Training and Workforce
Training Providers ‘Entitled’ to OEM Exclusivity
OEMs aim to co-ordinate and oversee training, and some try to maintain a balance between training partners
CAE won the role of entitlement training provider for the in-development Falcon 6X scheduled to enter service in 2022.
CAE won the role of entitlement training provider for the in-development Falcon 6X scheduled to enter service in 2022.

Among government budget planners, “entitlement” can be a dirty word, but to business aviation training providers it is a welcomed concept. Especially when they are selected by an OEM to be the "entitlement provider" for a new aircraft type.

FlightSafety International (Booth F79), one of the two dominant training providers, for example, is the designated entitlement provider for Dassault Aviation Falcon 8X pilot training. That means for the first three years when the 8X is delivered to a new customer, their only option for pilot training is FlightSafety’s program at Paris Le Bourget. After the initial three years, which expires in October, competitors—specifically CAE—can begin offering 8X training. CAE is expected to deploy an 8X full-flight simulator this fall, and FlightSafety might counter with a second device.

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