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FEATURE SIMULATORS

As Delhi is a large base for the pilot RealitySeven FFS had received European training campuses on six continents with
community, the centre helps airlines in Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and Federal approximately 80 full-flight simulators
neighbouring countries such as nepal, Aviation Administration (FAA) Level D serving over 400 customers.
Bhutan, Bangladesh and Myanmar. certifications.
“CAE is delighted to partner with “This is the first RealitySeven 777 Full Simulator Training for
InterGlobe, a leader in travel and Flight Simulator to gain certification from Business Jets
aviation in India, in providing a world- national aviation authorities,” said Alan When it comes to business jets, Leon
class training environment to pilots in Crawford, L-3 Link UK managing director. Botteron, General Manager, Bombardier
the region,” said Marc Parent, President “Achieving this program milestone has Aircraft Training says “We are uniquely
and Chief Executive Officer, CAE. “This demonstrated to Boeing our capability positioned as one of the industry’s only
new facility will not only better serve the to support their customers, in addition wholly-owned training provider for pilots
rapidly growing regional carrier market in to serving as a key step toward securing and technicians of Bombardier Business
the region, but also provide our customers future business with Boeing and airlines aircraft”. Two company-owned training
with the flexibility and proximity they that will be training on the device.” centers in Montréal and Dallas, are
want as well as the highest fidelity and Last year Boeing announced that it complemented by an Authorized Training
reliability for their training programmes.” was greatly enhancing its flight training Provider (ATP) network with CAE that
CAE trains more than 1,500 crew support for customer airlines in Asia operate training facilities in Morristown,
members every year at its training centre Pacific, Europe and the Americas by nJ; Dallas / Fort Worth, TX; Dubai, United
in Bengaluru. adding and repositioning a number of Arab Emirates; Burgess Hill, UK; and
L-3 Link Simulation and Training UK flight training devices within its global Amsterdam, netherlands.
Ltd (earlier known as L-3 Link Simulation network. According to Bob Bellitto, global “Initial and recurrent courses are
& Training) is a strong competitor to CAE Sales director, Boeing Flight Services provided for pilots and technicians on the
and acquired the civil fixed-wing flight “The urgent need for competent aviation Learjet, Challenger and Global Aircraft,”
simulation activities of Thales last year personnel is a global issue, but it’s hitting said Botteron, with training being
before being renamed. the Asia Pacific region particularly hard.” provided through custom, state of the art
In April it announced that its Boeing Flight Services, a part of Boeing classrooms, OEM developed courseware,
Crawley, U.K. based Boeing 777-300ER Commercial Aviation Services has 19 high fidelity training devices and certified

HATSOFF
The Helicopter Academy to Train extensive visual data base which
by Simulation of Flying (HATSOFF) represents the actual operating
is a joint venture between India’s conditions in India, with hills, high
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited altitude mountains, oil rigs, deserts,
(HAL) and CAE of Canada, which jungles etc. The visual data base
has pioneered simulator training for also closely relates to terrain that
helicopters in India. operators in SE Asia, Japan and
The facility located in India’s aerospace Australia operate in. Company officials
capital Bengaluru, offers training for claim that very few simulator facilities
Bell 412, Eurocopter Dauphin and HAL have such an extensive data base.
Dhruv helicopters. It now undertakes HATSOFF offers a world class
training for critical emergencies for all facility with state of art FFS at very
Indian operators of these three types. competitive costs along with bundled
The company is now added to (and often complimentary) recurrent
its growing list of international ground courses.
customers, with the addition of Simulator training results in
Nakanihon Air Service, which is substantial cost savings as per hour
sending its pilots for training on the costs on an average are about 30 %
Bell 412 simulator. In January, this of the actual helicopter per hour cost.
year it proved its training capacity There is also the benefit of reduced
of more than 16 hours per day (415 travel and living costs as a result of its
hours over 25 days). location.
HATSOFF has also built up an

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