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Train@Home p.2 Order and Deliveries p.4A320 FFT X- MPL p.3

In May 2012, Mechtronix Inc. successully

completed a comprehensive restructuring

o its business which culminated in a

substantial injection o new unds and

reduction o its debt. As a result, the

Company is positioned to execute its

business plan over the long term.

Mechtronix management team decided

to implement important nancial and

operational improvement measures

to ensure the competitiveness o the

business. In the last three years, important

transormational changes were made

in all operational unctions, and this

restructuring represents another step in the

implementation o a strategic plan, which

will allow the team to ocus on Mechtronix

core business which has always been the

design, manuacture and delivery o world

class fight simulators and related services.

All these initiatives were led by our

Leadership Team which to this day,

remains unchanged.

Mechtronix CEO Fernando Petruzziello said

We worked hard to develop a long term

plan to position Mechtronix as a strong

player or the uture. Our 200-strong team

continues to build innovative high quality

simulators and provide our customers

with the highest quality comprehensive

global customer support. 2012 marks

the 25th anniversary o our business. We

are delighted to be part o this exciting

industry and we thank our customers

or their trust, condence and continued

support as we move orward as a stronger

and recapitalized business. Mechtronix

has acquired a reputation or being at the

oreront o customer and industry needs,

oering innovative products, complete

ater sales

support and

training center

services. Thisrestructuring

ensures that we

will continue

to excel in all

aspects o its

business.

Successul nancial restructuringo Mechtronixpositioning the compAny

For Future growth

>>Airbus Training SymposiumDec 10 - 13Dubai, United Arab Emirates

>> ALTA Airline Leaders ForumNov 14 - 16

Panama City, Panama

>>CAAC SummitOctober 22-23

Sanya, China

>>EATSNov 6 - 7

Berlin, Germany

INSIDE:Fernando Petruzziello, Mechtronix CEO

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Train@HomeMore Airlines around the world

continue to choose the Mechtronix

Train@Home Solution

The innovative Train@Home

model is proving to be a popular

choice or airlines that are

growing and ones that are seeking

to improve their operational

efciency. By providing the right

tools or the job, we are helping

airlines compete in an increasingly

competitive market.

George Karam, VP at Mechtronix.

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IFTC-Boeing PartnershipBoeing and IFTC Partner to Enhance Flight Training Capability in the region

JapaneseStaryerstartstrainingathomeinKitakuyshuwithMechtronix

a320 ffs xLevelDthisOctober2012

Starfyer became the rst in Japan to adopt the Mechtronix Train@Home

business model with its proven ability to dramatically cut the costs

associated with sending pilots away to train while improving availability and

quality o their training operations.

Mr. Shinichi Yonehara, President and CEO o Starfyer: We demand the

very best in quality and reliability o the technology, he says, but also

greater fexibility in our operations. We looked at the other established

players in the market but selecting Mechtronix as the right partner became

quickly obvious.

By having a Mechtronix simulator at our own training centre we will be

able to train our pilots at home, in their local environment, with all o the

commensurate savings in costs and time that this brings. We will no longer

have to send our pilots away, and will have the capacity to cope with urther

training demands, both initial and recurrent, as our airline grows.

The Mechtronix A320 FFS X was qualied Level D by the Japanese civil

aviation authorities JCAB and became ready or training on time as per the

original schedule. Mechtronix will also perorm maintenance and support

services or the A320 FFS X or the next ve years.

IFTC and Boeing have partnered to expand

the capabilities available to airline customers

in Turkey and the Region. This partnership

combines the existing IFTC operations

with the training expertise o Boeing Flight

Services, resulting in a ull range o training

solutions that will address the growing

demand or commercial airline pilots in

the region. IFTC currently operates ve

Mechtronix B737NG and A320 ull fight

simulators and fat panel trainers in state o

the art acilities in Istanbul and Antalya.

Marty Van Veluw, CEO o IFTC, comments,

We had a mission when we started

operations almost 3 years ago: to oer the

highest quality o training, to constantlyimprove our services, to make it cost

ecient or our customers to train at IFTC

and to bring customer service back into the

training industry. We believe that the trust

Boeing has placed in us with the signing o

this agreement is a result o IFTC ollowing

its mission. Boeing, like IFTC, is orward

thinking and looks or creative solutions. We

thereore expect that this agreement is just

the beginning o a successul partnership or

Turkey as well as or the region, and we are

very excited to be working together

Formoreinformationpleasevisit:

http://www.iftc.aero/blog/2011/12/iftc-istanbul-and-boeing-partnership/

http://boeing.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=2421

new green faCIlIty Is worlDs fIrst

self-sustaInIng flIght traInIng Center

IFTC-Boeing Antalya is a state-o-the-art

modular (readily expandable) cost and

energy ecient training center designed

entirely by the IFTC team. The building

is environmentally riendly, relying on

sustainable designs through the intelligent

use o innovative green technologies.

