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Cardiff Aviation shift 737-400 simulator from Istanbul to Karachi

Cardiff Aviation's flight simulator technical team have completed baseline testing of Shaheen Air International's Boeing 737-400 flight simulator at its current location at the Turkish Airlines Flight Training Centre in Istanbul, Turkey.

Cardiff Aviation will be responsible for the breakdown, shipping, installation, commissioning and re-qualification of the simulator in Karachi, Pakistan.
 
"This is just one example of how far and wide the involvement of Cardiff Aviation is spreading in the international aviation technical support and maintenance market," said Mario Fulgoni, joint CEO of Cardiff Aviation.

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Cardiff Aviation is based at St Athan Enterprise Zone in the Vale of Glamorgan where it has 132,000 square feet of hangar space.

As well as maintenance of airliners and other large aircraft for several major and independent airlines, Cardiff Aviation has facilities to complete the full range of ancillary aircraft maintenance and training activities and has the expertise and approvals to certify aircraft from many jurisdictions, including the USA.
 

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