Sells An All-Time High Of More Than 40 Flight Training Devices

As technology advances, worldwide travel growth continues and global aviation shortages persist, more and more flight training organizations (FTOs) are turning to simulation to help fulfill their flight training needs.

Alsim said in a news release that it sold more than 40+ Alsim simulators in 2018 ... an all-time high. Many were purchased by long-time Alsim family members. Flying their older Alsim devices for thousands of hours each year, year after year, the FTOs returned to purchase one or more of our newer devices in order to provide the best training solutions possible. This includes ALX owner Egnatia Aviation in Greece which after years of success with their simulator and partnerships with Aegean Airlines, Wizzair and Iraqi Airways, purchased a record number of six Alsim devices at once: four AL250s and two cutting edge Airliners. The Airliner, our new 737/320 hybrid, was announced at WATS in April.

Other current clients also increased their number of Alsim devices in 2018. Aeropyrenees (France), Super T Aviation (Canada) and Tayside Aviation (Scotland) chose to upgrade their older, but reliable AL200s to more current Alsim devices with newer avionics, visuals, operating system and other advanced features. Astonfly in France purchased their third AL250 in 12 months in addition to investing in new buildings and aircraft to properly train their 120 new students every year. Montair in Canada and Trimaille Aero Formation in France both selected Alsim for the third time in 2018. The schools are experiencing tremendous growth in their ATPL programs and rely heavily on their simulators for all levels of training from PPL to MCC.

In addition to the Airliner and growth excitement, the first Alsim AL172 model 2 was delivered, installed and certified in early 2018 for Banyuwangi Pilot School in Indonesia. This was followed by AL172 orders for Cirrus Aviation and Paragon Flight Training, two flight schools and Liberty University Flight Training Affiliates based in Florida, USA. The great team at Kent State University in Ohio, USA also purchased two AL172s and two AL250s for their new FedEx-supported College of Aeronautics and Engineering Academic Center, scheduled for completion in July 2019. Alsim also won a tender with 5 AL172 sold to CAFUC (Civil Aviation Flight University of China).

In fact, Alsim proudly welcomed numerous new clients from around the world in 2018 who put their confidence in our products and team. Sales were announced to FTOs located on six continents: Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe as well as North and South America. The company has expanded into new countries, and for the first-time, there are Alsim simulators in Columbia, Hungary, and Ireland, bringing the total to over 50 countries.

With this exponential growth, Alsim says it is redesigning its infrastructure to ensure that current and future customers are well taken care of, and to ensure innovation continues. More than a dozen staff were hired in 2018 in all departments across France, China, and the United States. The company has also acquired extra space near our headquarters in France, and announced future production plans in the U.S. to help support and grow the Americas market.

(Source: Alsim news release. Images from file)

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