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Turkish Airlines Orders Mechtronix Ascent(R) XJ Trainer(TM) – First Airline to Order this Device to Conduct MCC Training in a Jet Environment

Written by thomas · Filed Under Aeronautics News, Commercial 

July 16, 2008

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MONTREAL, July 16 /PRNewswire/ – Mechtronix Systems Inc. (MSI), the
fastest growing and third leading provider of flight training equipment in
the world, today announced the purchase by Turkish Airlines (THY) for the
advanced flight trainer, the Ascent(R) XJ Trainer(TM). THY plans to deploy
this cost-effective commercial jet Multi Crew Cooperation platform at its
ab-initio school by fall of 2008.

The new simulator will serve the airline by familiarizing its students
with the commercial jet flight deck, FMS, EFIS, performance and speed. THY
becomes the first airline in Europe to select the Ascent(R) XJ Trainer(TM).
In addition to providing a jet flight model, the device can later be
upgraded to a generic turboprop providing extra flexibility. The Ascent(R)
XJ Trainer(TM) also offers exceptional Full Flight Simulator comparable
visual system fidelity featuring a 180degrees Field of View. The airline
will be looking to obtain FNPT II MCC certification under JAR-STD 3A.

“We look at our purchase of the Ascent(R) XJ Trainer(TM) device as a
smart investment for MCC training that will give our pilots a unique and
early perspective in the training process on how to handle jet aircraft”,
said Baki Boztepe, Director of flying academy at THY. “Our fleet consists
of various aircrafts and we need efficient technology that can be used for
MCC training in a jet environment meeting our goal by effectively
integrating and developing the best pilots in the industry. With the
Ascent(R) device, we will have a truly economical and flexible machine
serving our ab-initio needs while freeing up our other full motion
simulators to perform the essential functions such as type rating and
recurrent training.”

“We are very pleased to provide a world class airline in the region
like THY with technology that is truly tailored to improve their pilot
provisioning programs,” said Mechtronix President Mr. Xavier Herve. “With
this sale, Mechtronix continues to show that it is providing the best and
most cost effective products to growing markets like Turkey and others
around the world that value high quality pilot supply. Our development of
jet transition devices and its growing demand in the market demonstrate
that we are a true leader in providing tools ideally suited to obtain a
high level of proficiency for new pilots.

About the Turkish Airlines

Turkish Airlines (THY), with a fleet of 102 aircrafts; organizes
flights to a total of 140 airports including 108 international and 30
domestic lines. The carrier offers passengers the opportunity to reach 162
countries out of 965 airports. In order to keep alive its brand equity,
which provides a serious advantage in terms of competition, Turkish
Airlines focuses on the investments that support this brand equity such as
offering quality, entertainment systems within the aircrafts, comfortable
seats, aesthetics, quality of presentations and investing in highly
qualified personnel. THY follows the technological innovations and, with
its developing and growing fleet, invest heavily on the training of its
employees. THY, with the awareness and responsibility being a flag carrier
of Turkey, regards flight safety and service quality as its two
indispensable items. For this reason, it continues its studies for flight
safety and service quality without any interruptions. The studies,
evaluated by Startrax; recognized THY for the title holder of a four stars
airline. THY is planning to expand 10 new routes in 2008, maintaining its
target of becoming a regional leader and a global airline company prominent
in Europe which is preferred for its service quality, trustworthiness and
competitive power.

About Mechtronix Systems Inc. (MSI)

Headquartered in the Montreal aviation hub, Mechtronix Systems Inc.
(http://www.mechtronix.com) is the fastest growing designer and manufacturer of
flight simulators. Backed by Canada’s largest institutional investor,
Mechtronix 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 training organizations such as CAFUC (China), JAL
training center (California), KLM Flight Academy (Holland), University of
North Dakota (USA) and the University of Zilina (Slovakia). It 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.

SOURCE MECHTRONIX SYSTEMS

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