29 October 2004

The Institut du Transport Arien of Royal Air Maroc on 21 October 2004 received two inspection teams, one from the French Civil Aviation Head Office, and one from the Moroccan Civil Aviation Head Office who jointly re-evaluated and certified flight simulator B737-400/500 at level D, in compliance with JAR-STD-1A.

This regulation label re-qualifies the flight simulator for one year on the list of simulators likely to be used by any European airline for training its pilots in compliance with JAR standards and requirements.

The said distinction comes in confirmation of the capacity of the training and simulator logistics department personnel to keep up to snuff the levels of performance and the specific features thereof at a very high level of qualification.

The Institut du Transport Arien was created in 1958 to bolster the training needs of Royal Air Maroc. This entity encompasses:

  • The Technical Training Center (CFT-Centre de formation technique) for training of aviation maintenance technicians and operational employees.

  • Training of in-flight personnel.

  • Flight simulator center.

  • The Ecole Nationale des Pilotes de Ligne (ENPL or National Airline Pilots' School) for theoretical and practical training of airline pilots leading to the Professional Pilot's license.

Based on the ever-changing requirements of training technology, aviation techniques and national and international regulations (Direction de l'Aviation Civile Marocaine, OACI, JAA, ATA 104, etc.), the Institut du Transport Arien de Royal Air Maroc puts into practice a strategy involving investment, permanent adaptation to technological advances and partnerships with several international bodies.

The Institut du Transport Arien has achieved international recognition by training 3000 national and foreign aviation professionals, in particular with regard to Africans and Europeans.

ISO 9001 version 2000 certification comes in confirmation of the customer orientation of this institute.

NB: JAR-STD " Joint Aviation Requirement - Synthetic Training Device " is a European regulations for qualification of airship flight simulators defining 4 levels of qualification: A, B, C and D and indicates the maximum credit for each level, the highest one being D.

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