Embraer Phenom 100 business jet has been selected to provide multi-engine pilot training to armed forces aircrew in the United Kingdom. ...
Embraer Phenom 100 business jet has been selected to provide multi-engine pilot training to armed forces aircrew in the United Kingdom.
The contract with Affinity Flight Training Services will provide five aircraft to the U.K Ministry of Defence’s Military Flying Training System, (UKMFTS) program, along with support services and an option for additional follow on aircraft.
The system is operated by Ascent Flight Training, a consortium formed by Lockheed Martin and Babcock International under a Private Finance Initiative contract for the UK's Ministry of Defence.
The Affinity was selected by Ascent Flight Training to provide and operate the aircraft selected for the MFTS program in 2014.
On Feb 2, a £1.1 billion contract was signed by UK Defense Ministry with Ascent Flight Training to design, deliver and manage the Fixed Wing training service until 2033.
Ascent, selected as the MOD’s flying training partner in 2008, will be required to deliver the instruction, infrastructure and support required to provide flying training across the three Armed Services until 2033.
Multi-Engine Pilot Training will be in place from mid-2018 and Basic Flying Training element up and running by early 2019.
The Fixed Wing programme is intended to replace the elementary, multi-engine and basic flying training that is currently delivered on aging platforms with a new fully integrated solution that provides state-of-the-art training aircraft, ground based training devices and courseware all derived from the training design developed by Ascent Flight Training, the training service provider of the MFTS programme in UK.
The UKMFTS takes United Kingdom armed forces aircrew from initial training through, elementary, basic and advanced flying training phases preparing them for their arrival at their designated operational conversion units.
The system is operated by Ascent Flight Training, a consortium formed by Lockheed Martin and Babcock International under a Private Finance Initiative contract for the UK's Ministry of Defence.
The Affinity was selected by Ascent Flight Training to provide and operate the aircraft selected for the MFTS program in 2014.
On Feb 2, a £1.1 billion contract was signed by UK Defense Ministry with Ascent Flight Training to design, deliver and manage the Fixed Wing training service until 2033.
Ascent, selected as the MOD’s flying training partner in 2008, will be required to deliver the instruction, infrastructure and support required to provide flying training across the three Armed Services until 2033.
Multi-Engine Pilot Training will be in place from mid-2018 and Basic Flying Training element up and running by early 2019.
The Fixed Wing programme is intended to replace the elementary, multi-engine and basic flying training that is currently delivered on aging platforms with a new fully integrated solution that provides state-of-the-art training aircraft, ground based training devices and courseware all derived from the training design developed by Ascent Flight Training, the training service provider of the MFTS programme in UK.
The UKMFTS takes United Kingdom armed forces aircrew from initial training through, elementary, basic and advanced flying training phases preparing them for their arrival at their designated operational conversion units.
