Well the timing is unlucky, but projects like this take some time to complete. L3 also now has an impressive sim and groundschool building
The building may be “Impressive” but it wasn’t going to be a groundschool as well and there is little to no parking, which for a new build is inexcusable, but ties in with L3s money saving philosophy. Plus as Alex says, “Being a groundschool instructor is easy, right?” No, it bloody isn’t, and most of L3s talent from Southampton said no to the move, as will happen with CAE. Both L3 Harris and CAE are huge corporations where every tiny bit of cost saving is squeezed from every budget. When I was at L3, the total money spent on training aids in 18 months was less than £100 and we kept asking for things. In the end I bought loads of stuff out of my own pocket. I do what I do because I love it and I care about producing good pilots, I won’t work for a company where profit is all and the customer comes last.