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Feb 22, 2011 14:06 UTC by Defense Industry Daily staff

In 2005, the Canadian Department of National Defence awarded a

22-year, $1.77-billion (USD $1.5 billion) contract to an Allied Wings

team lead by Kelowna Flightcraft Ltd. of Kelowna, British Columbia, who

beat out a competing group led by Bombardiers military training division

in Mirabel, Quebec. The long-term contract will provide primary flight

training training and support services to the Canadian Forces and

international allies. These services will be provided out of the Canada

Wings Aviation Training Centre in the Southport Aerospace Centre near

Portage la Prairie, Manitoba.

This is not the first time the Canadian government has chosen a

public/private approach to aviation training. Bombardier was already

managing the Contracted Flying Training and Support (CFTS) program,

and the public-private NATO Flying Training in Canada (NFTC) programhas been running since 1997. In some ways, however, the new Allied

Wings contract was a logical next step aimed at solidifying Canadas

traditional advantages, as Canada attempts to make itself an international

center of excellence for foreign military aviator training:

NATO Flying Training in Canada

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Primary Training: Competition for CFTS [updated]

The Big Picture: International Flight Training in Canada [updated]

Contracts & Key Events [NEW]

Additional Readings & Sources [updated]

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NATO Flying Training in Canada

Vectorsite describes the NFTC program:

In a particularly intriguing deal, in 1997 the Hawk was selected for use in

a Canadian training for hire scheme. The NATO Flying Training in

Canada (NFTC) program is a joint venture of the Canadian government

and Bombardier Aerospace Corporation, and offers its services to friendlygovernments on a contract basis. 18 Hawk 115trainers were initially

ordered for NFTC, with an additional three trainers ordered in 2000 when

Singapore signed up for the program. These Hawks are painted in a

striking dark blue color scheme, with tail insignia consisting of a red

Canadian maple leaf overlapped by a NATO four-pointed star. BAe has

signed an extended contract to provide repair and overhaul support for

these aircraft. NFTC will also operate 24 turboprop tandem seat Raytheon

T-6A-1 Harvard II trainers for introductory flight instruction.

In other words, this is intermediate combat training and advanced jet

training. NFTC training is run out of the airbases of 15 Wing Moose Jaw in

Saskatchewan, and 4 Wing Cold Lake in Alberta.

Primary Training: Competition for CFTS

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Where NATO Flying Training in Canada handles more advanced training,the Contracted Flying Training System handles primary training for single-

engine planes, multi-engine planes, and helicopters.

The winning Allied Wings consortium includes Kelowna Flightcraft Ltd.,

Canadian Helicopters Ltd., Canadian Base Operators, and ground-based

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CFTS operation will provide primary training services, and is also be based

on Canadas wide-open prairies, in Portage La Prairie, Manitoba.

Under the terms of the Canada Wings Aviation Training Centre contract,

Allied Wings will provide 9 Grob G120A aircraft for primary flying training,

and 7 Raytheon (Beechcraft) King Air C-90Bs for multi-engine flying

training. It will also convert 7 Bell 206 Jet Rangers and de-militarize 9 Bell

412 Griffon (Twin Huey) helicopters from the Canadian Forces inventory

for helicopter flying training. Other items for which Allied Wings is

responsible include new simulators, meteorological services, air traffic

control, emergency response, airfield aviation services, and plane andsimulator maintenance. Allied Wings itself will conduct primary training,

but will provide only ground school instructors, courseware, flight services

and the aircraft for multi-engine and rotary (helicopter) training. The

Canadian Forces will supply flying instructors for those courses.

As Canadian Air Force Lt. Col. Randy Palmer put it to Training &

Simulation Journal:

The type of training will involve a lot more advanced training than weve

been able to do in the past, particularly dealing with instrument flight

training and crew resource management (and) working with larger, more

complex aircraft.

C90B King Air

New capabilities will include simulators for multi-engine and helicopter

instruction, as well as new hangars, fuel tank farms. It will also include a

new 80,000-square-foot training complex, with three large full-flight

simulator bays, classrooms, student lounges, a presentation hall and

briefing rooms. The complex also will be wired for interactive training, as

interactive learning aids, computer-based courses, and even distance

learning are also very much a part of the new CFTS operation. The

Portage La Prairie facility will offer 36 different courses, including primary

flying training, multi-engine training, helicopter training, and refresher

courses.

These changes will create a transitional period, but initial training was

expected to begin early in 2006, with full operational capability expected

in 2 years.

Allied Wings official Chris Lewis told Training & Simulation Journal that the

center expects to instruct about 113 primary flying training students per

year, about 40 multi-engine training students, and 60-75 rotary wing

(helicopter) training students. The CFTS program will use only about 65%

of its training capacity to provide instruction to Canadian pilots, however,

and the Canadian government explicitly emphasized the importance of

working together with its contract winner to market the program

internationally.

Allied Wings Laurence Esterhuizen, a marketing official with Allied Wings,

put it succinctly in his discussions with Training & Simulation Journal:

DNDs thrust in all of this training is to market Canada as a center of

excellence for flying training NFTC is a major linchpin in that. But themissing ingredient was really a marketable primary multi-engine and

helicopter training component. Obviously, now they will have that.

