Training and Workforce
Flydubai and CAE To Establish Flight Training Center
The new facility expected to open in January 2025
Flydubai's new flight training cente
Flydubai's new flight training center will open in January 2025 with six Boeing 737 Max full-flight simulators provided by CAE. (Image: CAE)

Flydubai and CAE will jointly develop a new pilot training center under an agreement signed at the Dubai Airshow on Tuesday. The $56 million facility in Dubai will feature six full-flight simulators for the airline's Boeing 737 Max fleet and plans call for it to open in January 2025.

The site at Flydubai’s headquarters covers 38,000 sq ft and will house six simulator bays, providing capacity for more than 43,000 training hours each year. The facility’s modular construction will allow for possible future expansion.

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