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CAE signs multi-year contract with AirAsia
Feb. 14, 2012, Singapore - CAE announced today at the Singapore Airshow that it has signed a five-year contract with AirAsia through which CAE will train more than 200 additional new AirAsia A320 First Officers in a competency-based Multi-crew Pilot License (MPL) program to be conducted at training locations in Malaysia.
February 14, 2012 By Carey Fredericks
"AirAsia's growth requires a steady supply of highly qualified and well-trained pilots and other skilled aviation personnel. The CAE program is the world's premier MPL training curriculum, and we have seen first-hand in our flight operations that it is producing the next generation of pilots who will fly safely and efficiently," said Tony Fernandes, Group Chief Executive Officer of AirAsia.
The first AirAsia-sponsored CAE MPL cadets graduated on schedule last summer and are successfully flying revenue flights for the airline as A320 First Officers. A second AirAsia-sponsored MPL class is currently training at CAE; they are scheduled to graduate this summer.
"We commend AirAsia for their commitment to competency-based cadet training," said Jeff Roberts, CAE Group President, Civil Simulation Products, Training and Services. "Their decision is validation that the new First Officers have met or exceeded every expectation, and a testament to the systematic rigor and high-quality governance which the CAE MPL team designed and implemented throughout this innovative program. The standards are regarded as the highest in the world for an MPL program."
All four phases of the MPL training will be conducted in Malaysia, including at the Asian Aviation Centre of Excellence (AACE), a CAE-AirAsia joint venture training facility located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
