84 AIRLINER WORLD SEPTEMBER 2017
Av iation
TrainingThe latest
training aids
available for
the aviation
professionalBAA Gets
Tanzanian
Approval
Lithuanian-based BAA Training has
been approved to provide ATR 42
and 72 full-flight simulator (FFS) ser-
vices to Tanzanian customers after
a successful audit by the Tanzanian
Civil Aviation Authority (TCAA). The
firm can now offer type rating on the
turboprops at its training centre in
Vienna, and the dry or wet lease of
its full-flight simulators.
“TCAA approval helps to support the
further development of Tanzanian
airlines and pilots by providing easier
access to advanced aviation train-
ing,” explained Egle Vaitkeviciute,
CEO of BAA Training. “This will
allow pilots to receive critical training
in Europe with a network of highly
trusted instructors and reliable and
cost-effective training solutions.”Boeing has installed a new 737 MAX
8 simulator at its Crawley site and is
in the process of adding an annex to
accommodate the growing demand for
training. The Boeing Flight Services
Centre, near Gatwick Airport, opened in
September 2004 and trains pilots and
technicians from airlines across Europe,
the Middle East and Africa. The current
52,743sq ft (4,900m²) campus has
several classrooms and four 787 full
flight simulators (three for the -8 and
one -9) as well as similar aids for the
777, the 737NG and the MAX 8. It also
offers fixed training devices for the
787-8, 757, 767, 737NG and MAX 8.
Completion of the new annex will make
the facility the largest Boeing training
site outside of the US.Boeing Flights Services is now part of
the new Boeing Global Services busi-
ness unit which was launched on July 1.
“Demand for Boeing’s leading products
and services is strong from our custom-
ers in Europe and on into the Middle
East and Africa,” said Sir Michael
Arthur, President of Boeing Europe and
MD of Boeing UK and Ireland. “It is cru-
cial for our customers that we are able
to meet this demand locally and we are
delighted to grow further our pilot and
technician training offering in Crawley
as part of our new services business
unit. This also continues our growth
in the United Kingdom to support
local customers and enhances further
Boeing’s commitment to the UK and its
economic prosperity.” (Photo Boeing)Boeing Expands Gatwick
Offering
Seven easyJet pilots have graduated
from the first airline-supported BSc
(Hons) Professional Aviation Pilot
Practice (PAPP) degree course.
Anna McGrady, Steven Hadley, Matthew
Archer, George Baker, James Rose,
Reece Montagu and Jack Shaw were
the first students to successfully
complete the unique course, which
was launched in 2013 as a partnership
between L3 Commercial Training
Solutions (formerly CTC Aviation),
Middlesex University and easyJet.
The graduates are the first of more than
130 students currently enrolled on the
course, while completing or having
completed their airline pilot training at
L3’s Airline Academy.
The BSc (Hons) degree is awarded by
Middlesex University and run through the
Institute of Work-based Learning.
The first two years of the course are
completed at L3’s Airline Academy,
through training on an airline pilot career
programme alongside practice-based
university work. Study continues beyond
initial airline pilot training once the
candidate has joined easyJet, flying as a
co-pilot while in their third and final year
of the degree.
Brian Tyrrell, easyJet’s Head of Flight
Operations, said the degree course was
vital to ensuring the airline has a pipeline
of talented young pilots coming through.
Tyrell added: “We have been delighted to
work in partnership with L3 Commercial
Training Solutions and Middlesex
University to offer this degree course for
our pilots which builds on the easyJet
cadet programme that offers a clear
career path for all pilots joining easyJet.”
(Photo easyJet)First easyJet Degree Graduates