The expandable nature o the design

allows or additional modular buildings

which are planned or the coming year

to house simulators as well as a cabin

saety training acility. The Mechtronix

FFS X is a natural ingredient o this cost

and energy ecient solution due to its

innovative design. For more inormation

please visit http://www.itc.aero/en/about-

us/itc-antalya

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AirArabia,therstandmostsuccessfulLCCintheMiddle-East,

extendsitseffectivebusinessmodeltoitsA320ighttraining

Air Arabia fies to over 65 destinations spreading across the

Middle East, North Arica, Asia and Europe and was awarded

best managed airline in Middle East, led by Mr. Adel Ali named

Airline CEO o the Year or 4 years. Air Arabia is known as one

o the worlds best utilizers o an A320 feet. It was only natural to

select the Mechtronix Train@Home model which enables high

quality and ecient training operations

making them the worlds best utilizer o an

A320 FFS.

SunExpress,thelatestairlinetochoosetheMechtronix

Train@HomemodelthroughitscollaborationwithIFTCAntalya.

The deployment o this Boeing 737-800 FFS X which was

qualied level D by the Austrian CAA under EASA will urther

enable IFTC, a long-time customer o Mechtronix, to cater to the

training needs o SunExpress (a joint venture between Turkish

Airlines and Luthansa), and to address the continuously growing

demand or commercial pilot training in Turkey and the region.

This marks the delivery o the 5th Full Flight Simulator or the

International Flight Training Center (IFTC) in Turkey. The ocial

opening o the I FTC-Boeing Antalya rst ully sustainable fight

training center took place on September 22nd 2012.

Mr. Marty van Veluw, CEO o IFTC said: We have been working closely with Mechtronix or the

last our years, and we look orward to pursuing this partnership or uture projects. The recentunveiling o our sustainable training center in Antalya is another step orward and we are proud

that it is equipped with the Mechtronix Boeing 737-800 FFS X. Our ve ull fight simulators

have the lowest cost o operations on the market and this is a key actor in cleverly managing a

training center.

Marty van Veluw, CEO o IFTC

George Karam, Mechtronix VP

Mechtronix & Starfyer Management Teams

Mechtronix B737NG and A320 Full Flight Simulators installed in IFTCs training center in Istanbul

Cockpit view o an A320 FFT X - MPL

Air Arabia A320 FFS X

fft x-MPLCUSTOMERS:

FlightTrainingAdelaide

STAerospaceAcademy

Operators seek the most motivated,

committed and skilled fight crew; this is

why major airlines such as QuantasLink,Virgin Australia, Dragonair and Cathay

Pacic, to name but a ew, have entrusted

us with their Pilot Cadetship Programs.

Like us, Mechtronix commits to excellence

in oering tailor-made training solutions

to their customers. FTA has made

this investment with a view to meeting

increasing customer demands or the most

advanced and t-or-purpose technology

available. The MPL compliance o the

Mechtronix simulators will allow us to oer

current and new customers a training

platorm alternative using FTAs upcoming

MPL training course.

-Mr.PinePienaar,CEOofFlightTrainingAdelaide

Mark Dranseld

FFT X

- MPLThe MPL is the latest ab-initio training paradigm that aims to provide new co-pilots specically

trained and competent rom day one or the right hand seat o a commercial airliner. As such there

is a strong dependence on the use o Flight Simulation Training Devices (FSTDs) throughout all our

phases o the MPL, rom PPL fying in Phase I to the eventual type rating in Phase IV.

Mark Dranseld, VP at Mechtronix, added We saw that the FSTD needs o our

MPL customers in phases II and III diered considerably depending on how they

structured the balance o live and virtual fying in their basic and intermediate MPL

phases. As well as the generic jet XJ FTD that we already supplied we identied

the requirement or a more type specic device capable o gradually introducing

the eventual line aircrat system complexity while maintaining the generic training

principles rom day one o Phase II right up until the type rating. So we developed

our FFT X MPL concept which is a ully type specic cockpit with FFS handling, perormance,

sound and visual systems but with a congurable overhead panel to allow the instructor to build up

system complexity without the students getting overwhelmed as they develop MCC and CRM skills.


