The souring relationship between Brazil and the USA has been strained over the past few days in the wake of new security initiatives instituted by the US Government. Brazil, not too happy over the fingerprinting and photographing of foreign visitors to US soil struck back... not out of fear for their safety, but for political reasons, requiring the same of all US visitors to their country. Mind you, Brazil has never (Thank God) had the equivalent of a 9/11 terrorist attack on their soil, but they appear more than willing to penalize US visitors for their government's decision in attempting (wisely or unwisely) to secure its borders. The latest indignity occurred Wednesday when a US pilot was arrested for making a rude gesture while being photographed by Brazilian securi

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has earned FAA certification of an MD-90 EFD Level-D full-flight simulator that the university plans to use in its Commercial Airline Pilot Training (CAPT) Program. The device accurately replicates all of the operational ground and flight functions of the MD-90 EFD (enhanced flight deck) jet, which allows the FAA to consider flight time in this device to be equivalent to flight time logged in the actual aircraft. Level D is the highest fidelity rating given to flight simulators. After completing their flight training in the simulator, cadets in the CAPT Program will receive a captain's type rating for an MD-90 EFD jet airliner.

Alteon Training has received CASA Level "D" certification on its Boeing 737-800 full-flight simulator at its Brisbane Training Centre in Queensland, Australia. This is the company's first full-flight simulator "Down-Under" in Australia. The Brisbane Training Centre is one of several facilities strategically located near customers throughout the ever-growing Asia-Pacific region. It is the company's fourth in the Asia-Pacific region, joining the existing Alteon training centres in Kunming, P.R.C.; Seoul, Korea; and its affiliate centre in Singapore. In addition, Alteon operates numerous training centres in Europe, Africa and the Americas. Alteon has a total of thirteen Boeing 737-700/-800 full flight simulators in its worldwide simulator fleet. A second such simulator is being