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• Murdo Morrison
The Niall Olver-owned venture plans an eight-bay simulator center near Amsterdam Schiphol, initially operating Bombardier Challenger simulators. AeronautX says it aims to challenge what it describes as a duopoly in Europe’s business aviation pilot-training market.
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The Niall Olver-owned venture plans an eight-bay simulator center near Amsterdam Schiphol, initially operating Bombardier Challenger simulators. AeronautX says it aims to challenge what it describes as a duopoly in Europe’s business aviation pilot-training market.
Leonardo has opened a new building at its Sesto Calende site in Italy, expanding capacity for onsite flight simulator assembly. The development adds production space for a training technology business, though the available report does not specify the facility’s size, investment or expected output.
Lockheed Martin has contracted to supply the Philippine Air Force with systems and services for training S-70i pilots and maintenance personnel, including a full-flight simulator. The agreement supports in-country training and sustainment for the helicopter fleet, with training and support extending through 2032.
German Air Force pilots are using the U.S. Army’s flight-simulator complex to prepare for the arrival of Germany’s CH-47F Block II Chinook fleet. The training gives crews a chance to build familiarity with the helicopter before the new aircraft enter German service.
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Deutsche Aircraft has completed five development flights of a modified Dornier 328 serving as a flying testbed for the D328eco’s new landing gear. The company says testing began after low- and high-speed taxi trials, with more than 15 hours logged across flight and ground activities as it advances certification and secures long-term support.
Landing is often treated as the defining skill in pilot training, but the ability to recognize an unstable approach and execute a go-around is at least as important. Teaching pilots to go around early—and repeatedly—can make rejected landings a normal, disciplined part of flight operations.
Saab is developing Project Skynapse, an AI-augmented, simulator-based approach intended to “gamify” Gripen fighter training. The effort points to a shift in how combat-aircraft operators could learn and practice, using simulation and artificial intelligence to make training more engaging and adaptive.
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ANA and Airbus have signed a comprehensive agreement to train the next generation of pilots for the ANA Group and partner airlines, including through an Airbus-led ab-initio program in Europe. Airbus Asia Training Centre is also adding an ALSIM Airliner simulator to support airline pilot training with Singapore Flying College.
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