Translation of "Centre d'entraînement des pilotes " (French → English) :

The Commission notes that the single flat-rate contribution of EUR 768000 for participation in recruitment and training of pilots and crews assigned to the new destinations served by the airport was not granted in accordance with the conditions laid down in Regulation (EC) No 68/2001: the costs borne are not limited to acceptable costs as provided for in Article 4(7) of the said Regulation(104) as they include the recruitment of pilots; as a single fixed contribution is involved, the costs are not backed up by supporting documentation, or transparent, or broken down into categories, and the intensity of the aid in relation to admissible ...[+++] costs is not defined.

(9) This income allows BSCA to grant Ryanair a "share" in the expenditure connected with the opening of Ryanair's base in Charleroi (EUR 250000 for hotel costs and Ryanair staff subsistence; EUR 160000 for each new route opened up to a maximum of three routes for each based aircraft or a maximum of EUR 1920000; EUR 768000 for participation in the cost of recruiting and training pilots and crews assigned to the new destinations served by the airport; EUR 4000 for the purchase of office equipment; free provision of 100 m3 of office space; 100 m3 of "engineering store"; the right of access to the training room; and a minimum or zero ...[+++]contribution for the use of a hangar for aircraft maintenance).

Honourable senators, with respect to the particular question that gave rise to the observations that were made by Senator Forrestall, NATO flying training in Canada - that is, the government industry partnership to train Canadian and NATO pilots - represents an innovative and cost-effective way to meet our pilot-training needs.

The government's experience with contracting out flight training at Portage La Prairie, which involved an exhaustive tendering process, suggested that Bombardier, British Aerospace and CAE Aviation were the only Canadian companies capable of playing a leading role in providing flight training services.

That a Humble Address be presented to His Excellency praying that he will cause to be laid before this House copies of all documentation related to the awarding of a 20-year deal with Bombardier Inc. to train Canadian and allied fighter pilots in the NATO Flying Training in Canada program.

The NATO Flying Training in Canada program is an international military pilot training program that has quickly earned a reputation as the world benchmark in that field.