{"id":1573,"date":"2012-01-30T01:34:42","date_gmt":"2012-01-30T01:34:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianaviationnews.net\/careers\/?p=1573"},"modified":"2012-01-30T01:34:42","modified_gmt":"2012-01-30T01:34:42","slug":"air-industry-training-hub-in-clark-takes-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indianaviationnews.net\/careers\/2012\/01\/air-industry-training-hub-in-clark-takes-flight.html","title":{"rendered":"Air industry training hub in Clark takes flight"},"content":{"rendered":"

T<\/span><\/strong>he dream of thousands of young Filipinos to become pilots may now be that much more attainable as the country strives to establish itself as an air industry training hub for the Asia-Pacific region.<\/p>\n

A new training center for aviation industry professionals\u00e2\u20ac\u201dto be built as a joint venture between the Gokongwei family\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Cebu Pacific and Canada\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s CAE Inc.\u00e2\u20ac\u201dis set to rise in Clark Freeport, Pampanga.
\nThe new facility, dubbed as the Philippine Academy for Aviation Training (PAAT), will open its doors to prospective pilots here and abroad by the third quarter of this year.
\nThe new facility is seen boosting the country\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s capability to offer quality but affordable training for local and overseas students.
\nThe new facility is expected to cost $50 million, the price to be split equally between Cebu Pacific and its partner CAE, which is one of the world\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s leading aviation training suppliers.
\nCebu Pacific said it would also offer financial assistance to make it easier on the pockets for potential pilots looking to get quality training, granted that they agree to work for Cebu Pacific, one of the fastest-growing airlines in the country, for a few years to repay the tuition.
\nThe new facility will not only serve as the main training center for Cebu Pacific\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s own staff, but will also take on the training of other professionals from other companies.
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153They will come here and stand shoulder to shoulder with students from all over the world, effectively cementing our position as a hub for aviation training in the Asia-Pacific Region,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said President Benigno Aquino III in a speech at the facility\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s ground-breaking earlier this month.
\nThe PAAT would initially cater to Airbus A319\/320\/321 series pilot type-rating training requirements and provide \u00e2\u20ac\u0153wet\u00e2\u20ac\u009d instructor-led type-rating training for Cebu Pacific\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s current and newly hired pilots.
\nIt would also be equipped with two Airbus A320 Full Flight Simulators (FFSs) with two more expected to be added in the next six years.
\nFacilities like the PAAT are needed to produce enough pilots and other air industry professionals for the expected growth of airlines in the Asia Pacific region. Flight attendants are also expected to be able to train at the PAAT.
\nThe latest report by the Airbus Global Market Forecasts indicate that 34 percent of total global aircraft orders are set to be delivered to Asia, with the biggest demand coming from economic giants like China and India. This translates to about 9,160 planes from today up to 2030.
\nAbout 60 percent of these planes are single-aisle, short to mid-range aircraft, similar to the Airbus A320 planes that make up most of Cebu Pacific\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s fleet.
\nThis means the region will need 70,000 new pilots until 2030.
\n30\/01\/12 Paolo G. Montecillo\/<\/span>Philippine Daily Inquirer<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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