CAE and Air Europa today announced that they are building on their longstanding partnership with a long-term agreement to provide pilot and cabin crew training in Madrid, Spain.
As part of this agreement, CAE will deploy a B737NG full-flight simulator (FFS) at its Madrid training centre in October 2023.
The latest-generation CAE 7000 XR-Series Level D FFS will provide an immersive pilot training experience and add training capacity to support the growth of Air Europa and Air Europa Express.
In addition, CAE Madrid will become Air Europa’s cabin crew training base, with a new B787 door trainer bringing new capabilities to the centre.
“The continuous training of our professionals is a key part of Air Europa’s operational strategy”, said John Baiget, Air Europa’s Chief Operating Officer.
“Doing so with CAE’s solutions and resources has been a guarantee of efficiency and good service for years, and we are pleased to be able to renew that trust, especially now that we have completed our fleet unification process around the Boeing 737-800 and Boeing 787 models.
“With the deployment of a state-of-the-art B737NG FFS and new cabin safety equipment at CAE Madrid, we are adding and centralizing essential pilot training and cabin crew capacity for Air Europa and strengthening our relationship with a longtime partner,” said Michel Azar-Hmouda, CAE’s Vice President, Global Commercial Aviation Training.
“CAE’s Aviation Talent Forecast predicts a need for 44,000 new commercial pilots and 75,000 new cabin crew members in Europe over the next ten years, and Air Europa can count on CAE to help secure a steady pipeline of highly skilled personnel for its growing operations.”
