Fiji Airways confirms the acquisition of a second CAE full‑flight simulator

Fiji Airways has confirmed the acquisition of a second CAE full‑flight simulator for the Fiji Aviation Academy.

The A330 full‑flight simulator will be installed at the Academy facility in Namaka, Nadi.

A deal for the first simulator, a Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft simulator from CAE was announced in the second half of 2017

Fiji Airways Managing Director and CEO Andre Viljoen says their plans for the Fiji Aviation Academy are progressing well, and they have now accounted for two of the three simulators they will have at the facility.

They have also allocated space for a third simulator bay at the Academy for any future expansion opportunities.

Once complete, the state‑of‑the‑art Fiji Aviation Academy will offer a world‑class training facility for pilots with fixed training devices. In Phase 2, the Academy will offer training for cadet pilots.

Viljoen says their vision is to ensure they provide our own pilots the very best in training facilities right here in Fiji.

He says the added benefit of selling simulator time to pilots from abroad coming here for simulator training will further boost the local economy, and position Fiji as the true aviation hub of the Pacific.

The Fiji Aviation Academy is expected to open in 2019.