L3 Selected by easyJet to Provide Flight Training
September 25 2017 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
– “Power by the Hour” Provides Economical,
Flexible Simulator Access –
L3 Technologies (NYSE:LLL) announced today that its Commercial
Training Solutions (CTS) business has been selected by easyJet to
provide simulator time on a new RealitySeven™ Full Flight Simulator
(FFS) at the L3 CTS London Training Center, a state-of-the-art
facility that is being developed near London Gatwick Airport.
The two-year agreement, which begins in October 2017, will
provide easyJet guaranteed simulator availability to help support
its recurrent training program and recruitment strategy. Training
will commence on L3’s new A320 FFS, which is conveniently situated
near easyJet’s base at Gatwick Airport, before moving to L3’s new
150,000-square-foot London Training Center in 2018.
“L3 is committed to collaborating with our customers to optimize
their training solutions,” said Christopher E. Kubasik, L3’s
President and Chief Operating Officer. “We are pleased that easyJet
will utilize our flexible “power-by-the-hour” training offering and
will join us at our new London Training Center when it opens next
year. Our investment in the Center, which will also be L3 CTS’s
international headquarters and production facility, is a commitment
from L3 Technologies to support our customers and is an important
part of our growth strategy.”
“L3 has worked very closely with easyJet over the past 20 years
to provide airline pilot training and resourcing services,”
continued Todd W. Gautier, L3’s Senior Vice President and President
of its Electronic Systems business segment. “The contract
demonstrates L3 CTS’s ability to supply guaranteed training access
for customers and to deliver customized solutions to one of
Europe’s leading airlines.”
“We are delighted to expand our relationship with L3 CTS to help
support our ongoing training program,” said Captain Danielle
Grassini, Head of Crew Training at easyJet. “L3’s tailor-made
support will help us deliver best-in-class pilot training as we
continue to grow and develop our market-leading position in
Europe.”
L3 Commercial Training Solutions (L3 CTS) is a world leader in
providing intelligent total training solutions for pilots and
maintainers across a wide range of commercial platforms. L3 CTS
provides a full spectrum of state-of-the-art training solutions,
including cadet pilot training, airline training, aircrew
resourcing, training centers and high-fidelity simulation products.
The company is headquartered in Crawley, U.K., and delivers
training, resourcing and systems production from global centers in
Southampton, Bournemouth and Coventry in the U.K.; Minnesota and
Florida in the U.S.A.; Hamilton, New Zealand; and Bangkok,
Thailand. L3 CTS is part of L3 Technologies’ Electronic Systems
business segment. To learn more about L3 CTS, please visit the
company’s websites at www.L3CTS.com and
www.L3AirlineAcademy.com.
Headquartered in New York City, L3 Technologies employs
approximately 38,000 people worldwide and is a leading provider of
a broad range of communication, electronic and sensor systems used
on military, homeland security and commercial platforms. L3 is also
a prime contractor in aerospace systems, security and detection
systems, and pilot training. The company reported 2016 sales of
$10.5 billion.
To learn more about L3, please visit the company’s website at
www.L3T.com. L3 uses its website as a channel of distribution of
material company information. Financial and other material
information regarding L3 is routinely posted on the company’s
website and is readily accessible.
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