ATR Will Train Pilots Near Charles de Gaulle Airport In New FFS

A new pilot training center equipped with a brand new Full Flight Simulator (FFS) has been opened by European turboprop manufacturer ATR near Charles de Gaulle airport in Roissy, France. The sim, manufactured by Thales, will allow crew members to be trained on the ATR 72-500. The new center has been established in partnership with SIM Aéro Training, which will house the simulator and all the other teaching tools put in place by ATR, in addition to providing technical support.

ATR 72-500

Building on its commercial success, (ATR now has almost 900 aircraft in operation in more than 90 countries), the turboprop manufacturer is strengthening its policy of expanding its offer of support to customers worldwide. The opening this new center allows services to be offered to these customers more rapidly and with greater ease of access. ATR currently has pilot training centers in Toulouse (France), Paris (France), Bangkok (Thailand) and Toronto (Canada). The company says other centers will open soon in Johannesburg (South Africa) and Banglore (India).

"This new training center is strategically located to allow easy access to our operators, not just Europeans, but also those from other continents," said Filippo Bagnato, ATR’s Chief Executive Officer. "It will also allow the load to be lightened for our other training centers, particularly the Toulouse center, which are already operating full-time. The number of ATR operators is ever increasing, and we have to be able to offer them the best tools to constantly support them in their operations."

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