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> Double-orDer from InDonesIan CIvIl avIatIon InstItute (ICaI)/ sekolah tInggI Penerbangan InDonesIa (stPI) Curug

The two Full Flight Trainers will provide

high-delity VFR and IR training to Pilots,

Engineers, and Aviation Management

who are oten recruited by local

airlines like Lion Air and Garuda

on completion o their training

curriculum.

> unI aIr took DelIvery o a Flat Panel

Trainer (FPT) congured or the ATR

72-600 aircrat. The FPT is suitable or

use as a ground and fight procedures

trainer and is capable o teaching most

normal and abnormal procedures as

the sotware is the same as that used inMechtronix Level D ATR72-600 Full Flight

Simulators, allowing or an exceptional

high delity.

> InDonesIan CarrIer susI aIr has

successully completed the installation

and qualication process o their

Mechtronix FFT X. The unit, replicating

the Cessna Grand Caravan, was qualied

in equivalence with JAR FSTD A FTD

2 / FNPT II MCC by the Civil Aviation

Authorities o the Republic o Indonesia

(DGCA).> Ifaero from franCe

IFAERO has chosen to equip its Nice-based training centre

with a new Citation CJ1+ Full Flight Trainer FFT the onlydevice to exceed the stringent requirements set by the Nice

Cte dAzur Chambre de commerce et dindustrie (CCI) in a

tender process including three participants.

> flat Panel traIner

The Mechtronix Flat Panel Trainer (FPT) provides users with

a 2D graphical representation (via touch panel displays) o

the actual aircrat fight deck systems and avionics displays,

panels and instruments with 3D hardware FMS CDUs and

Autofight control panels.

The FPT is suitable or use as a ground and fight procedures

trainer and is capable o teaching most normal and abnormal

procedures as the sotware is the same as that used in

Mechtronix Full Flight Simulators, allowing or an exceptional

high delity. Recent customers and end-users include:

ATRTrainingCenter

UNIAIR

LIONAIR

COPAAirlines

TRIP

> flIght traInIng aDelaIDe Choses

meChtronIx agaIn

FTA has recently nalised the purchase o a second

Ascent XJ training device, which includes an ATR72-500

turboprop module. The use o this simulator will be an

advantage to QantasLink and Virgin Australia cadets that will

be fying turboprop aircrat on completion their courses.

The expected arrival date o the simulator is March 2013.

6767 Cte de Liesse | St-Laurent (Qubec)

H4T 1E5 | Canada

Tel +1 514 342 0800 | Fax +1 514 342 0701 | Email [email protected]

www.mechtronix.com

> the CIvIl avIatIon College of JaPan

obtained FTD Level 5 qualication

by the Japanese Civil Aviation

Bureau (JCAB) or their two (2)

Mechtronix Ascent

Flight Trainers

.The devices will be used or VFR

and IFR training sessions at CACs

acilities located in Sendai, Japan.

> urbe aeros asCent xJ traIner

was inspected by the Italian aviation

authorities, Ente Nazionale per

lAviazione Civile (ENAC), and

certied under EASA regulations as

FNPT ll MCC.

> lufthansa flIght traInIngs 6th unIt

received both FTD Level 2 and

FNPT II MCC qualication rom the

German Aviation Authorities (LBA),

like the other 5 devices already in use

at the Bremen training acilities.

> tunIsIan safe flIght aCaDemy

received FNPT ll qualication by

the Tunisian DGAC. Congured as a

Diamond DA42, it is used to provide

highly proessional Instrument Rating

(IR) training to their increasing

number o ab-initio students.

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> starflyer obtaIns qualIfICatIon

from JCab or their Mechtronix

A320 FFS X. The Starfyer team

inaugurated their new fight training

center located in Kitakyushu

Airport in south western Japan on

September 21st.

> 5th meChtronIx ffs x for IftC

The deployment o the Boeing

737-800 FFS X in IFTC-Boeings

brand new green training center

in Antalya will urther enable them

to cater to the training needs o

its important long-time customer

SunExpress (a joint venture between

Turkish Airlines and Luthansa), and

to address the continuously growing

demand or commericial pilot

training in Turkey and the region.

> the fft x orDereD by the ontarIomInIstry of natural resourCes is expec-

ted to be ready or training beore the

re season in 2013, ater having met

the standards o Transport Canada or

FTD Level 6 classication. The FFT X

was acquired to allow provincial pilots

and engineers to train in Ontario on

a simulator tailored to their needs

rather than travelling to Quebec, saving

considerable time and costs or the

Ontario Government.

Qualifications &deliveries

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