Inner Mongolia to open its first pilot training academy
In a new venture for the region, the recently announced Genghis Khan Aviation Training Center is set to become the first aviation academy in Inner Mongolia. The academy is to be used to train pilots, flight attendants and aircraft maintenance technicians who will be fed into the region’s first airline, Genghis Khan Airlines, which commenced operations in 2019. The academy is also slated to provide training programmes for air traffic...
airBaltic focus on its pilot training academy for growing A220 fleet
airBaltic will use its Riga training academy to train pilots for its growing A220 fleet. The Latvian flag carrier says it will train its own pilots after announcing new orders for 30 A220-300 aircraft plus options for 20 more at this year’s Dubai Airshow. The new aircraft order will bump airBaltic A220 fleet capacity beyond 100 aircraft, making it the largest European A220 operator. The carrier currently operates 44 A220 aircraft and...
