CAE announced today that it has signed an exclusive 15-year agreement with Qantas Group to design and operate a new state-of-the-art flight training center in Sydney, Australia.
“As a global leader in civil aviation training, we are delighted to extend CAE’s global network to Sydney, Australia, to support the Qantas Group, a company that shares our unwavering commitment to safety,” said Marc Parent, President and Chief Executive Officer of CAE. “As the operator of more than 50 civil aviation training centers around the world, CAE is the ideal partner to deliver operational efficiency to the Qantas Group and an exceptional training experience for its pilots. »
“The Qantas Group has been training its pilots and crews in Sydney for over half a century. Through this partnership with CAE, we are pleased to support this critical function in New South Wales with a new bespoke facility,” said Alan Joyce, Group Chief Executive of Qantas. “As our international network recovers from the impacts of COVID and we increase our fleet, this new training center will house the simulators that will be needed to train our new pilots as well as our current pilots. »
CAE will operate the new 7,000 square meter CAE Sydney training center scheduled to open in early 2024. In addition, CAE will deploy a new A320 full-flight simulator and purchase the B787, A330 full-flight simulators and B737NG, together with associated integrated procedures trainers belonging to the Qantas group for the new centre. The Qantas Group’s A380 full-flight simulator and emergency procedures equipment will also be moved to the new CAE Sydney training center, where they will be operated and maintained by CAE. The development of this initiative is subject to planning approvals and an application filed by LOGOS who will design the center in partnership with CAE and the Qantas Group.
The CAE Sydney training centre, which will be able to accommodate up to eight full-flight simulators, will allow CAE to enrich its training offer in response to the addition of the A350 and A321XLR aircraft to the Qantas group fleet. This new center will also allow CAE to increase the capacity of its network to train operators in the region.
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