DAE signs pilot training MoU with Ansett Aviation Training (AAT)

Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ansett Aviation Training (AAT), the Australia headquartered global operator of pilot simulator training centres. This MoU will promote the United Arab Emirates as a leading global aviation service provider and strengthen ties between DAE and AAT by supporting each other's customer bases and fostering collaboration.

AAT recently opened a state-of-the-art training facility in the Mohammed bin Rashid Aerospace Hub at Dubai South, a convenient five-minute drive from Dubai World Central Airport, offering world-class training to pilots and flight crew across the Middle East, Africa, India and beyond from its EASA certified ATR 72-600 full-flight simulator. AAT is expected to add Airbus A320 training capabilities to this facility. 

DAE is a top-ten global aircraft lessor with an owned, managed and committed fleet of nearly 500 aircraft, including 67 ATR 72-600 aircraft and 168 Airbus A320-family aircraft. Headquartered in Dubai, DAE has over three decades of leasing experience with the capabilities to provide customised and comprehensive solutions to airlines to address their fleet ambitions.

Ansett Aviation Training (AAT) is a global pilot training solution provider operating and housing over 28 full flight simulators across six different training centres. Its headquarters are located at Tullamarine International Airport in Melbourne, Australia with two additional training centres in Australia, two international ones in Milan, Italy and Taipei, Taiwan as well as the recently announced Middle East Training Centre located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.