FALCON SIMULATOR
SimCom Training Centers has added Dassault Falcon 20 and Israel Aerospace Industries Westwind training programmes to its portfolio of services. The company has acquired two Level C, full-flight simulators from CAE. Both simulators will be at SimCom's Parksouth facility in Orlando, Florida and will be operational by 1 December. SimCom has meanwhile built and installed a King Air 350 Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21 Flight Training Device at its Orlando centre.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Innotech Aviation and Air Data have signed a partnership agreement that will see the JetAir Bio-Protection Systems installed on the Global Express business jet at Innotech's Montreal centre. The JetAir system protects passengers and crew from a wide range of air contaminants, both biological and chemical and is derived from technology used on the International Space Station. The BPS helps minimise vulnerability to infections like SARS, avian flu and even hostile agents such as anthrax.
TRAINING DEAL
Gulfstream has expanded its training services agreement with Flight Safety to include the new G250 and G650 business jets for which they are jointly developing training programmes, flight simulators and other advanced training devices. The start of training will coincide with the service entry of the midsize and ultra-long-range aircraft in 2011 and 2012 respectively.
FALCON WINGLETS
Midcoast Aviation has been selected by Aviation Partners to install winglets on the Dassault Falcon 2000 and 2000EX business jets. The installation of API's winglets can add up to 480km (260nm) in range, reduce emissions and enable a faster climb to cruising altitude.
IPHONE APPLICATION
Atlantic Aviation plans to launch an application for the Apple iPhone that will allow pilots to access information about Atlantic's fixed-base operations, including fuel prices, promotions, announcements and key contacts for Atlantic's facilities in the USA. "This is the first phase of a digital transformation that will give our pilots all the information they need at their fingertips," says Rob Davis, Atlantic's director of information technology.
Source: Flight International
