{"id":4798,"date":"2021-12-10T14:15:28","date_gmt":"2021-12-10T14:15:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lakenona.com\/?p=4798"},"modified":"2024-09-10T06:25:17","modified_gmt":"2024-09-10T06:25:17","slug":"simcom-aviation-training-begins-construction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakenona.com\/release\/simcom-aviation-training-begins-construction\/","title":{"rendered":"SIMCOM Aviation Training Begins Construction on Global Headquarters"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

Orlando, Fla. December 9, 2021<\/strong> \u2013 Yesterday, SIMCOM Aviation Training<\/a> broke ground on a new 90,000-square-foot flight training center and global headquarters on Nemours Parkway in the heart of the Lake Nona Town Center<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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At a ceremony attended by Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, together with representatives from Tavistock Development Company and SIMCOM\u2019s affiliates, CAE and Directional Aviation, SIMCOM\u2019s President & CEO, Eric Hinson, said that ground-breaking on the new training center \u201cis a great step forward in SIMCOM\u2019s continuing growth in the rapidly expanding aviation training market. The new SIMCOM Lake Nona Training Center is scheduled to open in early 2023,\u201d said Hinson, \u201cand its location in Lake Nona\u2019s downtown area, within walking distance of premium hotels, restaurants and entertainment venues, will offer customers a uniquely enhanced training experience not offered by any other training provider in the world.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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The new training center will house up to 12 full-flight simulators representing the most capable and sophisticated aircraft in the business aviation market, including the Gulfstream G650, Bombardier Challenger 350, and Embraer Phenom and Praetor aircraft. When fully complete, an estimated 10,000 pilots will travel to Lake Nona each year to complete both initial type and recurrent training. Approximately 100 employees will be employed at the Lake Nona facility, the majority of whom will fill high-wage positions new to the SIMCOM and the Orlando area workforce.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

\u201cWe extend our most sincere thanks to everyone who has supported our efforts to develop this new facility,\u201d said Hinson. \u201cThese include Tavistock Development, together with Enterprise Florida and Space Florida, as well as SIMCOM\u2019s shareholders, all of which have been instrumental in supporting our move to the new center. We\u2019re honored to continue to thrive here in Orlando and to contribute to local economic growth while providing our services to the global aviation community.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

\u201cSIMCOM\u2019s continued investment in Orlando and now Lake Nona is a testament to our city\u2019s growing reputation as a thriving epicenter for the modeling and simulation and the aviation industries,\u201d said Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer. \u201cSIMCOM\u2019s new training center will bring people from all over the globe to Orlando for pilot and aircraft maintenance training, creating an additional impact on our community\u2019s economy and in our local businesses where visitors will experience the world-class hospitality for which Orlando is known.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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\u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to be here with SIMCOM to begin building the industry\u2019s most advanced headquarters and full-flight simulation training center in Lake Nona,\u201d said Tavistock Managing Director Ben Weaver. \u201cOrlando has a longstanding legacy as a hub for the world\u2019s top aviation, simulation, and training companies and we\u2019re excited to build on that legacy with SIMCOM.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

About SIMCOM<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

SIMCOM is a comprehensive aviation learning center providing advanced aviation training services to professional pilots, owner-operators, charter operators and maintenance personnel operating in the general, business, commercial, military, and cargo aviation markets.\u00a0 The Orlando based company started operations in 1989 with two simulators and six instructors.\u00a0 Today SIMCOM operates 42 simulators across three training centers, two in Orlando and a third in Scottsdale, AZ and employs more than 120 flight instructors.\u00a0 For more information about SIMCOM, visit www.simulator.com<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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