Customer stories
Flightdeck Solutions builds flight training devices, components and custom flight decks for universities, flight schools, airlines and specialized operators. Each story covers what the customer needed, what FDS supplied, and what changed in their training.
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- Training Centres
Svensk Pilotutbildning AB
Svensk Pilotutbildning needed an approved device to speed up its cadets’ transition to the flight deck of one of the world’s most popular narrow-body aircraft.
- Entertainment
mydays GmbH
When mydays launched its Race & Fly simulation centre, it needed a reliable partner to build robust, realistic Airbus and Boeing flight decks.
- Airlines
Eastar Jet
Eastar Jet replaced costly external training providers with FDS Level 4 FTDs for its 737 NG and 737 MAX fleet, supporting pilot training, recruitment testing and third-party revenue.
- Airlines
Air Premia
A new hybrid carrier was adding the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner to its fleet, and needed its crew trained and ready to take to the skies.
- Airlines
Omni Air International
A US-based charter airline was acquiring a Boeing 777 and needed an accelerated pilot training solution for its 767 pilots, delivered within strict budgets.
- Custom
Korean Air
The world’s largest aerospace manufacturer urgently needed a 787 Dreamliner cockpit for a demonstration to one of their key clients.
- Custom
Boeing KC-46A Project
Having won the prestigious USAF Strategic Air Refueling Tanker project, Boeing wanted to take the new KC-46A on the road to offer pilots and defense personnel a first-hand flying experience.
- Custom
Elite VIP Client
A leading airframer sought an advanced FTD demonstrator to perform iterative R&D as they progressed through a rigorous custom build program.
- Airlines
Air Canada
The largest carrier in Canada set out to modernize its training department, in line with its vision for a world-class pilot training program.
- Airlines
Southwest Airlines
The world’s largest operator of Boeing 737 aircraft sought to enhance its systems training curriculum, urgently and effectively.
- Custom
BAE Systems
BAE Systems develops flight controls and flight deck systems. They needed realistic parts to design and test prototypes for the Boeing 737 and its variants.
- Training Centres
Air Venture Flight Center
Air Venture Flight Center urgently needed custom-built A320/321 flight training devices for a type-rating bridge course. FDS delivered.
- Academic
University of Nebraska at Omaha
As a partner in prestigious airline career pathways, UNO sought to give students hands-on experience with advanced flight systems.
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