CAE, Sunwing Airlines extend pilot training agreement

CAE, Sunwing Airlines extend pilot training agreement:

19 November 2019: CAE and Sunwing Airlines will be extending their exclusive training agreement and have added five more years to the partnership.

Sunwing Airlines pilots will continue to be trained by CAE instructors on the Boeing 737NG aircraft platform at training centers throughout its network, including CAE Montreal and CAE Toronto, until 2030.

CAE will deploy a new CAE 7000XR Series Boeing 737 MAX full-flight simulator (FFS) to CAE Toronto by the end of 2019 to help support the pilot training agreement with Sunwing Airlines.

Mark Williams, President of Sunwing Airlines said, "CAE and its instructors provide our pilots with an excellent training experience, so extending our partnership for an additional five years felt like a natural choice for us. We look forward to seeing our pilots train in its state-of-the-art, full-flight simulators such as the new Boeing 737 MAX at the Toronto CAE facility."

"As the global training partner of choice, training pilots to the highest standards in the industry is our top priority, and we thank Sunwing Airlines for their trust and recognition," said Nick Leontidis, CAE's Group President, Civil Aviation Training Solutions. "Sunwing's growth over the last five years has been very impressive, and CAE is proud to continue supporting the airline with pilot training solutions for many more years to come."