Becomes The Second Such Endorsed Center For The Firefighting Aircraft

Viking Air Limited of Victoria, BC, Canada has signed an agreement welcoming Ansett Aviation Training of Melbourne, Australia to the Amphibious Aircraft Division support network, joining Viking’s sister-company Pacific Sky Aviation Inc. as the second Factory Endorsed Training Center (“FETC”) for the Viking CL-415 aerial firefighting aircraft.

The FETC agreement will create a strategic partnership between Viking and Ansett Aviation Training that will benefit CL-415 operators by ensuring they receive Viking OEM technical support coordinated with the highest level of CL-415 training possible.

As part of the agreement, Ansett will invest in the development of the first-ever Level “D” Full Flight Simulator for the CL-415, to be supplied by TRU Simulation + Training and installed at their new state-of-the-art training center at Milan-Malpensa Airport, Italy in 2018. Development of the CL-415 flight simulator will leverage the experience gained from TRU Simulation’s manufacture of the Level “D” Full Flight Simulator for the Viking Series 400 Twin Otter, including unique seaplane capability.

“Manufacturing the CL-415 simulator to a Level D standard is an exciting and challenging project, but with the combined ability of Viking, Ansett and TRU Simulation, we are confident we will deliver a highly valued training experience to CL-415 operators from our new training center in Milan by the end of next year,” said David Garside, CEO, Ansett Aviation Training.

Ansett Aviation Training was selected as a Viking Factory Endorsed Training Center due to their experience providing flexible training solutions and global network of world-class training facilities.

(Source: Viking Air news release. Image from file)

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