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Carpatair Orders Mechtronix Ascent(R) Flight Trainer For Its New Flight Training Organization

Posted on: Wednesday, 12 November 2008, 09:00 CST

MONTREAL, Nov. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Mechtronix Systems a division of Mechtronix World Corp. ("Mechtronix"), the fastest growing and third leading provider of flight training equipment in the world, today announced the purchase of an Ascent(R) Flight Trainer by Romania's regional airline Carpatair for its new flight training organization Carpatair Flight Training based in the International Airport of Timisoara. The simulator will be configured as a twin turboprop reconfigurable to multi and single-engine piston aircraft. The Flight Training Organization plans to use the FTD to conduct new entry pilot evaluation and flight training and support classic Airline Transport Pilot License and Multi-crew Pilot Licensing curricula. The training academy plans to deploy the unit in the November 2008 while seeking qualification with the JAA under JAR FSTD A FNPT II MCC.

The Ascent(R) Flight Trainer will feature a 180 x 35 degree wide cylindrical FOV visual system that will provide its users with exceptional fidelity utilizing a RSI FFS level D quality image generator. The Ascent(R) Flight Trainer features a twin turboprop that is reconfigurable to multi-engine Seneca III and single-engine piston Cessna 172. It will also feature a Garmin 430 GPS. The device's semi-enclosed IOS area provides for easy interaction between instructor and student. The unit is a versatile trainer that will enable Carpatair Flight Training students and pilots to receive the optimum supply of credits for both classic ATPL and MPL programs.

"We look forward to taking delivery of Mechtronix' technology for our new flight training organization," said Carpatair's Flight Training Director General Dan Andrei. "I visited Mechtronix in Montreal and I was very impressed by their concept oriented to the customer and safety. It is the right technology and we believe that it will allow us to provide our pilots with essential training for both ATPL and MPL JAR FCL 1 requirements at the right costs. We looked for a training device that was MPL ready and Mechtronix has been the leader in the space. As always, it comes down to helping our pilots and the level D realism of the Mechtronix device was exceptional. It will let our pilots train in the most realistic environment."

"We greatly appreciate the airline's investment in the Ascent(R) Flight Trainer and we are pleased that Carpatair chose Mechtronix to help it serve the region's growing market", said Mechtronix' President Xavier Herve. "We see this sale as another testimonial to our continuing success in Europe and our leadership role in providing the world's airlines and Flight Training Organizations with the best technology to support pilot provisioning programs. We take pride in providing the best at home training solutions for not only MPL, but ATPL as well. We look forward to working with Carpatair Flight Training for years to come."

About Carpatair

Carpatair was established in 1999 and started operations in February 1999 in Cluj-Napoca. It was formed as Veg Air operating one leased Yakovlev Yak-40 from Moldavian Airlines. The present title was adopted in December 1999 when Swiss and Swedish investors took a 49% stake in the company. The airline is owned by Romanian shareholders (51%) and Swiss and Swedish shareholders (49%) and employs 550 staff. The founder and actual President and Chief Executive of Carpatair is Nicolae Petrov. The airline has flights throughout Europe to Ukraine, Romania, Republic of Moldova, Italy, Hungary, Greece, Austria and Germany and operates a mixed fleet of 17 Fokker F100, and Saab 2000 aircraft. Visit the airline on http://www.carpatair.com/

About Carpatair Flight Training

Carpatair Flight Training is a FTO/TRTO training organization established by Carpatair in April 2008 to provide training services complying with JAR-FCL1 requirements ranging from Ab-initio to ATPL training as well as Type Rating trainings for Saab 2000 and Fokker 1000. Graduate pilots would be usually thereafter hired at the airline. The new company obtained JAR FCL 1 FTO authorization on October 23, 2008.

About Mechtronix World Corporation

Headquartered in Montreal, Mechtronix World is the fastest growing designer and manufacturer of flight simulators. Backed by the Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec, Canada's largest institutional investor, as well as RCL, a leading Canadian private equity firm, Mechtronix World ranks in the top-3 of the global flight simulator market, with a presence in America, Europe and Asia. Through 20 years of passion and dedication, Mechtronix has developed a unique expertise and proved extensively its vision and leadership for flight training. Worldwide customers include major airlines, training centers and training organizations such as CAFUC, Center Air, Copa Airlines, IFTC Istanbul (Gozen Group), JAL training center, Japan Airlines, Lufthansa Flight Training, Oxford Flight Training, Northwest Airlines, TACA Airlines and University of North Dakota. Mechtronix offers a full range of products from full flight simulators to flight training devices setting new industry standards for higher fidelity, reliability, cost efficiency and safety. Mechtronix World is also the only manufacturer which actively provides services for both commercial and general aviation including support for customers to set-up their own tailor made training solution at home. For more details on Mechtronix World, please visit http://www.mechtronix.com/.

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CONTACT: Carpatair Flight Training: Antonia Berti, Manager Recruitingand Adminstration, +40-256-256-911, Fax: +40-256-256-918,antonia.berti@carpatair.com; Mechtronix Systems Inc.: Adeline Gautier,Marketing Manager, (514) 342-0800, agautier@mechtronix.com; Media RelationsUS: J. Dans, Rogue, Wave Creative Group, (914) 393-7758, jdans@warwick.net

Source: PRNewswire

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