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Pennant Product – GenFly

Pennant Product – GenFly

GenFly is a unique flying controls training system that provides a safe and effective environment to train mechanics and technicians on a complete range of hands-on maintenance activities for aircraft hydraulics, flying controls, landing gear and services. It...

NED OF THE YEAR – 2018

NED OF THE YEAR – 2018

I am pleased to announce that Simon Moore, Chairman of Pennant International Group Plc, was named Non-Executive Director of the Year at the 2018 Quoted Company Awards dinner held at The Brewery, London. The award recognises Simon’s role in leading the Pennant board...

Pennant completes handover of training aids to Military Technological College in Oman

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27th June 2018 marked the final delivery of Pennant training aids and the formal handover of all equipment to the Oman Military Technological College (MTC). The handover of Pennant’s training equipment to the Aeronautical Engineering department at the MTC celebrates the importance of educating tomorrow’s aircraft maintenance technicians. Students will be provided with essential training skills through simulated reality in which various real-life scenarios can be replicated in a safe and controlled training environment. Pennant’s training aids allow the instructor to enter errors for the...

Pennant Product – Hydraulic Systems Principle Trainer

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The HSPT enables practical hydraulic principles to be taught by either instructor demonstration or independent, practical exercises by the student, enabling progressive understanding of the fundamental principles of hydraulics. The HSPT has the flexibility to allow build-up of systems from simple basics to the more advanced systems of modern aircraft. https://www.youtube.com/embed/xiz2KGqh7Tc?rel=0&controls=0 The HSPT supports training in the following elements of hydraulic system maintenance: Compliance with safety requirements, such as :-Familiarise the student with standard...

R4i Data Module eXchanger (DMX) Webinar

OneStrand is now part of the Pennant International Group. -- Welcome to OneStrand’s weekly Fast Snapshot Series for June 2018. The second R4i Webinar Recording is on R4i Data Module eXchanger and is now available. The purpose of R4i DMX is to automate the conversion of S1000D Data Modules from one legacy version of S1000D to a newer version of the S1000D Specification. The software can be mapped to upgrade from any of the following issues of S1000D: R4i DMX is configured around the S1000D conversion project requirements.  After selecting what version the project is converting to, ID...

Pennant Product – GenSkill

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The Genskill is a part task trainer providing experience through practical exercises for hand skills necessary to work on aircraft components in confined spaces accessed through panels on a replicated aircraft fuselage. https://www.youtube.com/embed/1NPYbTRJTwk?rel=0&controls=0 The access panels are secured with a variety of different types of aircraft fasteners – quick release cam lock, toggle, torque, dzus, security bolts. The replicated components are made of steel so that they are robust for rigorous and extensive use during continuous disassembly and assembly tasks. The...

ITEC2018: Pennant Flying without wings!

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It was a very busy and exciting 3 days for Pennant at this year's ITEC event, held in Stuttgart Germany. We showcased a variety of products and the latest in our innovative training technology, with demos and immersive simulators such as our award winning Virtual Parachute Training System, which as always proved very popular! We also launched the latest addition to our VR capability: the Virtual Loadmaster Training System developed in association with Capewell Aerial Systems LLC. This too was a hit with the ITEC attendees. Shephard Media covered the news and activities during the show,...

Pennant Product – GenFly

A large metal training piece of equipment. The equipment replicas an airframe. There equipment is in a warehouse workshop with a number of pieces of paper and people working around it.

GenFly is a unique flying controls training system that provides a safe and effective environment to train mechanics and technicians on a complete range of hands-on maintenance activities for aircraft hydraulics, flying controls, landing gear and services. It covers different types of aircraft control systems from rod and bellcrank to Fly-by-wire and Active Control technologies. For more information on our Generic Trainers and GenFly click here....

