CFTS Program

The CFTS Program manages the flying training and support services for Primary and Basic Flying Training, Multi-Engine and Helicopter pilot training programs conducted at the Canadaian Wings Aviation Training Centre (CWATC) by both 3 Canadian Forces Flying Training School (3 CFFTS) and Allied Wings.  CWATC is located at the Southport Aerospace Centre in Southport, near Portage la Prairie, Manitoba.

History

CFTS Contract Announcement

At an announcement ceremony 30 March 2005, the Minister of National Defence, the Hon Bill Graham, announced the government's intentions to proceed to award a contract for the Contracted Flying Training and Support (CFTS) to Kelowna Flightcraft (KFL). The announcement of the 22-year $1.77B contract was made jointly with the Min of Industry, The Hon David Emerson, at the KFL facility in Kelowna, BC to the members of the KFL team: Allied Wings leading Kelowna Flightcraft Ltd, Canadian Helicopters, Atlantis Systems Intl, Black & Macdonald, and Coastal Pacific Aviation. Under the CFTS contract, Allied Wings will provide the Grob G120A aircraft for Primary and Basic Flying Training, the Raytheon King Air C90B for Advanced Multi-Engine Flying Training and it will convert the Bell 206 Jet Ranger and Bell 412 Griffon helicopters from CF inventory for Advanced Helicopter Flying Training. Full motion flight simulators will be installed to support the Multi-Engine and Helicopter Flying Training programs. A new 80,000 sq ft training facility will be constructed at Southport which will provide full operational capability in a fully-equipped state-of-the art training environment within 24 months. Initial training will commence early in 2006 under interim arrangements, with special arrangements for continued helicopter training after Aug 2005.

CFTS Program Management

The CFTS program is now managed by the staff at D Air CFG 2

D Air CFG 2
LCol Paul Dittmann: 613-990-1605

D Air DFG 2-2
Maj Jon Clow: 613-998-4089

D Air DFG 2-3
Maj Blair Springate: 613-998-4306

D Air DFG 2 SPO
Maj Marc Juneau: 613-993-3087

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