The Big Picture: International FlightTraining in Canada



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training at Goose Bay


Bombardier had lobbied hard for continuation of its CFTS primary training

contract, even to the extent of submitting objections and requesting a

new competition when it became clear that Allied Wings was likely to win.

With the formal contract announcement, however, David Jurkowski,

Bombardier Military Aviation Trainings VP of Government Relations and

Business Development, told Training & Simulation Journal that

Bombardier has no plans to challenge the contract award. The company

laid off 30 employees, along with another 148 workers associated with

subcontractors.

Bombardier is still in charge of NFTC jet training under the joint venture

terms, however, and is in the process of providing its CF-18 advanced

distributed combat training system to the Royal Canadian Air Force.

Nor is this all Canada has to offer. On Canadas northeast coast, theLiberal Party also announced a pre-election promise in 2005 to spend $25

million on buying and installing electronic flight equipment at Canadian

Forces Bay Goose Bay, which had been a key center for NATO low-level

flight & electronic warfare training (http://www.happyvalley-

goosebay.com/training.htm) . Many of Canadas NATO allies have scaled

back training in light of shrinking military budgets, but it was hoped that

recent price drops (http://www.entrainementaerien.forces.gc.ca/training

/fmt/new_prices_e.asp) and a pledge of an additional $5 million to

market the base abroad, and promised to keep foreign military training

alive at CFB Goose Bay for at least 5 years after expiration of the NATO

training agreement in March 2006.

Their Conservative Party opponents noted that the Liberal plan involved

no commitment of Canadian forces, and proposed to station a 600-person

rapid response battalion in Labrador, plus a squadron of unmanned

surveillance aircraft, in order to augment these improvements at CFB

Goose Bay. Whichever party wins, Goose Bay can be expected to remain

among Canadas available air training assets for at least the next five

years [DID: The Conservatives won, and Goose Bay has].

Abundant space, in a vast country. A long history of providing foreign

pilot training. A multicultural society. Advanced technology and training,

including simulation strength (CAE remains headquartered in Canada).

Canada has a lot going for it on this front, and may be putting all of the

pieces of the puzzle together at last. The question is, how many other

countries will be buying in the coming years?

Contracts & Key Events

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Feb 18/11:BAE Systems announces (http://www.baesystems.com

/Newsroom/NewsReleases/autoGen_11111895950.html) a GBP 8.3

billion (USD $13.5M, CAD $13.3M) contract from Bombardier to continue

supporting NATO Flying Training in Canadas CT-155/Hawk Mk.115 trainer

jets. BAE Senior VP Training Solutions and Support Martin Rushton adds

that NFTCs Hawk fleet has one of the highest aircraft flying hour totals in

the Hawk trainer aircraft world with the fleet exceeded 75,000 flying

hours in the last ten years.

Aug 12/08:Award for Professionalism nice job, Dave. From DND(http://www.airforce.forces.gc.ca/dfs-dsv/page-eng.asp?id=1134) :

On 12 August 2008, Mr Dave Barney was the Air Traffic Controller (ATC)

responsible for the inner runway at the Canada Wings Aviation Training

Centre, 3 Canadian Forces Flying Training School in Southport Manitoba.

Although responsible for operations on the inner runway, Mr Barney

observed a C90B King Air aircraft conducting a circling approach for a full

stop landing on the outer runway. As the King Air turned inbound on an

abbreviated final, approximately one mile away, he observed that the

aircraft did not have its landing gear down. He quickly advised the outer

runway controller and the aircraft was advised to check the gear. Itshould be noted that, unlike at military airports, Southport ATC does not

normally make the check the gear call. The aircraft subsequently

initiated an overshoot at approximately 300 feet while in descent.

Mr Barney is commended for his high level of situational awareness, rapid

reaction and outstanding professional vigilance. His actions resolved a

situation that possessed high potential for a serious accident to occur. His

timely vigilance occurred during a stressful period of extended ATC

operations in support of high intensity flying training operations.

Mr Barney demonstrated beyond doubt that his notable professional ethos

makes him very deserving of this For Professionalism award.

Dec 3/07:BAE Systems announces (http://www.baesystems.com

/Newsroom/NewsReleases/2007/autoGen_1071028161325.html) that

the 22-plane Hawk fleet based at the NATO Flying Training in Canada has

reached 50,000 flying hours in only 7 years, traiining over 330 students

along the way. An NFTC Hawk also holds the record for the highest usage

of an individual aircraft in one year at 653 hours.

Nov 18/05:The Canadian Dept. of National Defence announces

(http://www.forces.gc.ca/site/news-nouvelles/news-nouvelles-

eng.asp?cat=02&id=1816) the 22-year, $1.77-billion (then USD $1.5

billion) contract to an Allied Wings team lead by Kelowna Flightcraft Ltd.

of Kelowna, British Columbia, who beat out a competing group led by

Bombardiers military training division in Mirabel, Quebec.

The long-term contract will provide flying training and support services to

the Canadian Forces and international allies out of the Canada Wings

Aviation Training Centre in the Southport Aerospace Centre near Portage

la Prairie, Manitoba.

Additional Readings & Sources

Canadian Dept. of National Defence International Training Program

History

Canada Wings Aviation Training Center . See also video presentation .

NATO Flying Training in Canada (NFTC) Official Site . See also DND FAQ

and sites for 15 Wing Moose Jaw and 4 Wing Cold Lake

Bombardier Military Training .



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