NED OF THE YEAR – 2018

I am pleased to announce that Simon Moore, Chairman of Pennant International Group Plc, was named Non-Executive Director of the Year at the 2018 Quoted Company Awards dinner held at The Brewery, London. The award recognises Simon’s role in leading the Pennant board to achieve robust good company governance, appointing and supporting the executive team and building strong relationships with our investors. Simon commented that he is honoured to accept the award on behalf of the Group and it is testament to the commitment and hard work of all employees that the Group has navigated a...

Teaming agreement signed with Capewell Aerial Systems LLC

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Pennant International Group plc (“Pennant” or the “Group”), the AIM quoted supplier of integrated training and support solutions, products and services, principally to the defence, rail, aerospace and naval sectors and to Government Departments, is pleased to announce that it has entered into a teaming agreement with Capewell Aerial Systems LLC (a global provider of engineered products for aerial delivery, life support and tactical gear for military, law enforcement and humanitarian agencies worldwide)(“Capewell”). Pennant and Capewell have identified a number of opportunities to work...

New Executive Director appointment

PENNANT INTERNATIONAL GROUP PLC (AIM:PEN) Directorate Change Appointment of Group Commercial Director Pennant International Group plc (“Pennant” or the “Group”), the AIM quoted supplier of integrated training and support solutions, products and services, principally to the defence, rail, aerospace and naval sectors and to Government Departments, is pleased to announce the appointment of David Joseph Clements to the Board as Commercial Director with immediate effect. Mr Clements, aged 37, is a solicitor with extensive experience in corporate and commercial law and practice gained over a...

Teaming agreement signed with Resource Group

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Pennant International Group plc (“Pennant” or the “Group”), the AIM quoted supplier of integrated training and support solutions, products and services, principally to the defence, rail, aerospace and naval sectors and to Government Departments, is pleased to announce that it has entered into a teaming agreement with Resource Group (a service provider to airlines and OEMs, accredited by the regulatory authorities as an Approved Aviation Training Organisation). Pennant and Resource Group (sharing common customers and operating in the same sectors) have identified a number of opportunities...

Business Rules and brDoc Schema – The Heavy Tech Stuff!

Stay with me folks, this is not a light topic but it will be worth it… In Issue 4.2 of the S1000D Specification there was the introduction of a couple of new schemas. One of the new schema’s was brDoc, and the use of this schema will be the focus of this blog. This schema has been implemented to provide projects with the ability to create Business Rules. Up until Issue 4.1 the option was to use the Descriptive schemas and use the information code of 022. With Issue 4.2 we can now use the brDoc schema and information code 024 to build our Business Rules. The brDoc schema is very similar to...

Pennant Software Services Announcement

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Pennant Software Services are pleased to announce a successful sale of their world-renowned supportability engineering software suite OmegaPS™ to Damen Shipyards Group. Damen will use the software for various projects with the Australian Government. Allied with product training and installation support Pennant welcome this new customer to the growing OmegaPS user community and look forward to a long and successful relationship in the years ahead.

Can I combine SCORM e-Learning content with S1000D?

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Why use a SCORM-compliant system? SCORM compliance ensures interoperability between e-learning content, authoring tools and learning management systems. It means content will run and behave the same, on different Learning Management Systems. Taking it one step further, combining SCORM with the S1000D specification allows training developers to re-use technical content that is stored within an S1000D repository (like our R4i Common Source Database). This allows training developers and technical writers to use the same base content, hundreds of hours in content creation and re-entering...

Pennant win Order for Training in Singapore from Kawasaki Heavy Industries

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Pennant are delighted to have secured a new Contract with Kawasaki Heavy Industries in Japan to provide Training for the Thomson-East Line new mass rapid transit rail project. The new four car trains are being built by a consortium comprising Kawasaki Heavy Industries, CRRC Qingdao Sifang and Kawasaki Heavy Industries Singapore. Pennant are designing, developing and producing training courseware, comprising: Training Manuals and media for Operators, Running and Heavy Maintenance Training Courses, to be delivered in Singapore. The Thomson Line project will enhance rail connectivity in the...