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CAE name Wischer global leader, training strategy
Montreal - CAE has announced the appointment of Torbjorn Wischer as Global Leader – Training Strategy for Civil Aviation, responsible for maintaining and developing CAE's position as the recognized global training partner of choice for customers in Civil Aviation.
April 1, 2015 By Carey Fredericks
By leveraging CAE’s decades of training expertise and industry credibility, he will further enhance the Company’s value proposition in aviation training. Torbjorn Wischer will provide an address at the upcoming World Aviation Training Conference and Tradeshow, the world’s largest commercial aviation training summit, which will be held in Orlando, Florida, April 21-23.
“Torbjorn brings tremendous credibility to this new role and has an excellent reputation earned over a long career in aviation training management. I am convinced that under his leadership, CAE will remain in the forefront of aviation training and he will further solidify CAE’s position as a valued and trusted partner for our customers worldwide,” said Nick Leontidis, CAE’s Group President, Civil Simulation and Training.
In addition to this new role, Mr. Wischer will retain his current responsibility as Head of Training for CAE’s Commercial Aviation Training – Europe Africa Authorized Training Organization (ATO).
Mr. Wischer has more than 25 years’ experience in aviation training. He started his career as a Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) pilot in 1987 and was promoted as commander in 1996. He has held several positions within SAS, including Project Manager, Chief Flight Instructor and Deputy Head of Training. In 2008, Mr. Wischer joined Oxford Aviation Academy as Head of Training and following the acquisition of Oxford Aviation Academy by CAE in 2012, he was appointed Training Leader, Commercial Aviation Training for Europe and Africa for the EASA Commercial Aviation Training Organization (ATO). Mr. Wischer holds a Bachelor in Business Administration and Economics from Stockholm University, and a Diploma in Air Transport Management.
From cadet pilot training to specialized courses and type-rating for veteran pilots, CAE offers training solutions that meet every pilot’s needs throughout his or her career. CAE operates over 50 aviation training locations worldwide equipped with more than 245 full-flight simulators, and trains more than 120,000 commercial aviation, business aviation and helicopter pilots every year. For the aspiring pilot, CAE Oxford Aviation Academy is the world’s largest network of ab-initio flight schools with nine training academies and a fleet of 180 aircraft. With a capacity to train more than 2,000 pilot cadets annually, CAE offers optimized ATPL, CPL and MPL programs that meet regulatory requirements and also match airline expectation from today’s professional pilots.
