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AirAsia has signed a five-year contract with
CAE, which will see hundreds of additional new AirAsia A320 First
Officers be trained by CAE in a competency-based Multi-crew Pilot
License (MPL) program to be conducted at training locations in
Asia.
“AirAsia’s growth requires a steady supply of
highly qualified and well trained pilots and other skilled
aviation personnel. The CAE program is the world’s premier MPL
training curriculum, and we have seen first-hand in our flight
operations that it is producing the next generation of pilots who
will fly safely and efficiently. AirAsia has grown from two to 100
aircraft in a short 10 years, and progressed into a mature
organization today which enables us to commit and invest in
training the next generation of aviation personnel,” said Tony Fernandes, Group Chief Executive Officer of AirAsia.
The first AirAsia-sponsored CAE MPL cadets graduated on
schedule last summer and are successfully flying revenue flights
for the airline as A320 First Officers. A second AirAsia-sponsored
MPL class is currently training at CAE; they are scheduled to
graduate this second half of the year.
“We commend
AirAsia for their commitment to competency-based cadet training,”
said Jeff Roberts, CAE Group President, Civil Simulation Products,
Training and Services. “Their decision is validation that the new
First Officers have met or exceeded every expectation, and a
testament to the systematic rigor and high-quality governance
which the CAE MPL team designed and implemented throughout this
innovative program. The standards are the highest in the world for
an MPL program.”
All four phases of the MPL
training will be conducted in Asia, including the Asian Aviation
Centre of Excellence (AACOE) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, which was
formerly known as the AirAsia Academy. The new AACOE airline
training facility was launched in 2011 and is a joint venture of
AirAsia and CAE.
The CAE MPL programs are based on
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) guidelines. The
program objective is to deliver a best-in-class competency-based
training program that provides airlines with pilots who are
validated to safely and efficiently operate a modern multi-crew,
multi-engine, turbine-powered commercial transport aircraft in all
expected operational environments.
The CAE MPL programs feature a
blended training methodology, rigorous cadet selection process,
integrated Aviation English Language training, emphasis on crew
resource management and threat/error management, and airline
operating procedures throughout.
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