Lufthansa City Airlines Selects Heading365 A220 FMS Trainer PRO for Entire Pilot Workforce

Germany – Lufthansa City Airlines has selected Austrian aviation training software provider Heading365's Airbus A220 FMS Trainer PRO to support the introduction of its new Airbus A220-300 fleet. The customised application will be made available to the airline's entire pilot workforce, expanding an existing training relationship between the two organisations.

• Lufthansa City Airlines has 40 Airbus A220-300 aircraft on firm order, with options for another 20, representing a potential fleet of 60 aircraft. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in 2026 and continue through 2031, creating requirements for aircraft type familiarisation and pilot qualification as the fleet enters service.
• The airline intends to provide all its pilots with access to the customised A220 training application, allowing flight crew members to practise aircraft-specific Flight Management System (FMS) procedures independently of scheduled simulator sessions and dedicated training facilities.
• The application supports self-paced preparation for initial aircraft qualification and familiarisation with A220 flight deck procedures.
• Lufthansa City Airlines began preparations for its A220 introduction earlier in 2026, establishing a cross-functional aircraft induction team and progressing crew training arrangements ahead of the first scheduled aircraft delivery in November.
• Heading365's A220 FMS Trainer PRO is an iPad-based application incorporating the Flight Management System, Primary Flight Display (PFD), Vertical Situation Display (VSD) and Flight Control Panel (FCP). Its functionality includes integrated autoflight, flight-phase simulation, free-play training, worldwide navigation data, scenario-based exercises and the ability to save and reload training states.

About Lufthansa City Airlines
Lufthansa City Airlines is a German airline within the Lufthansa Group, headquartered in Munich and operating European short-haul services connecting passengers with the group's Munich and Frankfurt hubs. The airline commenced operations in June 2024 using Airbus A320neo aircraft and has subsequently operated Airbus A319 and A320neo aircraft as it prepares to introduce the A220-300.

About Heading365
Heading365 is an Austrian aviation training software developer headquartered in Schwechat, specialising in Flight Management System training applications for airlines, flight schools and individual pilots. Its FMS Trainer portfolio covers Airbus, Boeing and Embraer aircraft types, providing customised digital training environments for aircraft familiarisation, initial qualification preparation and recurrent training.

Source: Heading365