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CAE Pueblo Training Center outlines expansion plans, mechanic school and airline pipeline
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CAE's Pueblo Training Center described plans to broaden training—including an airframe & powerplant (A&P) mechanic program with local institutions, potential airline pilot training and growing international partnerships—while noting ramp and facility needs.
Mark Maryak, director of flight training at CAE Pueblo Training Center, told the Pueblo City Council on Monday that the center intends to broaden its training portfolio beyond Air Force introductory flight training, and described near‑term workforce and facility plans.
“We exist to make the world safer,” Maryak said, summarizing CAE’s mission. He told the council the Pueblo campus sits on about 48 acres, operates a fleet of 62 Diamond DA20 aircraft and has trained about 25,000 U.S. Air Force aviators since the program began in 2006.
Maryak said CAE is pursuing several community‑facing expansions: an airframe and powerplant (A&P) mechanic school in partnership with Pueblo Community College and Colorado State University Pueblo to produce…
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