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• High demand for junior pilots expected in the coming years
• “Take-off-Promise”: Upon completion of training, a binding job offer is made from a Lufthansa Group airline; otherwise, half of the training costs are reimbursed
• New services included: In the future, air travel/transfer to the USA and accommodation during the practical training in Goodyear, Arizona, will be included in the training costs in the future

• Versatile use for flight crews and ground staff
• Two premieres in one project
• Paralympic gold medalists as extras 

In air travel, inconspicuous objects such as batteries, e-cigarettes, and matches are also classified as dangerous goods. Aviation employees have always been trained to recognize so-called dangerous goods. The introduction of new requirements for training concepts on the part of the Luftfahrt-Bundesamt (LBA, German Federal Aviation Office) lead to a group-wide project and two premieres. Lufthansa Aviation Training (LAT) implemented competence-based training for all Lufthansa Group airlines for the first time. Likewise for the first time, LAT developed a training course not only for flight crews, but also for teams on the ground.

• A new and innovative way for pilots to learn procedures with a smart VR system
• A320 procedure training for Lufthansa Group airlines across VR, PC, and iPad devices

Lufthansa Aviation Training (LAT) offers a new and innovative procedure training for pilots by integrating Airbus Virtual Procedure Trainer (VPT) into its training environment. LAT and Lufthansa Group will be the first to train with this smart VR system. The VR solution provides full immersion for the flight crews within an authentic, digitized cockpit to train Airbus Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).

European Flight Academy, a brand of Lufthansa Aviation Training (LAT), recently took delivery of two brand new Austro Engine jet-fuel powered DA40 NG aircraft at Rostock-Laage airport in Germany, expanding its flight training fleet in Germany to 12 aircrafts of both types, DA40 and DA42.