Belgian Flight School Skywings Flight Training Completes Factory Acceptance of New Flight Simulator

Skywings Flight Training, a flight school based in Antwerp, Belgium, has completed the in-plant acceptance of their new Diamond Aircraft DA40/42 convertible flight simulator. The milestone event took place at the Diamond facilities in Wiener Neustadt, Austria.

This simulator, which features OEM parts only, is set to be shipped and installed at Skywings Flight Training's campus at Antwerp Airport in the Spring of 2024.

The flight training group previously shared its 2023 milestones and growth including:

• Partnership with Lufthansa Group owned flight training organisation European Flight Academy
• Intake of 30 new students for its Integrated ATPL program
• Rapid employment of graduates with airlines such as Brussel Airlines (average time between graduation and employment being less than three months)
• Winter base in Mutxamel, Spain
• Expansion of campus at Antwerp Airport to grow the number of classrooms and simulators
• Plans to grow the training infrastructure in 2024 with 4 new Diamond DA40NGS and one Diamond Aircraft DA40/42 simulator

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