Major Training Provider Launches First ATC Partnership

CAE has inaugurated its first Air Traffic Services (ATS) Training Centre, on its campus in Montreal, Canada. Last October, CAE started partnering in the training of air traffic controllers (ATC) and flight service specialists (FSS) with NAV CANADA.

CAE’s first partnership in the air traffic services sector is with the world’s first fully private ANSP, and second largest in terms of the size of its airspace, NAV CANADA, according to the company.

The first students began their training at the new facility in October 2024, with CAE aiming to train approximately 500 air traffic professionals by 2028. CAE’s instructors deliver initial training for air traffic controllers and flight service specialists to students coming from across Canada using NAV CANADA’s training curriculum and courseware. NAV CANADA will continue to deliver basic training, all specialty courses, and on-the-job training, with the latter part of Air Traffic Services training solely offered by NAV CANADA.

“We are very proud of this first partnership with NAV CANADA and are excited to help them train more air traffic controllers and flight service specialists over the coming three years,” said Marie-Christine Cloutier, Vice President - Strategy, Performance & Marketing at CAE and Head of CAE’s new Air Traffic Services (ATS) division. “As ANSPs accelerate their airspace modernization efforts, it is critical that equal emphasis is placed on training innovation to prepare the next generation of air traffic personnel. CAE’s turn-key expertise in competency-based training design, advanced instructional delivery, and data-driven technologies can support ANSPs in this transformation.”