Leading aviation industry figures join Mechtronix World Corporation

Mike Varney and Mark Dransfield Join Growing Flight Training
Company to Oversee Strategic, Regulatory, Product and Global Development

European Aviation Training Symposium (EATS) PRAGUE, Czech Republic, Nov. 11
/PRNewswire/ - Mechtronix World Corporation (MWC), one of the top leading
providers of airline operations and training solutions in the world, today
announced that it has hired Captain Mike Varney as its Vice President of
Strategy & Regulatory Affairs and Mark Dransfield as a Senior Director of
Business Development and Strategy.
Captain Varney, former Senior Director of Flight Crew Development at Airbus
will be a leading player in the company's development of overall corporate
strategy and planning for its training and flight operations products within
the MWC group.
Mr. Mark Dransfield, a former Strategy & Marketing Director at Thales Training
and Simulation will also work as liaison with the regulatory community while
overseeing new business development, the design and positioning of new and
existing product and services.
These key hirings accent Mechtronix' continuing focus on steady growth and
rise as the third leading player in the global flight training product and
services market.
"We are extremely pleased to welcome both Mike and Mark to the Mechtronix
World team," said Mechtronix President & MWC spokesperson, Xavier Herve. "Both
men have the exceptional vision, experience, specialized perspectives and
close industry ties that will be essential to directing MWC's continued
expansion as a leading global provider of flight training product and
services. Their careful selection of Mechtronix demonstrates that our unique
culture, successful business model and world class technology is not only
turning heads, but winning hearts as well."
"Selecting Mechtronix was not a difficult choice," said Captain Varney. "As a
pilot and director at Airbus, I had always admired the company's quality
technology and innovative thinking. Mechtronix was not only able to come into
Airbus and build a very high standard Airbus A320 Full Flight Simulator, but
it went to other top OEMs, airlines and FTOs where it enjoyed great success as
well. Mechtronix demonstrates the vision that training needs should lead
technology, not the other way around. This is why other industry executives
like Mark Dransfield and I have come on board. Its smart and innovative
culture is one we can both build on and this will let us bring the company to
the next level."
At Airbus, Captain Varney directed an Airbus team responsible for the
development of all pilot training products and services to support customer
training needs, encompassing everything from ab-initio and MPL pilot training
to instructor and examiner training, type ratings, consulting services,
training for new aircraft options or customer requests. Prior to that, he
headed up Airbus training at Alteon. He has extensive experience in the
development of regulations; recently co-chairing the RAeS sponsored ICAO
International Working Group. He currently chairs part of the IATA Training and
Qualification Initiative in the areas of Evidence Based Training and Global
Instructor and Evaluator Standards which aims to change the vision of pilot
training for the future. After starting his aviation career in the Royal Air
Force, he gained extensive airline experience as a Captain on Boeing 757/767
and then Airbus A320, A330, A340 and most recently A380. He is an experienced
instructor and examiner on all these fleets and has spent time working for the
UK CAA regulating training, flight ops and simulator qualifications.
Immediately prior to joining Mechtronix, Mark Dransfield served as Director
Strategy & Marketing for the civil simulation business at Thales in the UK.
During almost 18 years at Thales he also served as Director of Programs
covering all civil and military simulation products and services in Sydney
Australia between 2004 and 2007. Mark brings with him key regulatory oversight
experience having also spent 3 years with the UK Civil Aviation Authority as
Simulator Standards Manager responsible for managing the regulatory oversight
of Flight Simulation Training Device (FSTD) Qualifications. He has chaired the
JAR-STD Working Groups responsible for updating JAR-STD requirements into
JAR-FSTD A for the qualification of fixed wing FSTDs.
"I want more than anything to contribute to and be a key part of shaping the
future direction of civil flight simulation and training and Mechtronix has
the vision, strategy and the team to do this" said Mark upon his reasons for
joining the company.
As a graduate of London University with a BSc (Hons) degree in Aeronautical
Engineering, Mark is a registered Chartered Engineer, a member of the Royal
Aeronautical Society Flight Simulation Group Committee and is currently a
co-chair of the RAeS sponsored International Working Group (IWG) on FSTD
qualification standards and the International Committee on FSTD Qualification
(ICFQ).

About Mechtronix World Corporation (MWC)

Mechtronix World Corp. (MWC) is a world leader in the development and delivery
of innovative aircrew training solutions for general, business and commercial
aviation. Based in Montreal, the holding organization comprises three core
operating divisions, Mechtronix Systems Inc., Mechtronix Capital and ETOPS
Aviation Services. With a team of 250+ employees strategically located around
the globe - America, Europe and Asia - MWC offers integrated solutions to
provide customers with training and operational products and services, and to
fund and support next generation training centers. Worldwide customers include
major airlines, training centers and training organizations. Backed by the
Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec, Canada's largest institutional
investor and Richardson Capital Limited, a leading Canadian private equity
firm, MWC is one of the top providers in the global flight simulation and
training industry.
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To learn more, visit www.mwc.mechtronix.com or contact: Adeline Gautier,
Marketing Director, Mechtronix Systems Inc., (514) 342-0800,
agautier@mechtronix.com