Market Intelligence: Africa

Pilot Training Industry Supplier Feature – ALSIM

In this week’s AFM Pilot Training Leadership Interview Series we speak with Audrey Jeffroy – Sales and Marketing Director at ALSIM – a France headquartered global leading manufacturer of abinitio flight simulators with over 400 devices installed and certified in over 60 countries.

The conversation covers:

  • Global Presence: ALSIM has been in the market for 30 years, providing FAA and EASA-certified FNPT and AATD devices. Their product range includes generic simulators as well as type-specific simulators for training from PPL to APS MCC in over 60 countries.
  • Expansion in the U.S. Market: ALSIM has been actively developing the U.S. market, launching the G6 and G7 simulator and preparing to introduce the P100I at the Oshkosh exhibition. Additionally, the company has established a strategic partnership with Flight Sim Solutions (FSS), based in Florida, to enhance sales, customer support, and technical service operations. By developing a dedicated U.S. sales and technical team, ALSIM aims to provide localized support, faster installations, and more efficient maintenance services, ensuring a stronger connection with North American customers.
  • New Partnerships & Key Developments: ALSIM recently completed a factory acceptance test for the ALS R20 Simulator for the Korean National University of Transportation. They also established a partnership with Saskatchewan University for the ALX simulator.
  • Trends & Challenges in Pilot Training: The demand for pilots is at a high level, requiring training schools to be more efficient. ALSIM addresses this by offering improved tools for better pilot screening, ensuring that airlines receive high-quality graduates. Another major trend in pilot training is the increased regulatory scrutiny by authorities. Flight schools must now meet higher training standards, which requires continuous innovation in simulator technology. To meet these evolving demands, ALSIM continuously enhances its flight models, visual systems, and qualification test guides, ensuring that training devices meet the highest industry standards.
  • Commitment to Quality & Customer Satisfaction: ALSIM stands out due to its commitment to customer service, long-standing expertise, and continuous innovation. Their team, with decades of experience, prioritizes reliability, simplicity, and technical excellence in simulator manufacturing. Recognizing that flight schools invest significantly in training equipment, ALSIM prioritizes durability and user-friendly designs that provide long-term value.

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Safety and Human Factors Researcher Publishes Research Highlighting Training Background Influence on Safety Perception

Global – Captain Wesley Chan has published research conducted by Wen-Chin Li, Graham Braithwaite and himself comparing how pilots with different training backgrounds perceive and categorise accident causes under the Human Factors Analysis and Classification System (HFACS). The study has practical implications for airlines looking to integrate pilots from various pathways into a unified safety culture.

  • The study examined pilots from three training backgrounds: airline-sponsored cadet pilots, self-funded trainees, and ex-military aviators.

  • 121 pilots were asked to classify identical accident causal factors using the HFACS framework.

  • The research highlights the importance of culturally adaptive safety management systems (SMS) and may encourage refinements in how airlines assess and train mixed-background crews.

“We found differences between airline-sponsored, self-funded, and ex-military airline pilots on safety perceptions. Closer alignment between personal and organisational safety cultures (typical of ab-initio cadets) were associated with more precise attribution of unsafe preconditions, and less direct attributions to organisational or supervisory conditions.” stated Captain Wesley Chan.

You can check out the finding of the research here and connect with Captain Chan through his LinkedIn.

Source: Wesley Chan

Nigeria’s NCAT Completes Factory Acceptance for ELITE PI-40/42 Simulator, Set for Delivery in 2025

Switzerland and Nigeria – The Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT) has successfully completed the Factory Acceptance Visit (FAT) at ELITE Simulation Solutions in Zurich, marking the approval of the ELITE PI-40/42 Diamond simulator for shipment to Zaria, Nigeria.

“We are honored to partner with NCAT in bringing the first ELITE PI-40/42 simulator to Nigeria. This simulator will play a crucial role in enhancing pilot training efficiency and ensuring high standards of flight safety and operational excellence for which NCAT is known throughout the African continent.” – Rene Huddlestone, Director of Marketing & Sales, ELITE Simulation Solutions

  • The ELITE PI-40/42 simulator is an open cockpit Diamond DA40 model convertible to a DA42, offering high-fidelity flight training capabilities.
  • This is the first ELITE PI-40/42 simulator to be delivered to Africa, enhancing NCAT’s advanced pilot training programs.
  • NCAT’s expert pilots rigorously tested the simulator for flight dynamics, avionics accuracy, and overall performance, confirming its compliance with high training standards.
  • The simulator is expected to enhance pilot training efficiency, flight safety, and operational excellence in Nigeria’s aviation sector.

About ELITE Simulation Solutions

Headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, ELITE Simulation Solutions is a global leader in flight simulation technology, providing high-fidelity training devices for flight schools, airlines, and aviation training organizations worldwide.

Source: ELITE Simulation Solutions
Photo Credit: ELITE Simulation Solutions

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