A320 family Full Flight Simulator is Ready for Training
March 2, 2012, Venice
The Full Flight Simulator (FFS) for training on Airbus 320 family aircraft, available at the SuperJet International’s Training Center in Venice (Italy), has received today the FSTD Certification by the Italian Civil Aviation Authority (ENAC).
The certification audit has been positively completed by ENAC, thus confirming the Certification of the device as FFS level D according to JAR-FSTD A.
In November 2011 the simulator was transferred from Alitalia Training Center in Rome to the SuperJet International Training Center in Tessera (Venice), close to the “Marco Polo” international airport.
Today SuperJet International’s facility in Venice represents a Flight Training Organization (FTO) able to supply a Type-rating course on A320 family fully integrated with Multi Crew Cooperation (MCC) through the utilization of a Frasca 242J MCC, thus offering flexibility to trainees and permitting this type-rating course to a larger series of pilots with different skill background.
“SJI is working intensively and dealing with several potential customers. The first feedbacks are definitely positive and confirmed an increased interest in our training services. We are confident and expect to close long-term deals in a very short term” said Nazario Cauceglia, recently appointed as Chief Executive Officer of SuperJet International.
Courses will be managed by a wide selected and highly experienced team of SuperJet International’s professionals with airline’s operations background.
The A320 family Full Flight Simulator allows SJI to enlarge its training opportunities in addition to the SSJ100 training services currently provided through the utilization of the SSJ100 FFS, already operational at SJI Training Center in Zhukovsky (Moscow). At the same time, SuperJet International is working for the preparation to the entry into service of SSJ100 Interjet fleet and for the start of training courses to Interjet pilots.
In terms of technologies, the SSJ100 aircraft has similar characteristics to the Airbus A320 family. This parallel activity will permit SJI to extend its experience and become a highly technologically Training Center offering multi-aircraft training services.