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 Emirates-CAE Expanding Dubai Training Center
By: Chad Trautvetter
Caption: ECFT to double simulator bays at second Dubai facility.
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Emirates-CAE Flight Training (ECFT) is expanding its second Dubai training facility at Dubai Silicon Oasis. As part of the expansion, it will double the number of simulator bays from five to 10 and add two full-motion simulators for the Boeing 737-800W/BBJ2 and Gulfstream G650, as well as a CAE Simfinity integrated procedures trainer and virtual classrooms.

The CAE-built 737-800W and G650 simulators, to be delivered at the center in the next 12 to 18 months, will be used for training pilots from the Middle East, Europe, Africa and Asia. The additional bays and simulators are part of ECFT’s capital investment program to prepare for a number of new aircraft that are expected to enter the Middle East.

"We are seeing strong demand in the region for high-quality training programs and capacity for existing and new aircraft entering the business aviation and commercial market segments," said Walter Visser, managing director of ECFT. "Since we opened our first training center in the region 12 years ago, the growth has been impressive.”