ATR, the European manufacturer of turboprop aircraft, announced the opening of a new pilot training center in Paris. The new center, based near Charles de Gaulle airport in Roissy, is equipped with a brand new Full Flight Simulator (FFS). This simulator, developed and manufactured by Thales, will allow crew members to be trained on the ATR 72-500. ATR has set up this new center in partnership with SIM Aéro Training, which will house the simulator and all the other teaching tools put in place by ATR, in addition to providing technical support.
Building on its commercial success, (ATR now has almost 900 aircraft in operation in more than 90 countries), the turboprop manufacturer is strengthening its policy of expanding its offer of support to customers worldwide. The opening of the new center allows services to be offered to these customers more rapidly and with greater ease of access. ATR currently has pilot training centers in Toulouse (France), Paris (France), Bangkok (Thailand) and Toronto (Canada). Other centers will open soon in Johannesburg (South Africa) and Bangalore (India).
