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Middle East Owned Flight Academy Conducts 68,000 Flight Hours in 2024

Turkey – Turkish Airlines Flight Academy (TAFA), the flight training group subsidiary of Turkish Airlines, has announced remarkable growth over the past five years. The academy has expanded its operational capacity threefold and significantly increased its annual flight hours to 68,000 in 2024.

The academy currently trains 281 pilots annually, with plans to increase this figure to graduate 350 by 2026.

“The academy’s growth demonstrates our dedication to excellence in pilot training and our mission to support Turkish Airlines’ expanding global operations,” stated a spokesperson for Turkish Airlines Flight Academy.

TAFA announced the addition of three new aircraft to its training fleet in December 2024. The latest acquisitions bring the academy’s total fleet size to 48 aircraft, enhancing its capacity for advanced flight training.

Source: TAFA

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Philippine Air Force Provides Decommissioned Turbine Engines to Flight School to Boost Aviation Training

Cavite, Philippines – Cebu headquartered flight school Airworks Aviation Company, Inc. marked a key milestone in its mission to prepare aspiring aviation professionals with the turnover ceremony of decommissioned turbine engines by the Philippine Air Force (PAF) at Danilo Atienza Airbase. This collaboration underscores the importance of investing in education and human capital for the country’s aviation sector.

  • The turnover of turbine engines provides valuable training resources for Airworks Aviation students, enabling hands-on experience essential for airline readiness.
  • The initiative reflects a growing focus on public-private partnerships (PPPs) in educational development, an area often overshadowed by large infrastructure projects.
  • Key PAF officials involved include Lt. Gen. Stephen Parreño, Brig. Gen. Juliano Llarenas, Col. Rover Sobrino, and Ms. Trina Estrada, who facilitated the resource-sharing partnership.
  • Airworks Aviation President Vincent Charles Ong emphasized the transformational impact of such partnerships on the next generation of aviation professionals.

Statements

  • “This low-key partnership with the government is just a drop in the bucket, but the impact this will have on the students who will get to train in these engines will be transformational,” said Vincent Charles Ong, President of Airworks Aviation Company.

Source: Vincent Charles Ong (Airworks Aviation Company)
Photo Credit: Vincent Charles Ong (Airworks Aviation Company)

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