Flygertrening i Midt Østen - Curt Lewis

CAE Eyes Looming Middle East Pilot Shortage CAE ERJ145 simulator Falcon Aviation is the launch customer for CAE's new ERJ145 simulator, which recently received FAA approval at the Abu Dhabi Aviation Training Center. Middle East operators will need about 1,500 new pilots to fly business aircraft in the Gulf States market across the next decade, based on forecasts by training provider CAE and avionics and engine manufacturer Honeywell. CAE (Booth 427) estimates replacement pilots due to attrition at 8 percent per year-4 percent for retirements and 4 percent from airline poaching of bizjet crew members. "In the business sector, replacements due to retirement are exacerbated by a net loss of business jet pilots who leave their jobs to join airlines," said Nick Leontidis, CAE's group president, Civil Aviation Training Solutions. In the Middle East, with a current fleet of about 450 bizjets, that translates to 900 replacement pilots. In addition, the Middle East and Africa market is expected to acquire about 300 new aircraft across the decade, 4 percent of the worldwide market of 7,700, according to Honeywell's forecast, adding another 600 crew. CAE notes that the average age of business aircraft pilots globally is about 49 years, even older than the average commercial airline pilot at 46. They do not break out the demographics by region, but typical Middle East pilots are likely younger than their counterparts in the dominant U.S. business aviation market. CAE is the only provider with business aviation training centers in the Middle East, including a joint venture with Emirates at Dubai Al Garhoud and a partnership with the Abu Dhabi Aviation Training Center. In August, CAE received approval from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration for Part 142 training for the Embraer ERJ145 at Abu Dhabi. In addition to a full-flight simulator, CAE provides courseware and simulator instructors. In Dubai, visual and avionics upgrades were performed over the past nine months on simulators for the Dassault Falcon 7X, Falcon 900/2000 EASy and Bombardier Challenger 604/605 and Global jets with the Vision flight deck. The Dassault Falcons and Gulfstream GIV, GV/G550, and G650 platforms are eligible for CAE's Master Pilot Training Program, which it launched a year ago. Leontidis said the "exemplary career advancement tool raises pilot levels of platform knowledge, safety awareness, and situational response capabilities." With the $645 million acquisition in November of Bombardier Business Aircraft Training, including a dozen flight simulators, CAE's network of 10 training locations in Canada, the U.S., Brazil, the UK, The Netherlands, UAE, and China are approaching 100 full flight simulators (FFSs). The acquisition does not necessarily change much for customers, as Bombardier's training centers in Montreal and Dallas are already co-located with CAE facilities and support operations. The CAE network now boasts 29 sims for Bombardier aircraft types, including the Global 5500, 6500, and 7500. "At more than 4,800 aircraft," Leontidis noted, Bombardier business jets represent "one of the largest and most valuable in-service fleets of business aircraft in the world." A Bombardier Global 5000/6000 sim installed earlier this year at CAE's Burgess Hill training center near London represents the first 7000XR series FFS with Tropos 6000XR visual system for a business aircraft. Annually, Leontidis said, CAE trains more than 135,000 pilots, including "a little over 20 percent of business aviation pilots." Recurrent training accounts for 80 percent of CAE's bizjet traffic with 20 percent for new type ratings. Saudi Academy Orders 60 Diamond Trainers Diamond Aircraft DA40 NG Diamond Aircraft announced at MEBAA 2018 a contract for 60 single- and twin-engine trainers from the SNCA-CAE Authorized Training Centre in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. The DA40 NG singles and DA42-VI twin-engine aircraft will be delivered over five years, commencing with the first batch of 12 in February. Plans to establish the SNCA-CAE Authorized Training Centre (SNCA-CAE), a collaboration between the Saudi National Company of Aviation (SNCA) and Canadian training provider CAE, were announced at the Dubai Airshow 2017. "We are proud to be SNCA-CAE Authorized Training Centre's choice of training aircraft for the establishment of their new flight training organization," said Amila Spiegel, sales and marketing director for Diamond (Booth 492). "The commitment of another reputable big flight school to our airplanes and flight training solution proves we are meeting the demands of flight training organizations worldwide." SNCA-CAE chose the Diamond trainers "because of their well-known reputation of safety and efficiency," said Anthony Miller, director of global business development at SNCA-CAE. The DA40 NG