Sun, Dec 23, 2012
Expansion Driven By The Increasing Presence Of ATR-600 Operators In Asia And The Pacific
A new Training Center in Singapore both for commercial aircraft pilots and maintenance crew has been officially inaugurated by ATR. The center is located in the Seletar Aerospace Park, a major hub for the Singapore aerospace industry. The inauguration was attended by Singapore government officials, the French and the Italian ambassadors, top executives of Asian ATR operators and ATR CEO Filippo Bagnato with other top management representatives of ATR.
The new center has the capacity to train more than 600 pilots and maintenance crew per year. The facility features the new Full Flight Simulator (FFS), an integrated suite of flight training devices and advanced classroom settings to provide both pilot and maintenance training for multiple ATR aircraft platforms. The new FFS enables training for both ATR 42-600s and ATR 72-600s variants. Fully equipped, the facility and its flight training equipment have recently been certified by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).
“ATR's extensive presence in Asia and around the globe, together with our unwavering commitment to quality, assures our customers of the highest fidelity and reliability for their training programs. The aim is to be always closer to our customers," said Filippo Bagnato, ATR Chief Executive Officer.
ATR and the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB), the lead government agency for planning and executing strategies, have closely collaborated to launch this new training facility. “We are pleased to have the strong support of Singapore's Economic Development Board. Our facility in Singapore will enable ATR Eastern Support, ATR's dedicated customer support center for Asia Pacific which has already been operating in Singapore for close to 25 years, to bring our comprehensive regional support services offering to a higher level hand-in-hand with the industry and public sector,” added Mr Bagnato.
"ATR's investment is a strong vote of confidence for Singapore, and underscores our efforts to provide comprehensive aftermarket solutions for Asia-Pacific," said Mr. Lim Kok Kiang, Executive Director, Transport Engineering of EDB. "We look forward to deepening our partnership with ATR as it continues to grow and expand in this region.”
(News release image provided by ATR)
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