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SIMULATION & TRAINING

Training Partner

CAE is providing comprehensive training solutions based on simulation technology
and integrated training services, reports Jay Menon

JET AIRwAYS, IndIA’S LEAdInG “We have purchased all our
international airline, and CAE, a global simulators from CAE in the past and we
leader in simulation and training solutions are delighted to expand our relationship
for civil aviation, recently signed a training to now include training centre operations
centre operations services contract. services. In the years ahead, the pilot
Under the terms of the agreement, training requirements for Jet Airways
CAE has relocated Jet Airways’ CAE- will evolve and this agreement with CAE
built simulators from the airline’s will ensure that our highly trained flight
training centre in Mumbai to CAE’s crew continue to be trained to the highest
training centre in Bengaluru. Jet international aviation standards,” he
Airways’ simulators, which include two says.
B737 full-flight simulators (FFS) and one Jet Airways currently operates a
B777 FFS, are now fully operational and fleet of 113 aircraft, which include 10
CAE is a global certified by India’s Directorate General Boeing 777-300 ER aircraft, 8 Airbus
leader in providing
comprehensive training of Civil Aviation (DGCA). A330-200 aircraft, 4 Airbus A330-300
solutions based “It is our priority to train our pilots aircraft, 73 next generations Boeing
on world-leading to the highest level of safety, and we 737-700/800/900/900 ER aircraft and
simulation technology are proud to have CAE as our training 15 ATR 72-500 and 3 ATR72-600. With
and integrated training partner of choice,” says Cramer Ball, an average fleet age of 5.20 years, the
services Chief Executive Officer, Jet Airways. airline has one of the youngest fleet of

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