and DA42-VI represent the newest versions of the Austrian company's piston aircraft fleet, which combine composite airframes, Garmin G1000 NXi glass panel avionics, and modern jet-fuel (diesel) piston powerplants from Diamond-owned Austro engines. "This purchase agreement is one of the largest in the history of aviation academies in Saudi Arabia and perhaps the Middle East region," said Miller. "We at SNCA-CAE Authorized Training Centre are determined to provide the aviation industry with the highly qualified male and female pilots that are able to advance within the aviation industry and serve as an integral tool for development in the region." The training center has already begun operations in its Foundation Year program, with more than 400 students attending. The first class of air cadets is expected to complete the program and graduate in 2020. Global aviation training symposium kicks off at QNCC HE Minister of Transport and Communication, Jasim bin Saif al-Sulaiti, International Civil Aviation Organisation Secretary General Fang Liu, Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive Akbar al-Baker and Qatar Aeronautical College director general Sheikh Jabor bin Hamad al-Thani amon gother dignitaries during the opening session of the 3-day Global Aviation Training & TrainAir Plus Symposium at the Qatar National Convention Centre here. * QAC inks pact to offer Advanced Masters in Aviation Safety Management course Qatar Aeronautical College has signed a partnership agreement with French national civil aviation college - École nationale de l'aviation civile (ENAC) to offer Advanced Masters in Aviation Safety Management to students and aviation professionals in QAC. The agreement was signed on the sidelines of the 3-day Global Aviation Training & TrainAir Plus Symposium at the Qatar National Convention Centre here. This was followed by the 'TrainAir Membership' awarding with the presence of HE Minister of Transport and Communication, Jasim bin Saif al-Sulaiti, , International Civil Aviation Organisation Secretary General Fang Liu and Qatar Aeronautical College director general Sheikh Jabor bin Hamad al-Thani. The ceremony awarded new associate members as well as new full members, and new corporate partners from a host of countries that included Algeria, Oman, and China among others. The symposium is being held for the first time in Qatar and the Middle East, hosted by Qatar Aeronautical College in collaboration with ICAO and support from Ministry of Transport and Communication. The opening ceremony was attended by more than 800 participants representing Members of the 'TRAINAINR PLUS' programme, industry stakeholders and academic institutions with the aim of providing them with a forum to learn about new programme features and benefits, develop new business opportunities, and promote their training organisation and products. This event provides a forum where ICAO Member States and training organisations come together to forge new partnership opportunities in aviation training, and at the same time increase their awareness of key near- and long-term capacity-building priorities for global air transport . The ceremony was followed by the first session of the symposium entitled- 'Building aviation training intelligence', which was moderated by the Civil Aviation Training Magazine European Affairs editor Chris Long. The session focused on building aviation training intelligence methods through identifying and integrating decision useful information, establishing operational plans and training portfolios and meeting aviation growth projections with qualified personnel, all in support of State implementation of standards and recommended practices. After a networking lunch break, the symposium continued with the second session of the day entitled- 'Enhancing the TrainAir Plus Network' through Aviation Training Intelligence. The session, moderated by Jie Huang, ICAO Training Design and Development manager, discussed the importance of the TrainAir Plus Programme in supporting the development of Aviation Training Intelligence. It defined the essential components of aviation training intelligence that assist training centers in building optimal portfolios and operational plans. It also highlighted the latest tools, methodologies and activities utilised by the TPP members. The third session of the day- 'Find your partner' was a B2B session to identify potential collaborators in the field of training, while exploring the benefits of organising joint training activities and establishing communities of practice with TTP Members. The full day of activities concluded by a welcome dinner at Katara Cultural Village where the TrainAir Plus Prizes ceremony took place. The awards were presented by the Secretary General Liu to celebrate the exceptional accomplishments of the recipient academies and organisations within the TTP programme.