In a move to further expand its global training capacity, Airbus has acquired the Strategic Simulation Solutions flight training center in Aurora, Colorado, a Denver suburb. Currently, the training center primarily supports Frontier Airlines and has significant room for growth. Airbus plans to at least double capacity at the facility in the next few years.
"This is another major step forward in our ambition to grow services around the world," said Laurent Martinez, Head of Services by Airbus. "Our Global Services Forecast predicts a need for 122,000 new pilots in the Americas by 2035, representing 23% of the world's demand. We want our Airbus flight training facilities to be easily accessible to our customers regardless of their location, hence this latest move."
Prior to this acquisition, Airbus provided training to the North American region primarily from its Miami, Florida-based training center. The addition of the new Aurora training center will help meet long-term growth in expanding markets throughout the Americas. Over the past two years Airbus has expanded its training capacity for customers in the Americas with the addition of training centers in Mexico City, Mexico and in Campinas, Brazil.
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