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MIAMI, March 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Pam Am Flight Academy revealed the most recent enhancements to its second Boeing – 777, Level D, full motion flight simulator. Based in the aviation academy s headquarters in Miami, Florida, the Level D, B777 has been upgraded to embody the popular B777-200ER.
The upgrade includes a conversion to the GE engine software model along with Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System (EGPWS) and the incorporation of an Upset Prevention and Recovery Training (UPRT) solution using a wireless tablet. This upgrade demonstrates Pan Am Flight Academy s commitment to supporting our customer s needs by expanding our offering for current aviation training demands said Jeff Portanova, President of Pan Am Flight Academy. At Pan Am, we are dedicated to providing quality training to our partners and customers. As part of this commitment, our strategy will be to continue to invest in equipment as dictated by our cu
Leonardo celebrates the 20th anniversary of the AW139 helicopter’s first flight Leonardo Press Release | February 3, 2021
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Leonardo is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the AW139 helicopter’s maiden flight. The first aircraft took to the skies from the company’s facility in Cascina Costa di Samarate, Italy on Feb. 3, 2001. The helicopter flew for 45 minutes checking initial airworthiness tests, hovering, lateral and forward flight, handling qualities and subsystems. This soon confirmed the impressive characteristics and the smoothness of the new model and its performance and capabilities were to become a new market benchmark, making it the most important helicopter program in the last two decades at an international level.