Turboprop manufacturer ATR will be adding a
brand new Full Flight Simulator (FFS) to its Paris Training Center.
Manufactured by TRU Simulation + Training,
this new simulator will allow crew members to receive training on the ATR
72-600. The simulator will be EASA-certified and will start operations as of
November 2017.
Based near Charles de Gaulle airport, the
Paris Training Center is ideally located close to one of Europe’s main hubs,
where connections from and to all worldwide destinations are possible. The Paris
Training Center is already equipped with an ATR 72-500 FFS. This extension falls
in line with ATR’s customer support strategy to provide easy access to optimised
pilot training solutions for its customers.
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Commenting on the announcement,
Tom Anderson,
Senior Vice-President Programs and Customer Services of ATR, said: “ATR
operators are expected to need about 1,000 new pilots per year in the coming
years. Providing our customers with training solutions is essential to continue
supporting their forthcoming regional expansion plans. ATR will continue to add
training capacity to adapt quickly to global demand and remain the regional
leader worldwide.”
Today, ATR has five training centers in
Toulouse, Paris, Johannesburg, Singapore and Miami. The latter opened in
February 2017 to respond to the increasing presence of ATRs in the region. With
seven simulators in total, ATR is delivering more than 100,000 training hours
per year.
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