AXIS Flight Training Systems

Located in Lebring, Austria, AXIS Flight Training Systems GmbH (www.axis-simulation.com) is one of the world's only five providers of Full Flight Simulators (FFS) for civil aviation. It was founded in 2004 by engineers and pilots with the mission of designing and building the next generation of FFS. AXIS is an SME with 95 employees. The company belongs to AXIS Simulation Holding GmbH (ASH), which holds 100% of the shares. AXIS developed its first full flight simulator, for the Fokker 100, with the support of the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) in cooperation with the Styrian Economic Development Promotion (SFG). In July 2008 this simulator received the FFS level D certificate by the Austrian Authority AUSTRO CONTROL, per the requirements of JAR-FSTD (A). In addition to the Lebring location, AXIS has offices in Pécs, Hungary and Montreal, Canada too.

Virtual Cockpit

AXIS focuses on designing and building top-drawer FAA or EASA CS – FSTD (A) level D simulators, employing new technologies that significantly reduce complexity, improve functionality and reduce maintenance requirements. All AXIS full flight simulators have advanced features such as self-monitoring and automatic self-test programs. All of this and many other unique features result in simulators that AXIS claims are more efficient, more available, and more user-friendly than anything else on the market. AXIS has ISO 9001:2015 certification for its quality management system.

AXIS manufactures full flight simulators (FFS) as well as flight training devices (FTD) for all types and configurations of aircraft, from business jets to turboprop commuters like the ATR 42/72 to passenger jetliners like the Airbus or Boeing.

AXIS Full Flight Simulator Level D

• Full Flight Simulators (FFS), qualified to level D, for any kind of aircraft type including:
  • Regional turboprops
  • Business jets
  • Passenger jets
• Low-level Devices (LLD):Qualified as flight training devices (FTD) Level 1 or 2 or type-specific flat panel trainers (FPT). Devices range from touchscreen-based simulators up to fully replicated hardware.
• Virtual Procedure Trainers (VPT): Touchscreen-based simulators
• Computer-based Trainers (CBT):Low-level training devices (such as for avionics training)

• Training for operating the simulators
• Maintenance of simulatros including spare parts management
• Online monitoring of simulators

• First steps:

Formed in 2004, in 2008 AXIS delivered its first full flight simulator, for the Fokker 100 and qualified to JAR FSTD regulations by Austro Control and EASA. In 2010 the company started development work on a new generation full flight simulator, receiving ATR EASA qualification on it in 2012. The same year AXIS premiered its AVC-AXIS virtual cockpit with touchscreen technology.

• Domestic and overseas growth:

2013 saw the company’s first qualification for the Cessna Citation XLS business jet. In 2014 AXIS gained its first foreign customers, in Italy and the US, followed by the first FAA approval for an AXIS simulator in the US in 2015. The same year the company delivered its first ATR42/72 full flight simulator to a training centre in Austria, and launched its Technical Monitoring and Control System (TMCS). In 2016 the company gained its first two customers in Asia and received DGCA qualification in India for the ATR 72-500.

• New generation:

In 2017 all company shares were acquired by AXIS Simulation Holding GmbH (ASH). The Aviation Academy Austria deployed multiple new AXIS FFS’ to train ATR600 operators, and AXIS built an FFS for a customer in Southeast Asia. 2018 was a landmark year, with a new simulator generation featuring advancements in usability, reliability, maintainability, and automation. The company also started development of an own rehosted solution, and gained EASA qualification for its ATR 72-600 simulator with simulated original hardware. The opening of an office in Canada further boosted AXIS’ growing international presence. In 2019 the company added the Citation Jet CJ1+ FFS Level D to its expanding installed simulator base.

• Entering the majors:

2020 was the year AXIS gained its first contract as a subsystem supplier to a major European aerospace and defence company. It also received EASA qualification for the ATR72-500 in Asia, and installed its own rehosted solution for an ATR72-600 avionic system in Ireland. In 2022 it opened a development office in Hungary, and expanded its product range to include lower-level devices. In 2023 AXIS took another major step forward with the deployment of in-house aircraft performance data-gathering and modelling, making it one of the few companies to have this capability. That year also saw the development of a CL 650 FFS, the first in Europe, and a CL 350 FFS.

• Fast Forward Award 2012: AXIS Flight Training Systems GmbH was awarded the Fast Forward Award by the Chamber of Commerce of Styria for the most innovative product of 2012. AXIS’ innovative features include trend monitoring and automated self-testing so that predictive maintenance can be done in off hours, to drastically reduce unplanned downtime, while automated simulator startup means that operations can start earlier in the day to maximise training hours. On the fidelity side, another AXIS innovation is its icing function, which is unique on the market.
• Export Prize 2018: On 7^th June 2018, AXIS received the Export Prize 2018 at the 14^th Styrian Export Day organised by the Styrian Chamber of Commerce.