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18-Apr-2016 7:39 PM

New Airbus Asia Training Centre opens in Singapore

Airbus stated (18-Apr-2016) the new Airbus Asia Training Centre (AATC), a JV owned 55% by Airbus and 45% by Singapore Airlines (SIA), was officially opened in Singapore on 18-Apr-2016. The 9250sqm facility in Singapore becomes the fourth Airbus flight crew training centre worldwide, alongside Toulouse, Miami and Beijing. The new centre offers type rating and recurrent training courses for all in-production Airbus types and when fully operational will be Airbus' largest flight crew training facility, with eight full-flight simulators, comprising three A350 XWBs, one A380, two A330s and two A320s. The centre will also have six fixed cockpit training devices and extensive classroom facilities, with the capacity to offer courses for more than 10,000 trainees p/a. 17 airlines from Asia and the Pacific have already signed up to use the services of AATC, where the courses offered are identical to those at the existing Airbus flight crew training centres. [more - original PR]

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