Lufthansa Airlines is the latest company to take advantage of Cirrus Aircraft‘s SR series for its training program. This week, Cirrus announced that Lufthansa Aviation Training purchased 25 SR20s for its facility in Goodyear, Arizona, where pilots have trained for decades in the favorable desert weather. In addition to Lufthansa’s pilots, airlines like Swiss Air, Austrian Airlines, Eurowings, All Nippon Airways (ANA) and KLM will use the SR20s for their own pilots, as will the German Air Force, when the aircraft are delivered between October and February.
Cirrus Tapped for Lufthansa’s Airline Pilot Training Program
Key Takeaways:
- Lufthansa Aviation Training has acquired 25 Cirrus SR20 aircraft for its pilot training facility in Goodyear, Arizona.
- These new aircraft will also be utilized for pilot training by several other airlines, including Swiss Air, Austrian Airlines, ANA, and KLM, as well as the German Air Force.
- The Cirrus SR series is valued for its advanced systems, such as integrated engine indication and flight management, which provide training relevant to features found in larger commercial airliners.
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