CAE has opened its first Air Traffic Services Training Centre in Montreal, following the debut of a partnership with air traffic controllers (ATC) and flight service specialists (FSS) with NAV CANADA in October 2024, when the first students began training.
The training organisation aims to train around 500 air traffic professionals by 2028, with CAE’s instructors delivering initial training for ATC and FSS to students using NAV CANADA’s curriculum and courseware. Alongside CAE, NAV CANADA provides basic training, speciality courses, on-the-job training, and completes the entire latter part of Air Traffic Services training.
“As an innovator in aviation learning sciences, CAE is perfectly positioned to partner with NAV CANADA and other Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSP) to meet the increasing global demand for air traffic services personnel and train the highly skilled professionals they need to manage air traffic safely,” said CAE President and CEO Marc Parent. “This is an extension of CAE’s core mission to make the world safer, and as a pilot, I can attest to the critical importance of the communication between flight crew and the air traffic personnel who play an essential role in the safety of every flight.”
CAE intends to use its network of over 70 facilities across the world to incorporate ATS training on a larger school.
“We are very proud of this first partnership with NAV CANADA and are excited to help them train more air traffic controllers and flight service specialists over the coming three years,” commented Marie-Christine Cloutier, Vice President – Strategy, Performance & Marketing at CAE and Head of CAE’s new Air Traffic Services (ATS) division. “As ANSPs accelerate their airspace modernisation efforts, it is critical that equal emphasis is placed on training innovation to prepare the next generation of air traffic personnel. CAE’s turn-key expertise in competency-based training design, advanced instructional delivery, and data-driven technologies can support ANSPs in this transformation.”
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