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AgustaWestland
AgustaWestland Training, headquartered at Yeovil, UK, has opened an Operational Flying Training Centre (OFTC) at Newquay airport, in the south west of England. This is for helicopter training and includes pilot training from basic to advanced. The OFTC will also deliver a range of training courses for rear crew including rescue winch, medical and mission training. ...
Aptima/Link and US AFRL - www.aptima.com
Aptima, Inc of Woburn, Massachussets, produce the DDD desktop-based training simulation system. This has been combined with the Link Blue Box system in a project for the US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). DDD allows users to design training scenarios, and the Blue Box creates a simulation environment. The AFRL Warfighter Readiness...
CAE - www.cae.com
Bahrain. CAE of Montreal, Canada, has signed a change order contract amendment with Gulf Aviation Academy (GAA) for a CAE 7000 Series Embraer 170/190 full-flight simulator (FFS). The change order amends a contract signed in June 2009 by GAA's parent company, Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Company ("Mumtalakat"), and reflects their decision to switch an A330/340 simulator...
OAA - www.oaa.com
Oxford Aviation Academy (OAA) headquartered at Kidlington, Oxford, UK, has signed a five-year agreement with Chevron Shipping to provide Maritime Crew Resource Management (MCRM) training. OAA have developed a version of their MCRM training program for Chevron and will deliver the training in the United Kingdom and United States. The OAA MCRM training program is a human...
Argon - www.argonelectronics.com
Argon Electronics LLP of Luton, UK, is to supply 145 JCAD-SIM training simulator systems to nine US Air Force training facilities. The simulators will train how to use the new M4-JCAD detector without the need for chemical simulant and provide significant cost savings during training. JCAD-SIM simulates detection of CW, blood and choking agents...
Christie - www.christiedigital.com
Christie Digital of Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, has introduced the MicroTiles system. This has reconfigurable digital display tiles that can be clustered to create display walls of any shape or scale. The LED light engine used is rated at 65,000 hours to half brightness usage. This is nearly 7.5 years of continuous operation. The...
ECS - http://ecsorl.com
Engineering & Computer Simulations (ECS) of Orlando, Florida, has added a 4000 square foot building adjacent to its HQ facility in Research Park. The new space will accommodate the company’s art and creative team.
Calytrix - www.calytrix.com
Calytrix Technologies...