH-47 Chinook… Continue reading
Boeing Delivers P-8A Training Devices to Naval Air Station Jacksonville
The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] delivered a second set of P-8A Poseidon training devices to the U.S. Navy on March 29 at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Fla. The devices consist of an Operational Flight Trainer (OFT), a Weapons Tactics Trainer… Continue reading
ATR opens its first training center for pilots in Africa
The Johannesburg-based training center is run in partnership with Comair, the southern African holding company operating British Airways and kulula.com
Toulouse, 16 March 2012
To support the growing number of ATR aircraft in Africa and to anticipate the associated development… Continue reading
FB Heliservices Contract Award To Provide Helicopter Flying Training and Support Services to the UK Ministry of Defence
Cobham Aviation Services is delighted to confirm that FB Heliservices has announced it has been awarded a four (4) year contract plus two (2) possible one year extensions by the UK Ministry of Defence to continue to provide helicopter flying… Continue reading
Bell Helicopters Training Academy Receives EASA Approval for Bell 212 Training
FORT WORTH, TEXAS (February 10, 2012) – Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced today that the Bell Helicopter Training Academy (BTA) has received European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) approval to provide B1.3 Maintenance Training courses on Bell… Continue reading
Thales Select EC135 for Helicopter Aircrew Training System
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 27, 2012 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] subsidiary Boeing Defence Australia (BDA) and Thales Australia today named the Eurocopter EC135 as the preferred platform for their bid on the Australian Defence Force… Continue reading
Lockheed Martin Awarded $24 Million to Upgrade U.S. Air Force C-130 Training Devices
The U.S. Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin a $24 million contract to upgrade weapons systems trainers used in the C-130 Aircrew Training System (ATS) II.
The C-130 ATS II program provides a comprehensive academic and simulation training program for C-130… Continue reading
Four Marine Corps trainers declared ready for training
Four cockpit procedures trainers (CPTs), located at the Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training (CNATT) and the Marine Aviation Training Systems Site (MATSS) Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Camp Pendleton, Calif., were declared ready for training Sept. 22.
The trainers,… Continue reading