TRU Simulation + Training To Give Bombardier Flight Simulator To China Express

(RTTNews) - TRU Simulation + Training Inc., a unit of Textron Inc. (TXT), late Monday announced that it has signed a contract to provide China Express Airlines with a Bombardier CRJ 900 FFS X full flight simulator to support the airline's increasing numbers of this aircraft.

China Express Airlines, is China's first private regional airline. TRU Simulation + Training will install China Express Airlines' new flight simulator during the fourth quarter of 2015.

The company noted that CRJ 900 FFS X flight simulator will be fitted with an electrical 60-inch motion system, TRU Simulation + Training's unique front-projected collimated visual display, and Rockwell Collins' EP8000 image generator.

The airline will adopt the Train@Home model, which provides substantial savings on the cost of their pilot training operations. It also increases the availability of an airline's pilots to fly. China Express Airlines is currently sending its pilots to a training facility in Montreal, Canada.

Wu Longjiang, president of China Express Airlines, said, "China Express Airlines is a fast growing regional operator, and as such it's important for us to find ways to always better service our market and also identify the best training solution for our pilots."