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• Edgardo Gimenez Mazó
United Airlines has completed phase one of its Denver Flight Training Center expansion, adding 40 CAE flight simulators to the world’s largest pilot-training facility. The $145 million investment supports capacity for training up to 860 pilots daily and a facility workforce generating 1,600 direct jobs.
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United Airlines has completed phase one of its Denver Flight Training Center expansion, adding 40 CAE flight simulators to the world’s largest pilot-training facility. The $145 million investment supports capacity for training up to 860 pilots daily and a facility workforce generating 1,600 direct jobs.
Loft Dynamics is partnering with Kawasaki Heavy Industries to introduce its H145 Multi-Pilot VR Simulator in the Asia-Pacific region. The collaboration will expand access to immersive, multi-pilot helicopter training using virtual-reality simulation technology.
Airbus’s System Development Lab generated virtual allies and threats inside Timber Express, the German Air Force’s annual data-link exercise. The demonstration shows how synthetic aircraft can be introduced into live military training environments to expand scenarios and test networked operations without requiring additional physical platforms.
Gen. Greg Gagnon, head of Space Force Combat Forces Command, said key mission areas face a serious shortage of simulators needed to train Guardians. The new $981 million procurement pool is intended to expand access to training capabilities across the service.
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Turkish Airlines will expand by leasing seven A321-200NX aircraft from CALC and has placed an order for 12 pilot training devices with HAVELSAN as new simulator facilities open from 2027. The carrier also agreed to participate in the SAFFA Fund. Korean Air signed the Buckingham Palace Declaration to counter illegal wildlife trafficking.
ZEISS Aerospace is debuting at the Farnborough Airshow a new head-up display (HUD) system designed for business and commercial aircraft platforms. The company says its micro-optics approach enables a unit up to 80% smaller than existing conventional HUD models, targeting easier integration and reduced weight.
Loft Dynamics is partnering with Indocopters, described as the Indian subcontinent’s largest specialist helicopter MRO, to roll out a VR H125 pilot simulator. Indocopters will use the VR training platform to extend its safety role from aircraft readiness to pilot readiness as Airbus H125 activity grows.
Turkish Aerospace’s KAAN program received US clearance for export of the General Electric-made F110 engines that will power the aircraft initially, removing a key geopolitical barrier to delivery. Separately, Turkish Airlines signed for additional Havelsan full-flight and training devices, while Indian reporting says HAL plans to raise annual Tejas MK-1A production to 30 aircraft with GE engine backing.
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