Pacific Airline Holds March 2024 Airbus A350 FFS In Plant Acceptance at Simulator Manufacturer

Fiji’s National Airline which has embarked on a $FJ67 million-dollar development to enhance the Fiji Airways Aviation Academy (FJAA) based in Namaka, Nadi. Including investment will see the addition of;

  • Airbus A350 full flight simulator
  • ATR-600 full flight simulator
  • Boeing 737 MAX flight training devices
  • Airbus A330 flight training devices

The Academy buildings will be expanded with the addition of a fourth simulator bay and repurposing of some existing training rooms to create a dedicated facility for fixed base training devices.

Fiji Airways Aviation Academy has shared through its Flight Simulator Engineer Abhisharti A. that a team from Fiji Airways Aviation Academy conducted the Airbus A350 full flight simulator in plant acceptance at CAE in Montreal in Canada.

In 2023 company Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Mr Andre Viljoen said: “This is a significant step in the growth of FJAA, enhancing the Academy’s flight crew training facilities and enabling us to conduct all of Fiji Airways and Fiji Link pilot training in-house, resulting in improved pilot productivity and more cost savings in flight crew training. By July 2024, the academy will house four full flight simulators covering all of Fiji Airways fleet types, and four fixed base synthetic training devices,”.

All technical assessment and training in-house from initial assessment of potential cadets through to type rating and recurrent training of pilots will then be conducted in-house.

Source: Abhisharti A. (Fiji Airways)

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CEO of New Zealand-based International Aviation Academy of New Zealand Visits Southeast Asian Airline-Owned Pilot Training Academy

Vietjet Aviation Academy (VJAA) shared that its Director, Mr. Tran Huu Quoc, had a meeting with Mr. Jeremy Ford, CEO of the International Aviation Academy of New Zealand (IAANZ), at the VJAA facility in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

The two sides had an open discussion about opportunities for cooperation and development of the Ab-Initio Pilot training program in the future. After the meeting, IAANZ delegation had a site visit at the training areas of VJAA, for training pilots, flight attendants, and maintenance technicians. aircraft, ground staff and commercial staff for Vietnam’s aviation industry.

Vietjet Aviation Academy has been attracting the attention of world-class flight schools thanks to their reputation, international quality and training roadmap that ensures job output for pilot trainees at Vietjet Air after VJAA’s trainees complete all required certificates.

Source: Vietjet Aviation Academy
Photo Credit: Vietjet Aviation Academy

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Pacific Airline Holds March 2024 FFS In Plant Acceptance at Simulator Manufacturer

Fiji’s National Airline which has embarked on a $FJ67 million-dollar development to enhance the Fiji Airways Aviation Academy (FJAA) based in Namaka, Nadi. Including investment will see the addition of;

  • Airbus A350 full flight simulator
  • ATR-600 full flight simulator
  • Boeing 737 MAX flight training devices
  • Airbus A330 flight training devices

The Academy buildings will be expanded with the addition of a fourth simulator bay and repurposing of some existing training rooms to create a dedicated facility for fixed base training devices.

Fiji Airways Aviation Academy has shared through its Flight Simulator Engineer Ilisapeci Bose that the team of ATR SME, Capt Nabi and Manager FSE, Mr. Watts conducted the ATR72-600 simulator in plant acceptance at CAE in Montreal in Canada.

In 2023 company Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Mr Andre Viljoen said: “This is a significant step in the growth of FJAA, enhancing the Academy’s flight crew training facilities and enabling us to conduct all of Fiji Airways and Fiji Link pilot training in-house, resulting in improved pilot productivity and more cost savings in flight crew training. By July 2024, the academy will house four full flight simulators covering all of Fiji Airways fleet types, and four fixed base synthetic training devices,”.

All technical assessment and training in-house from initial assessment of potential cadets through to type rating and recurrent training of pilots will then be conducted in-house.

Source: Ilisapeci Bose (Fiji Airways Aviation Academy) and Fiji Airways Aviation Academy

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