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CAE and Volocopter Launch Collaboration To Train eVTOL Aircraft Pilots
Aviation training group CAE will help eVTOL developer Volocopter prepare a training program to operate its aircraft in commercial services, which are scheduled to start in 2024.
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A Volocopter test pilot flies the companies 2X eVTOL technology demonstrator during flight trials at Helsinki International Airport. (Photo: Volocopter)

Volocopter and aviation training group CAE are together making plans to train pilots for eVTOL aircraft operations. Under an agreement announced on July 8, the companies say they will develop, certify, and deploy a pilot training program to support the launch of commercial operations, which are anticipated to begin in 2024.

The agreement commits CAE to invest up to $40 million to meet Volocopter’s projected demand for eVTOL pilots in the early years of operations. The Canada-based group will deploy training equipment and instructors through a global partnership, with the initial training services expected to be provided outside Europe.

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