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Dec 15, 2011 (newstodate): The training center at Zhukovsky, near Moscow, for flight and technical staff of customers and operators of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 has now been officially opened.
Starting from 2012, the center has the capacity to train up to 180 pilots and 250 technicians annually.
Even prior to the official opening, 38 pilots and 93 technicians from Armavia and Aeroflot have received training at the center by a previous version of the course as the full-flight simulator was not yet available, and three more crews of six Aeroflot pilots without previous glass cockpit experience will be trained before the end of December 2011.
Training of flight and technical staff of the Superjet 100 customers is provided by SuperJet International a joint venture between the Italian Alenia Aeronautica and the Russian Sukhoi Holding.
Starting from 2012, the center has the capacity to train up to 180 pilots and 250 technicians annually.
Even prior to the official opening, 38 pilots and 93 technicians from Armavia and Aeroflot have received training at the center by a previous version of the course as the full-flight simulator was not yet available, and three more crews of six Aeroflot pilots without previous glass cockpit experience will be trained before the end of December 2011.
Training of flight and technical staff of the Superjet 100 customers is provided by SuperJet International a joint venture between the Italian Alenia Aeronautica and the Russian Sukhoi Holding.