New ATC Controller Training Study Highlights Market Peaks and Troughs

New ATC Controller Training Study Highlights Market Peaks and Troughs PR Newswire LONDON, July 25, 2012 LONDON, July 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The growth of air traffic in developing regions, along with an ageing population of controllers in North America and Europe, is creating new competition for resources. New simulator technologies and greater consolidation of training centres can help to bring down controller training costs dramatically, according to this report. The 4th ATC Global Insight Market Intelligence Report is now available online free of charge at http://www.atcglobalhub.com/marketreports* and reviews the market from both a high-end level and a bottom up approach, looking at state by state training system applications. The global air traffic control (ATC) controller training market for new entrant controllers is worth annually around $437.5 million, according to the latest report produced by ATC Global Insight, with follow-on training and new equipment training probably adding a further $150 million to the overall market value. Annual sales of ATC simulators - outside longstanding FAA contractual arrangements - are running at between $30-$35 million a year, according to the report. There has been a marked slow-down in simulator sales within Europe over the last 18 months or so and the market in the Middle East, Latin America and Asia is relatively buoyant.