easyJet teams up with CAE to deliver a fleet of brand new flight simulators to its pilot training facilities
- Global aviation training organisation CAE will provide easyJet with state-of-the-art pilot training facilities in London Gatwick, Manchester and Milan
- easyJet pilots will train on a new fleet on the most technologically advanced flight simulators
- New CAE London Gatwick and Milan training centres will house a dedicated space for easyJet
LUTON, England, 2018-Nov-09 — /Travel PR News/ — easyJet, Europe’s leading airline has partnered with CAE, a global leader in aviation training, who will deliver a fleet of brand new flight simulators to the airline and establish three new European easyJet pilot training locations, which are set to become the most modern pilot training facilities in Europe.
As part on the new agreement, CAE will build a new state-of-the-art training centre in London Gatwick with a dedicated space to serve easyJet’s training needs and deploy a total of nine Airbus A320-family full-flight simulators (FFSs) and three flight training devices (FTDs) in the new London Gatwick centre and two additional training locations in Manchester, UK and Milan, Italy. The centres will be ready for training starting in the second half of 2019.
easyJet will be utilising CAE’s latest generation of flight simulators, including the CAE 7000XR FFS equipped with the CAE Tropos™ 6000XR visual system, and will be the first airline to train its pilots using CAE’s latest generation of FTDs, the CAE 600XR . These simulators are among the most advanced pilot training technologies available in the industry today.
Chris Browne, easyJet’s Chief Operating Officer commented:
“The safety and welfare of our customers and crew is easyJet’s number one priority and by choosing CAE as our training partner of choice and investing in the most advanced technologies, we not only continue to enhance the quality of our pilot training, we maintain and enhance our commitment to safety.
“This represents one of the biggest deals of its kind in Europe in the last five years and we are pleased to be working with CAE as a trusted and highly innovative training provider to help ensure easyJet is a centre of excellence for crew training.”
Marc Parent, CAE’s President and Chief Executive Officer said:
“This agreement is based on training excellence and represents a major step forward in the evolution of CAE’s relationship with easyJet. It’s a prime example of CAE’s commitment to provide our airline partners with the most innovative training solutions and to deliver the greatest training experience. As well, our expanded footprint will help us address customer demand by further strengthening CAE’s presence in the UK and Europe.”
During easyJet’s FY2018 ending September 30th 2018, the airline will recruit 460 pilots – a pilot recruitment record for the airline for a third consecutive year as easyJet continues to expand its operation across Europe. In the last year alone easyJet has added bases to its network in Berlin Tegel and Bordeaux and now flies over 1000 routes on over 300 Airbus A320 family aircraft. In July 2018 easyJet took delivery of the first of 30 A321neo aircraft which will bring significant environmental, operational and cost benefits to its operation.
CAE has been delivering pilot training solutions to easyJet pilots since 2004, including creating and training professional pilots across its network. In 2010, easyJet selected CAE as its launch partner for an industry-leading cadet Pilot Programme based on the Multi-Crew Pilot Licence (MPL). To date, CAE has selected, assessed, trained and delivered more than 900 co-pilots and captains through the easyJet MPL Integrated ATPL and type-rating training programmes for the airline.
For further information, please contact the easyJet press office on 01582 525252, log on to easyJet.com or follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @easyJet
About easyJet
easyJet is Europe’s leading airline offering a unique and winning combination of the best route network connecting Europe’s primary airports, with great value fares and friendly service.
easyJet flies on more of Europe’s most popular routes than any other airline. easyJet carries over 83 million passengers annually, of which more than 13 million are travelling on business. easyJet flies 308 aircraft on more than 1000 routes to 158 airports across 34 countries. More than 300 million Europeans live within one hour’s drive of an easyJet airport.
easyJet aims to be a good corporate citizen, employing people on local contracts in eight countries across Europe in full compliance with national laws and recognising their trade unions. The airline supports a number of local charities and also has a corporate partnership with UNICEF which has raised over £10m for the most vulnerable children since it was established in 2012.
The airline takes sustainability seriously. easyJet invests in the latest technology, operates efficiently and fills most of its seats which means that an easyJet passenger’s carbon footprint is 22% less than a passenger on a traditional airline, flying the same aircraft on the same route.
Innovation is in easyJet’s DNA – from our launch over 20 years ago when we changed the way people fly to the present day where we lead the industry in digital, web, engineering and operational innovations to make travel more easy and affordable for our passengers.
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Source: easyJet
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