Summary
L3Harris Commercial Aviation Solutions (L3 CTS) is a flight training provider and manufacturer of civil flight simulators based in Crawley, England. It is part of L3Harris, and was formed as L-3 Link Simulation & Training UK in 2012, when L3 acquired the civil fixed-wing simulation division of Thales Training & Simulation (TTS).[1][2]
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 A RealitySeven full flight simulator in operation | |
| Company type | Private limited company (subsidiary) |
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| Industry | Flight simulation, flight training |
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| Founded | August 2012 |
| Fate | Acquired by The Jordan Company |
| Headquarters | Manor Royal, , United Kingdom |
Key people |
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| Products | RealitySeven |
| Services | Ab initio flight training, airline training |
Number of employees | 300 (2017) |
| Parent | L3 Technologies |
| Website | www |
History edit
L3 CTS was incorporated in 2006 as "L-3 Communications Group Limited", acting as holding company for the L-3 group in the United Kingdom. In 2012, when TTS was partially acquired, the company's name was changed to "L-3 Communications Link Simulation and Training UK Limited" (L-3 Link UK).[3]
In May 2015, the subsidiary L-3 CTC was formed, following the acquisition of British flight training provider CTC aviation,[4] and in July 2016, L-3 Link UK and L-3 CTC were consolidated into L3 Commercial Training Solutions.[5]
L3 CTS and TTS are still co-located on the same site in Manor Royal, Crawley, and share the same ancestry, rooted in the US simulation business created by Ed Link in the 1930s and in the British simulator manufacturer Redifon (later Rediffusion).[6]
Recently, L3 Airline Academy has been granted the contract to train the RAF (Royal Air Forces) Multi Engine Aircraft pilots.
In November 2023, L3Harris Commercial Aviation Solutions was sold to TJC for $800 million.[7]
Products and services edit
L3 CTS's core product is the RealitySeven line of full flight simulators, which covers a wide range of aircraft types: from turboprop ATR72 to single-aisle Embraer E2, A320, Boeing 737 and wide-bodies Boeing 747, Boeing 767, Boeing 777, Boeing 787 and Airbus A330, A350 and Airbus A380.[2][8]
A major part of the business is also the provision of flight training services, including cadet selection, ab initio training and airline training, both in the UK and in Bangkok, Thailand, through the controlled Asian Aviation Training Center, which was acquired as part of the TTS deal.[9]
References edit
- ^ "Thales UK sells aircraft simulator arm for £83m". BBC News. 8 Aug 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ^ a b Hoyle, Craig (8 Sep 2015). "L-3 Link targets simulator sales growth". Flightglobal. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ^ "L-3 COMMUNICATIONS LINK SIMULATION AND TRAINING UK LIMITED". Companies House. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ^ "L-3 Acquires CTC Aviation Group" (Press release). New York. Business Wire. 28 May 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- ^ "L-3 Announces Formation of Commercial Training Solutions Division" (Press release). New York. Business Wire. 7 July 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ^ "History". L-3 Link Simulation & Training. Archived from the original on 6 June 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ^ "L3Harris to sell its commercial aviation solutions business for $800 million". Yahoo Finance. 2023-11-27. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
- ^ "Civil Aviation Training Solutions". L-3 Link Simulation & Training. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ^ Adams, Rick (19 Jun 2015). "If You Simulate It, Will They Come?". AINonline. The Convention News Company. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
External links edit
Company website