The story
AXIS Flight Training Systems was founded in 2004. In 2008, the first complete flight simulator (Fokker 100) was successfully delivered to a customer. This has been qualified by Austro Control and EASA in accordance with the JAR-FSTD regulations. Two years later, in 2010, the company began developing a new-generation full-flight simulator.
In 2012, a new ATR simulator received EASA qualification. At the same time, the AVC-AXIS virtual cockpit with touchscreen technology was introduced. From 2013 to 2014, the first qualification of the Cessna Citation XLS, a new type of business jet, took place. During this time, AXIS also acquired its first international customers, including the University di Enna Kore in Italy and SimCom International in Orlando, Florida.
In 2015, AXIS received FAA approval for a simulator in the USA for the first time. In addition, the company delivered the first ATR42/72 full-flight simulator to a training center in Austria and commissioned the Technical Monitoring and Control System (TMCS). In 2016, AXIS successfully entered the Asian market and gained two new customers. In addition, the ATR-72-500 simulator received DGCA qualification from the Indian authority.
In 2017, AXIS Simulation Holding GmbH (ASH) acquired all of the company's shares. This year, Aviation Academy Austria used the new AXIS FFS to train ATR600 operators. AXIS also built an FFS for customers in Southeast Asia. In 2018, AXIS launched a new generation of simulators that brought improvements in the areas of usability, reliability, maintainability and automation. The development of its own rehosted solution was also initiated this year. In addition, the ATR 72-600 simulator received EASA qualification with stimulated original hardware. The company opened an office in Canada.
In 2019, a Citation Jet CJ1+ FFS Level D was successfully delivered and qualified. In 2020, AXIS received its first contract as a subsystem supplier for a major European aerospace and defence company. In addition, the ATR72-500 was successfully qualified to EASA standards in Asia, and the installation of its own rehosted solution for an ATR72-600 avionics system in Ireland was successful.
In 2022, AXIS opened a development office in Hungary. In addition, the product range was expanded to include subordinate devices. In 2023, aircraft performance data collection and modelling was introduced internally, and development of the CL 650 FFS, as well as the CL 350 FFS, which can be upgraded to the CL 3500, began.
In 2025, AXIS expanded its presence in the United States with new simulator installations and operational activities. As part of this expansion, the company certified the first U.S.-based Level D Challenger 350 flight simulator for Vista America.
AXIS has expanded its development activities in the field of virtual reality for pilot training. In 2026, AXIS introduced AI-powered technologies to improve the efficiency of pilot training.
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