FlightSafety International Selects Aeroglobo to Provide Pratt & Whitney Canada Engine Training in Brazil

NEW YORK (August 13, 2015) – FlightSafety International has selected Aeroglobo to provide Pratt & Whitney Canada Engine training in Brazil. Training will be offered at the Aeroglobo facility in Botucatu, Brazil for P&WC PT6T, PT6A, PT6 B, PW100-Series, PW200-Series and PW500 engines.

“We look forward to working with Aeroglobo to further enhance our Pratt & Whitney Canada engine training program,” said David Davenport, Executive Vice President. “Aeroglobo’s experience with P&WC engines and reputation for excellence in Brazil will ensure that maintenance technicians receive the highest quality training. The ongoing expansion of P&WC engine training locations demonstrates FlightSafety’s commitment to provide convenient access to courses that meet the specific needs of our Customers.”

The Aeroglobo facility will be equipped with P&WC training engines and FlightSafety’s Graphical FlightDeck and Desktop Simulators. Instructors will provide in-depth classroom and hands-on instruction using these advanced training devices and FlightSafety’s comprehensive curriculum and courseware.

Aeroglobo has served the aviation community in Brazil for 10 years. The company supports operators and pilots of agricultural aircraft at its training facilities, service centers, and avionics and engine parts inspection centers. Aeroglobo is the exclusive Lane Aviation Air Tractor dealer for South America.

Aeroglobo’s facilities are located in the main agricultural production areas of Brazil and are certified by the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil. It currently provides training for Air Tractor aircraft systems and Hartzell propellers. The Aeroglobo Training Center in Botucatu is equipped with the only simulator in the world approved and qualified by Air Tractor and the FAA for AT-402B, AT-502B and AT-802 aircraft.

FlightSafety International is the world’s premier professional aviation training company and supplier of flight simulators, visual systems and displays to commercial, government and military organizations. The company provides more than a million hours of training each year to pilots, technicians and other aviation professionals from 167 countries and independent territories. FlightSafety operates the world’s largest fleet of advanced full flight simulators at Learning Centers and training locations in the United States, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, South Africa, and the United Kingdom.

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