• 50,000 square-foot
addition allows Endeavor Air to consolidate all crew training in
Minneapolis-St. Paul
MINNEAPOLIS, May 24, 2023
/CNW/ - (NYSE: CAE) (TSX: CAE) – CAE and Endeavor Air today
inaugurated their expanded training centre in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota. The training
centre recently underwent a 50,000 square-foot expansion to make
space for Endeavor's Flight Operations and Inflight Training
departments and three additional CRJ full-flight simulators (FFS)
that will allow Endeavor Air to consolidate all its pilot and cabin
crew training, which previously took place in multiple locations,
at the state-of-the-art centre in Minneapolis-St. Paul. With this expansion, the
facility is now the largest CRJ training facility in the world.
Endeavor Air anticipates that approximately 2,000 pilots will
visit the Endeavor Air Learning Center at CAE each year for
training. Currently 120 instructors support the flight operations
training program and 16 instructors support the flight attendant
training program. Between 2,000 and 2,300 flight attendants will
come through the facility for both new-hire and annual recurrent
training each year.
"We are thrilled to be here today with our long-standing
partner, Endeavor Air, to celebrate the growth of the CAE
Minneapolis-St. Paul training centre. The expanded training centre
will not only support Endeavor Air as they train and recruit pilots
but will also deliver efficiencies and a world-class training
experience by consolidating all training in one centre housing
state-of-the-art simulators." said Michel Azar-Hmouda, Vice
President, Global Commercial Aviation Training. "Our partnership
with Endeavor Air is a shining example of how CAE can rapidly and
effectively scale its training operations to meet the needs of its
airline customers as they grow."
"This newly expanded facility, made possible by our partnership
with CAE, is a tremendous asset for Endeavor Air," said
Jim Graham, CEO, Endeavor Air. "Our
training programs always strive to set the Gold Standard in the
industry, and we are committed to providing equally outstanding
resources to help our crewmembers learn in the most effective way
possible. This incredible facility allows us to co-locate our
training and learning teams for both pilots and flight attendants,
creating greater opportunities for collaboration and joint learning
between departments."
The CAE Minneapolis-St. Paul training centre was first opened in
2017, with four CRJ FFSs. Today, the centre operates eight CRJ
FFSs, two B737NG FFSs, three CRJ flight training devices (FTDs) and
cabin crew training equipment.
CAE operates 70+ civil aviation training centres around the
world and is uniquely positioned to provide operational
efficiencies to our airline customers, like Endeavor Air, and
deliver an exceptional training experience for its pilots and cabin
crew.
ABOUT ENDEAVOR AIR
Endeavor Air is a wholly owned subsidiary of Delta Air Lines.
Flying as Delta Connection, Endeavor Air operates 151 regional jets
on 700 daily flights to 100 destinations in the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean. Headquartered in Minneapolis, MN, Endeavor Air has hub
operations in Atlanta,
Cincinnati, Detroit, Minneapolis and New
York City.
www.endeavorair.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/9EAir
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/endeavor-air/
Instagram: www.instagram.com/endeavorair
Contact: Katharine Tinucci,
Director, Corporate Communications
Katharine.tinucci@endeavorair.com
+1-612-383-9156
ABOUT CAE
At CAE, we equip people in critical roles with the expertise and
solutions to create a safer world. As a technology company, we
digitalize the physical world, deploying simulation training and
critical operations support solutions. Above all else, we empower
pilots, airlines, defence and security forces, and healthcare
practitioners to perform at their best every day and when the
stakes are the highest. Around the globe, we're everywhere
customers need us to be with more than 13,000 employees in more
than 200 sites and training locations in over 40 countries. CAE
represents 75 years of industry firsts — the highest-fidelity
flight, mission, and medical simulators, and personalized training
programs powered by artificial intelligence. We're investing our
time and resources into building the next generation of
cutting-edge, digitally immersive training and critical operations
solutions while keeping positive environmental, social and
governance (ESG) impact at the core of our mission. Today and
tomorrow, we'll make sure our customers are ready for the moments
that matter.
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Contacts:
General Media:
Samantha
Golinski, Vice President, Public Affairs & Global
Communications
+1-514-341-2000, ext. 7939, samantha.golinski@cae.com
Trade Media:
Jessica
Shergill, Director, Integrated Marketing and New
Adjacencies
+1-514-341-2000, ext. 6944, jessica.Shergill@cae.com
Investor Relations:
Andrew Arnovitz, Senior Vice
President, Investor Relations and Enterprise Risk Management
+1-514-734-5760, andrew.arnovitz@cae.com
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