FlightSafety International to Acquire Commercial Training Solutions in Simulator Market Consolidation

FlightSafety International has agreed to acquire Commercial Training Solutions (CTS), a training equipment and services provider currently owned by TJC LP under its Acron Technologies umbrella. The deal covers CTS's Training Systems, Training Services, Aviation Academy and Driver Training divisions, bringing under FlightSafety's ownership a company with more than 80 years of history in commercial aviation training and a track record of delivering over 850 training devices. CTS currently operates more than 300 full-flight simulators worldwide, with facilities spread across the United States, the United Kingdom and Thailand. Neither company disclosed financial terms of the transaction, which remains subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to complete in the fourth quarter of 2026. CTS President David Coward said the combination would let the business "invest further in training technologies, expand our global reach, and provide even greater value to our customers." The acquisition comes against a backdrop of projected long-term growth in commercial aviation training demand, with the global airline fleet forecast to roughly double from approximately 28,000 aircraft in 2025 to more than 50,000 by 2045, growth that will require a corresponding expansion in simulator capacity and training infrastructure industry-wide.