Will Train Embraer Pilots In Amsterdam

An exclusive 5-year pilot training agreement has been signed between CAE and KLM Cityhopper, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines' regional subsidiary, to support the airline's Embraer 170/190 training needs in Europe. The agreement was announced at the 14th European Airline Training Symposium (EATS).

KLM Cityhopper pilots will begin training at CAE's centre in Amsterdam in 2016 on CAE E170/E190 full-flight simulators, as well as on a CAE flight training device (FTD) allowing practicing essential skills in a realistic virtual environment.

"We are honoured to have been a training partner of KLM for 50 years, and we are proud that the airline selected CAE to support KLM Cityhopper's training needs in Europe," said Nick Leontidis, CAE's Group President, Civil Aviation Training Solutions. "We look forward to continuing our relationship with KLM by providing high quality pilot training services its crews."

"We are pleased to continue our long-standing relationship with CAE," said Boet Kreiken, Managing Director of KLM Cityhopper. "We are happy to provide our crews with professional training services for the Embraer and the last years of operation for the Fokker. We are confident that CAE will continue to deliver with its quality training services."

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