New Podcast and a SlideShare from Stuttgart

The AICC podcast series continues with some vendor perspective provided by Eric Shepherd of Questionmark. In interview format, Eric's responses provide insight on the benefits of participation and the AICC open processes.

Eric and Questionmark have been participating in the AICC for about 10 years, and have also obtained a record number of back-to-back AICC certifications for their product, Questionmark Perception. All that and managing to do hundreds of interoperable integrations across the globe too. Finally, with some prompting from Tom, Eric also chimes in with some tips on fascinating travel destinations that are bound to help support the aviation industry.

Thanks to Eric for the tips and insights. The full interview is available for free from either the AICC Podcasts RSS Feed on this site, or AICC Podcasts on Apple iTunes.

In other AICC news, AICC Technical Advisor Jack Hyde recently participated in ISO meetings in Stuttgart Germany. Jack will be providing a report on the activities later this month at the September 2008 AICC Meetings in Louisville. In the meantime, Jack Hyde's presentation is available via SlideShare, and inserted immediately below.

AICC – Example of an Industry Organization

View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: stof08 education)

AICC Podcast: Peter Morton discusses early issues

A podcast interview with Peter Morton is now available (direct download: AICC-20th-Peter-Morton.mp3 (MP3 audio, 5.6 MB)). This is the first in what we hope to be a sustained series of podcasts from the AICC. It is only appropriate that this first interview is with one of the principal figures in the formation of the AICC.

Peter Morton and his Cirrus

Peter was a prominent figure in the formation of the AICC and was responsible for airline training at Boeing during the 1987-1995 time period. During the interview he shares memories of the formation of the AICC, including the interoperability and proprietary platform issues of the time. Please listen to this 12 minute podcast to learn about the AICC, the CBT of the late 1980s and Peter's memories of Boeing 777 CBT development. At the end of the interview, Peter admits he was initially surprised that the AICC is still active, and then upon reflection expresses his thoughts on the surprising longevity, and future, of the AICC.

Tips on AICC Podcasts

The RSS feed to subscribe to AICC Podcasts is: http://feeds.feedburner.com/AiccPodcasts

That link will allow you to directly download the podcast from a feed reader or podcast client. The free AICC podcast feed has also been submitted to the Apple iTunes store and is undergoing the review process. In the meantime those with an iPod or iPhone can manually subscribe to the podcast as follows

1. Right-click on this AICC Podcast link and select “Copy shortcut.”
2. Open iTunes and us the “Advanced” menu to select “Subscribe to Podcast.”
3. Look for the “Subscribe to Podcast” popup window. Paste AICC Podcast link URL into the field labeled “URL:”
4. Click “OK.” The most recent episode(s) will download to your computer. Enjoy them on your iPod or iPhone.

UPDATE August 12, 2008: The iTunes link has been approved. iTunes users can subscribe or download via this link: AICC Podcasts.

News from the AICC - Aviation Industry CBT Committee (http://www.aicc.org)