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FEATURE MRO IN ASIA
Training on flight simulator Fulfilling training needs training programs. The ab-initio program
at ST Aerospace’s so judging by the investments by both will be delivered under either multi-crew
commercial pilot training majors and independents, the asia Pilot Licence (mPL) or Commercial Pilot
arm, ST Aerospace Pacific region – particularly india, China Licence (CPL) syllabi, followed by specific
Academy in Singapore and West asia – is set to drive massive training on the a320 aircraft and eventual
growth in the aviation industry over the employment as a320-Type rated First
next few decades. Boeing has projected officers.
the world’s airlines will need an so it looks like asia is becoming a
additional 460,000 pilots (183,000 in asia- prominent point on the training map too,
Pacific alone) over the next 20 years. This according to customers. “We are very
growth will drive demand for cabin crew, happy with the quality of pilots trained by
engineers, air traffic controllers, ground sTaa and trust that sTaa will continue
staff and handlers, administration and to deliver the pool of professional pilots
management. Like the engineers, the that we need to meet our operational
trainers have seen the opportunity. requirements,” said stewart adams,
The singapore ministry of manpower managing Director, Tiger airways. “We
has been working together with the
believe this is only the start of a long-
460,000 singapore Workforce Development term relationship,” he added.
in sum, the growing mro industry is
agency to support the growing manpower
needs of the industry. The completion of
the seletar aerospace Park in 2015 is expected to create avenues for growth in
replacement and components sectors,
Pilots will be needed over the next 20 expected to create 10,000 new jobs. sT says market research firm, global
years according to Boeing with aerospace’s commercial pilot training industry analysts inc. With developing
183,000 arm, sT aerospace academy (sTaa) has countries emerging into viable ‘single-
been awarded a five-year pilot training
stop’ mro hubs, there are opportunities
to train more than 100 pilots from this
america and the middle east, the report
for the Asia-Pacific area alone contract by Tiger airways and expects galore in the asia-Pacific, as well as Latin
year, using ab-initio and advanced pilot noted. mro asia: the future looks good.
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