According to a report by management consulting group McKinsey, by 2028 as many as 28,000 pilots could be needed to fly new aircraft types to be deployed in the advanced air mobility (AAM) sector. So where on earth will all these pilots come from, at a time when the mainstream air transport industry faces a flight crew shortage, and who is to train them?
Enter CAE, which has been training fixed-wing and helicopter pilots for airlines, the military, and business aircraft operations for decades. Earlier this month, the company published a thoughtful white paper called Pilot Training for Advanced Air Mobility, and on July 8 it signed a cooperation agreement with eVTOL aircraft developer and prospective operators Volocopter to train pilots for its planned commercial services. It already has a partnership agreement with another eVTOL aircraft developer called Jaunt Air Mobility.
