On February 26, Shenzhen Airlines, one of China's leading airlines, announced its adoption of a new B737-NG FFS X from Mechtronix, the fastest growing and third leading manufacturer of flight training equipment in the world. The FFS X NZFT (Non Zero Flight Time) unit is currently being delivered with plans to install and qualify with Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) for training set to begin in March at the airline's facility in Shenzhen, China. The growing airline's introduction of the FFS X will support pilot training in its own facility allowing for the reduction of training costs and the expansion of its training capacity.

"We selected the Mechtronix NZFT FFS X at Shenzhen for its growing global success serving other organizations and regulators where it has demonstrated proven quality, reliability and economic affordability", said Li Kun, President of Shenzhen Airlines. "Most importantly, its low acquisition and maintenance costs will help lower our overall training costs without compromising our pilot's training experience based on its exceptional fidelity. We will also greatly benefit from the device's ability to better serve our expanding capacity issues and then to even permit us to gain additional revenue by acting as a 3rd party training center."

The NZFT FFS X, made by the Montreal based flight training device manufacturer, comes in at a low acquisition cost which is typically 1/2 that of traditional ZFT flight simulator while providing a pilot with 100% of recurrent training. The NZFT FFS X provides the highest level of fidelity and can easily be upgraded to a ZFT FFS X. Unlike traditional ZFT simulators, the NZFT uses true replication technology, thus lowering maintenance and operating costs by not deploying expensive aircraft components or a team of avionics experts to run it. A smaller in-house maintenance team is all that is required, thus reducing people and spare parts costs. The NZFT FFS X has been qualified both by the FAA and JAA along with other civil aviation authorities in Latin America and Eastern Europe.

With the introduction of this technology, Shenzhen joins an expanding list of top organizations worldwide like Lufthansa and TUIfly that have adopted the NZFT FFS X for their training and that of other airlines' pilots.

"We are very pleased to have been able to help Mechtronix develop another special relationship within the Chinese aerospace industry," said David Chou, President of Pacific-China Aero Technology Ltd. "It clearly shows that Mechtronix' NZFT FFS X technology concept truly has world acceptance and a strong brand that translates well into many languages and regions."

"We are honored to have had the NZFT training concept adopted by a major airline like Shenzhen", said Mechtronix' CEO Fernando Petruzziello. "It is rewarding to see that more and more airlines, flight training organizations and regulators worldwide understand that the NZFT FFS X concept represents a true evolution in a new generation of solutions we are providing. We look forward to our ongoing relationship with Shenzhen and appreciate their faith in our technology."