GCAT Flight Academy has acquired BAE Systems’ regional aircraft training business, which is located at Woodford in the northern UK city of Manchester, for an undisclosed sum.

The Manchester centre provides pilot, cabin crew and maintenance training on the Avro RJ, British Aerospace BAe 146, ATP and Jetstream 31/32. It is equipped with four full-flight simulators, comprising two for the BAe 146 and single ATP and Jetstream 31/32 devices.

A BAE Systems Regional Aircraft spokesman says: “From our point of view, this was a very good option for the business, to move it into a dedicated training company, where it can develop and prosper in the long-term.

“It wasn’t a business that we were looking to sell, but we had a number of approaches during the year. We investigated those and decided that it made sense for the long-term to sell the business.”

The spokesman says there were four bid

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