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Company History
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Icare was created in 1991 at Morlaix in order to provide training schemes for the pilots, cabin crew and maintenance technicians employed by its parent company - the airline BRIT AIR - (part of the AIR FRANCE Group).
Icare took delivery of its ATR 42/72 simulator in 1991.
Anticipating the new European legislation governing air transport and, in particular, training, ICARE was the first aeronautical training centre to be granted T.R.T.O. (Type Rating Training Organisation) status.
Responding in this way not only to the requirements of Brit Air but all regional airlines operating the ATR 42, from the outset more than 50% of the business activity involved external clients.
The affiliation with an airline company means that the Company is fully aware of the various professions and constraints and the quality of a full team of training personnel has ensured that clients are won over and retained..
As a result, the Company has to remain at the forefront of training innovation, adapting to the special needs of each new operator and striving to provide a personalised service, in the technical sector as well as in terms of ancillary services, such as accommodation and catering.
Since the beginning, the ingredients of success can be summarised in one phrase: a group of people at the service of the Client.
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- One of the first IATA-approved centres in France in 2003
- Granted approval for aeronautical maintenance training courses (Part 147) in 2003.
- Granted approval LPO (Language Proficiency Organisation) in april 2008.
- Granted approval for CFS (Security Course Certificate) training courses in october 2008
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First training centre in the world to be awarded a licence by the authorities to operate one of its simulators for a period of 3 years (the CRJ100/200/700 simulator).
Russian Federation Approval
March 24, 2011
ICARE obtained this month approval of its training center, pilot and maintenance courses, from Russian Federation.
CRJ 1000 Simulator
December, 2010
FLIGHT SAFETY and BOMBARDIER’s staffs stayed in ICARE on November and December to install 1000 version on our CRJ simulator.
ICARE CRJ 1000 simulator was approved by the French Authority on December 13, 2010 (FR-163 reference) in interim level C.
ATR42/72 Simulator
August, 2010
In August, ICARE has upgraded the ATR42/72 simulator with the followings equipments :
- VISUAL : VITAL X, COTS HD Displays, SEOS 11 foot 170*40 FOV
- TCAS : Collins TCAS TTR921
- HT1000 FMS : Single HT1000 GNSS MCDU
- APM
- Weather Radar
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LPO agreements
October 05, 2009
Last march, ICARE was confirmed as FCL 1.028 exam center by the authority for 3 years.
The center has now 5 examiners and exams sessions are organized regularly according to the annual provisional calendar.
Registration terms are available on request: FCL1028@icare.fr
New Flight simulator
October 05, 2009
For the delivery of the CRJ 1000 aircraft ordered by Air France subsidiary BRIT AIR and to meet the constantly growing demand of its client, ICARE - its aeronautical training center - ordered a flight simulator for the CRJ 700 and CRJ 1000 aircraft for Flight Safety International.
This major contract was signed April 30 during the World Aviation Training Show in Florida.
The simulator is equipped with the latest electric actuator technology and its Visual System to ensure that the cabin moves in six directions.
Scheduled for a late October delivery in Morlaix, the simulator should receive European certification in December 2009.
By updating its fleet of simulators and training methods, ICARE can now meet international demand from clients using CRJ aircraft.
LPO (Language Proficiency Organisation)
April the 17th, 2008
ICARE acquires this month its approval as LPO (Language Proficiency Organisation).After AIR FRANCE, ICARE is the second one LPO approved by the French civilian aviation authority.
This approval gives to ICARE the capability to organize FCL 1.028 exams sessions, made obligatory by ICAO from March 5th 2008.
Registration terms are available on request: FCL1028@icare.fr
GFS
November the 5th, 2007
ICARE is pleased to announce the acquisition and placement into service of their newest flight training device, a CRJ 200/700 Graphic Flight Deck Simulator (GFS) supplied by FlightSafety Simulation in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. This sophisticated training device is designed to teach familiarization and procedures, functioning as an intermediate step between classroom training and a full flight simulator. ICARE’s initial customer will be Britair.
The GFS is installed in ICARE’s Morlaix training center. It features convertibility from the 200 model to the 700 model at the touch of an icon and uses FAA Level D simulation models for both configurations. The GFS is primarily a graphical training device operated by the student through touchscreens. This CRJ 200/700 is also equipped with a hardware Auto pilot Guidance Panel for enhanced realism.
Evolution of the ICARE logo
October the 1st, 2007
In an opening and innovation matter, the BRIT AIR group has decided to bring about some changes in its identity and modernize it. The logo has been simplified.
It is to be in harmony with this new identity that ICARE has chosen to follow the BRIT AIR Group with its innovation in choosing the same colours than BRIT AIR but we will keep our identity in differing from them by a different typography.
CFS : Certificate of training to safety
September the 10th, 2007
In July 2008, the program of CSS (Certificate of safety and rescue) necessary prerequisite to practise as a flight attendant will be fleshed out to be in accordance with the regulation which will impose obtaining the CFS (Certificate of training to safety).
ICARE will carry out this new program with the trainees as from the course scheduled in April 2008. During the transitional period, the trainees or the flight attendant who will had been trained according to the CSS will be able to follow the complementary regulation modules.
LPO (Language Proficiency Organization)
September the 10th, 2007
ICAO Council requires at the expiry of March 2008 for all flight crew members to be able to justify of a minimum operational level (level 4) in English language.
This level will relate to the ability in oral expression and in comprehension of the language of the radiotelephonic communications.
Level 4 will be valid for a period of 3 years.
Thus, ICARE will initialize a step aiming at being approved as LPO (Language Proficiency Organization) by the DGAC to ensure periodic controls of linguistic skills.
News approvals
March the 6th, 2007
In the next weeks, several approvals are expected from DGAC.
The new following training courses are concerned :
- Courses of TRI instructor/SFI. In new version, the pedagogy part is optimized and the scénarii are defined in a more rational way according to the qualification to be reached.
- Courses MCC + QT Fokker 100 to meet the training requirements of BRIT AIR pilots.
- The different programs of ATR Type Rating (1st accession, additional, MCC + QT) which integrate the existing FFS and the new FFT simulator
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Simulator ATR 42-500
December the 19th, 2006
ICARE ordered from FLIGHTSAFETY a 42-500 update for the ATR42/72 simulator. From July to August FLIGHSAFETY Tulsa’s teams will ensure the machine’s modification. The JAA evaluation shall occur by the end of August 2007.
Icare will thus be able to provide tools for simulation of all the ATR versions: 42-300/-500 and 72-200 for the FFS and 42-300 and 72-500 for Full Flight Trainer (Ready For Training on March 7, 2007).
ATR 42-500 maintenance type rating.
December the 15th, 2006
The need to maintain an excellent training level of the technicians in charge of the maintenance planes is not any more to show.
ICARE already provides some qualifications for the CRJ and Fokker 100. in the PART 147 framework.
The ATR 42-500 maintenance type rating will be soon finished in order to fulfil a great need for training on this aircraft.
ICARE will be ready to welcome the first trainees before the end of the 1st half of 2007.
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