Greece – AEGEAN, Greece’s largest airline, and CAE, the global leader in civil aviation training, continue to advance their joint venture flight training operations in Athens as leadership and technical capabilities at the AEGEAN CAE Flight Training Centre further mature.
- CAE has appointed Lars Hansen Technical Services Manager of both the Athens Center as well as CAE's Copenhagen Center
- The AEGEAN CAE Flight Training Centre operates as a joint venture established to create Greece’s first advanced, airline-scale flight training hub, located within AEGEAN’s 85,000 m² technical base at Athens International Airport.
- The centre is designed for a total capacity of up to seven full-flight simulators, positioning it as the most advanced flight training facility in South-East Europe.
- Initial simulator operations include four full-flight simulators: two Airbus A320neo, one Boeing 737NG, and one ATR 72-600, supported by dedicated cabin crew training equipment and infrastructure for three additional simulators.
- At full operational capacity, the facility is expected to train up to 3,500 pilots annually, delivering approximately 42,000 pilot training hours, alongside large-scale cabin crew training.
- The training centre is powered by renewable energy generated from 35,000 m² of photovoltaic panels installed on AEGEAN’s new “green” hangar, producing approximately 3 MW or 4.4 GWh of electricity annually, reinforcing the site’s sustainability credentials.
- The joint venture forms part of AEGEAN’s €140 million investment program aimed at strengthening Greece’s aviation ecosystem and positioning the country as a regional aviation and training hub.
Source: CAE
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