Airbus Asia Training Centre Adds 4th A350 Full Flight Simulator

(22 Feb 2022)
 The Airbus Asia Training Centre (AATC) in
Singapore has
inaugurated its fourth A350 Full Flight Simulator (FFS).

The addition consolidates AATC’s place as
the biggest Airbus-operated flight crew coaching centre within the
firm’s world community, with two A320, two A330, one A380,
4 A350 simulators and one ATR 72-600 FFS.

The centre now presents extra A350 simulator capability than every other coaching centre on this planet.

AATC is a three way partnership owned 55% by Airbus and
45% by Singapore Airlines (SIA).

The AATC now presents extra A350 simulator capability than every other coaching centre on this planet.

At virtually 10,000 sq. meters in
dimension, the power at Seletar Aerospace Park is a part of the Airbus
Flight Training Network and serves the Asia-Pacific area and
past.

Since operations started in April 2016, AATC has
attracted 69 airline prospects and has the capability
to supply sort score and recurrent coaching programs for as much as
10,000 trainees per 12 months.

“As the world’s largest operator of the Airbus
A350, SIA views AATC as a centre of excellence for A350 pilot
coaching. Our strategic partnership continues to develop because the
demand for air journey is choosing up. AATC’s newest A350 Full
Flight Simulator will proceed to assist SIA and different operators
preserve tempo with the most recent coaching necessities, whereas supporting
Singapore’s place as a number one aviation hub,” stated Captain Quay
Chew Eng, Senior Vice President Flight Operations, Singapore
Airlines.

SIA is the world’s largest operator of the
A350, with 58 plane in service throughout its community as of
February 2022. The airline has additionally ordered 
seven A350F freighter plane
which it should use to exchange the much less gas environment friendly Boeing 747F.