Market Intelligence: Asia Pacific

‘Flight Training Recovery and Way-Forward in South-East Asia’ with Cristopher Magdangal, Regional Director at Alpha Aviation Group – Industry Leadership Interviews

In this week’s AFM.aero Pilot Training Leadership Interview Series AFM.aero’s Managing Director Maximillian Buerger speaks with Cristopher Magdangal, Regional Director of Alpha Aviation Group (AAG) – one of the largest Pilot Training Academy’s in Asia operating Flight School bases with more than 32 training aircraft and a large number of full flight and fixed based simulators in the Philippines.

The conversation covers:

  • An introduction to AAG and an indication of the size of its operations
  • Latest announcements by Alpha Aviation Group including their regional expansion
  • Key trends seen in the flight training industry and airline demand
  • Challenges of rising costs/inflation and supply chain disruptions
  • How Cris views the future in terms of the flight training industry

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Simulator Training Center is Offering Airline Training Managers a Chance to Win a Trip for 2 to Fiji

The Fiji Airways Aviation Academy is looking to connect with Boeing 737 MAX and Airbus 330 airline training managers globally to share information about their new airline training location in Fiji.

Take a look around here at the new facilities, complimenting the EASA approved Boeing 737-8 and Airbus 330 full flight simulators.

Entry is open to all Max or 330 flight crew training managers globally via a short survey, connect with John Ogilvie through his LinkedIn profile for more details or contact us.

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Australian Flight School, Avia Aviation, Will Become Australia’s First “Tecnam Flight School”

Tecnam announced today that leading Melbourne flight school, Avia Aviation, based at Moorabbin, will become Australia’s first “Tecnam Flight School”.

With a fleet of new Tecnam aircraft online for training, including the popular 2-seat P92 Echo MKII; IFR certified, 2-seat P-Mentor; IFR certified, diesel engine, Jet A1 powered, 4-seat, P2010 TDI; IFR certified, Rotax powered P2006T twin; and an 11-seat, IFR certified, P2012 Traveller for charters. Avia will offer the most comprehensive and perhaps “greenest” training fleet in Australia.

Hallmarc Aviation Pty Ltd, Tecnam agent for VIC, SA, WA, and NT has supplied the aircraft to Avia, including the first-for-Australia, FAR/EASA certified, ballistic parachute equipped, P-Mentor that received CASA validation on October 7.

Walter De Costa, Tecnam Global Sales & Marketing Director, said: “Worldwide, more and more flight schools are turning to Tecnam due to our wide range of aircraft; industry leading innovation; green credentials; high levels of in-country support; and short order-to-delivery times. Tecnam now has a very large number of aircraft in operation in Australia and NZ, a figure which is growing fast.” “Avia has made a wise decision to join the Tecnam family, and we will no doubt see them flourish with this state-of-the-art offering.”

Michael Loccisano, CEO of Hallmarc, said “We have had a long association with Charles and his highly capable team. We are delighted that a leading flight school as prestigious and astute as Avia, have chosen a Tecnam fleet. The P-Mentor adds to AVIA’s other Tecnam models the P92 Echo MKII and the P2006T twin for training purposes and AVIA operate our P2012 Traveller for Charter operations. We expect to see other flight schools in Australia embrace Tecnam as a truly viable and green fleet replacement option.”

Source: Tecnam Aircraft Press Release
Photo Credit: Tecnam Aircraft

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Aviation Students Get a Taste of Flying in First Year at University of South Australia

As an international aviation student at the University of South Australia (UniSA) you don’t have to wait long to jump into a cockpit. International students studying the Bachelor of Aviation (Flight) undertake 15-20 hours of flying as part of their degree.

The 2022 class has recently started their “Flight Experience” course, attending a mass brief at the UniSA Aviation Academy at Parafield Airport in Adelaide. The ‘taste of flying’ course takes place at the end of students’ first year of study and enables them to step into an aircraft and maybe even reach their first solo flight.

The course is delivered by UniSA’s flight training partner, Flight Training Adelaide (FTA). Students fly in one of FTA’s fleet of DA40s – the same aircraft the flight school trains cadet pilots from Qantas, Cathay Pacific, Indigo and Starlux.

FTA Chief Operating Officer David Toy was pleased to see a large cohort of Flight Experience students this year. “For 40 years, Flight Training Adelaide has established a proud history of training future captains for many airlines in the Asia-Pacific region,” Mr Toy says.

“Since 2015, FTA has also delivered the same high quality pilot theory and flight training to UniSA Aviation Academy students as we do for our airline customers and the FTA and UniSA partnership has helped launch the careers of many aspiring professional aviators.”

UniSA Aviation Program Director Daniel Kwek highlighted that the flight experience course is just one of many practical flying options offered by the University in partnership with FTA. “There are so many ways to become a pilot,” Mr Kwek says. “UniSA’s aviation degrees offer flexibility, with four flying pathways, three of which include the Flight Experience course.”

UniSA Aviation student Matthew Cheng is excited about flying this semester. “I want to be an airline pilot, and UniSA’s partnership with FTA means I’m getting instructed by the same people who train the world’s leading airlines,” Matthew says. “One of my main goals in Flight Experience is to go solo. From there I would like to obtain a private pilot’s licence during my semester break, and then apply for a cadetship after I graduate.”

Source: University of South Australia Press Release
Photo Credit: University of South Australia

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