Flight Training Australia Queensland's largest flight training organisation, are proud to have been awarded a coveted contract with China Eastern Airlines (China Eastern) and the Civil Aviation University of China, Tianjin (CAUC) to train cadet airline pilots from the People's Republic of China.
Thirty three cadet pilots will commence their training in August 2009 with an additional 100 cadets planned over the course of 2009 and 2010.
The appointment of Flight Training Australia by both China Eastern and CAUC is a significant step forward for the Australian aviation training Industry and in particular an achievement for Queensland as a world class training destination.
China Eastern is one of the three major airlines in the People's Republic of China and operates a fleet of 287 aircraft with a network comprising of over 637 domestic and international routes. CAUC is renowned as the cradle of talent for China's civil aviation industry with over 50,000 graduates serving the aviation industry which accounts for one-sixth of all the civil aviation staff in China.
Managing Director of Flight Training Australia Captain Peter Boughen said, "Flight Training Australia is very proud to have been selected by both China Eastern and CAUC as their Australian flight training partner. This recognises the quality of training provided at Flight Training Australia and is also evidence of Australia being a major player in the world pilot training arena. Flight training remains a growth industry in Australia and we are planning on expanding our facilities and bases further as well as employing additional staff."
Flight Training Australia was earlier this year awarded the prestigious Civil Aviation Authority of China Part 141 Pilot School Certificate authorising Flight Training Australia to train pilots from the People's Republic of China. Flight Training Australia is one of only five Flight Training Organisations in Australia and the only Flight Training Organisation in Queensland to hold this approval.
About Flight Training Australia
Flight Training Australia is the largest Flight Training Organisation in Queensland, Australia and is in the top five largest flight training organisations in Australia. It has been training pilots for over 23 years and is now managed by current and former senior airline training captains with significant experience in training of airline cadet pilots.
Based at Archerfield in Brisbane Australia, Flight Training Australia is an innovator in the flight training industry with new training concepts, methodologies and courses being continuously developed.
Flight Training Australia is a CASA approved flight training organisation with approvals to train all forms of professional pilot courses as well as recreational and specialist pilot courses.
In 2008, Flight Training Australia was a gold medal recipient of the Telstra/Austrade ‘BUSINESS AWARDS' for Australian businesses participating in the Chinese market for ongoing investment, commitment and strategic development of the aviation training market in China.
About China Eastern Airlines
China Eastern Airlines Co Ltd (CEA) is one of the biggest airlines of China. Based in Shanghai, CEA is also the controlling shareholder of China Cargo Airlines, China Eastern Jiangsu Airlines Co., Ltd and China Eastern Wuhan Airlines Co Ltd. The sub companies of China Eastern are located in 11 provinces of China.
CEA was established in June 1988 and has been growing rapidly for 18 years. CEA operates over 80 international and regional routes, over 330 domestic routes, which connect 110 cities in China and aboard. A world wide network based in Shanghai covering China and connecting Japan & Korea, Southeast Asia, Europe, America and Australia has been established which provides a smooth air express for passengers in China and aboard. With the registered capital of RMB 2.558 billion and total assets of RMB 62.1 billion, CEA has 35,000 employees, 287 large-to-medium sized modern jets comprising A340-600, A340-300, A330, A320 series, B767 and B737 series aircraft. In July 2009, China Eastern Airlines recently acquired ShangHai airlines, adding further its total aircraft fleet and domestic and international network coverage.
About the Civil Aviation University of China
Founded in 1951 under the direction and leadership of Civil Aviation Authority of China, CAUC is located at the seashore of Tianjin near the Bohai Bay, with the campus occupying approximately 1.1 million sq/m of land. CAUC has supplied over 50,000 qualified personnel to the China civil aviation industry, and national defence modernization program. The number of CAUC graduates currently placed within the aviation industry in China equates close to one- sixth of all the civil aviation staff working in China. Students of CAUC can be found across all corners of China's civil aviation industry and related bodies such as the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and other well established and recognised trade related bodies within international aviation and the alumni of CAUC have become the backbone of the burgeoning China aviation industry in the fields of both management and technology.
At present CAUC has a full-time student population of about 16,000 with the universities primary focus being devoted to providing qualified personnel towards supporting the rapid transformation and sustainable progress of China's civil aviation industry.
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