Group purchasing organisation AVIAA has added California-based Loft as a strategic partner for its membership. For the past 15 years, Loft has provided experienced flight instruction to Cessna Citation and CJ pilots through the entire training process. Its unique Part 142 simulator training programme, based in Carlsbad, will now be offered to the growing number of AVIAA members operating the business jets.

“As our community grows, we understand the importance of offering our members training partners that have the ability to deliver the highest level of training and adapt to an operation's specific and ever-changing needs,” says chief business development officer Matthew Smith. “Loft is a natural partner to add to our portfolio with its track record of experienced simulator pilot training, as well as the significant number of AVIAA members operating the CitationJet. Insurance and crew training are critical operational pillars where AVIAA delivers economies of scale to members.”

Loft recently added a new Cessna 560 Level D simulator. Offering a wide variety of training courses as well as scheduling options, Loft flight instructors are career aviators and professional pilots.

“We pride ourselves on specialised CJ and Citation initial and recurrent training at Loft, and partnering with AVIAA will allow us to offer its members pilot instruction in a relaxed and professional environment,” adds marketing director Collin Yantos. “All of our courses are taught with a proprietary curriculum and state-of-the-art technology to ensure the best training experience for pilots whether they are seeking initial type ratings, ATP certificates, SIC training or insurance-approved recurrent training.”