News & Events
25 April 2012
More pilots for SEAir from AAG Philippines
Eight fresh and ambitious students commenced Airbus 320 type training today at AAGPh’s Clark academy. These current flyers from SEAir in the Philippines come from a range of turboprop aircraft within the airline’s fleet and are now stepping up to the jet fleet. The placement of this group is a further testament to the faith shown by the airlines of the country in AAG and its experienced team.
SEAir is expanding its fleet through the lease of further Airbus 320 aircraft to add to its current fleet of two.
5 February 2012
Air Arabia welcomes first pilots to graduate from Alpha Aviation Group UAE
Alpha Aviation Group (AAG) UAE today announced that the first in-take of pilots in the UAE to undertake its Multi-crew Pilot’s License (MPL) training programme have now completed their course. The 09 pilots received their wings at a graduation ceremony attended by senior management of the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), Air Arabia, Alpha Aviation and the Sharjah Airport Authority. The MPL license qualifies an individual to be a co-pilot on commercial airplanes. The newly graduated MPL pilots will now join Air Arabia as First Officers to operate the airline’s ever growing fleet of new Airbus A320 aircraft. Jointly owned by Air Arabia and Alpha Aviation Group (AAG) UK, the Alpha Aviation Academy UAE is located at Sharjah International Airport and has pioneered the Multi-Crew Pilot License (MPL) in the Gulf region. To meet the growing requirement of pilots in the gulf region, Alpha Aviation Academy, UAE was established in 2008 as one of the three academies of Alpha Aviation Group, a global group of companies providing specialist training solutions to the international commercial aviation community. While attending the graduation ceremony, Captain Mohammed Ahmed, Director Operations at Air Arabia and Mustafa Yusuf, Vice-President, (MENA) AAG UAE said “ ” Newly graduated MPL pilots will now join Air Arabia as First Officers and will fly the carrier’s Airbus A-320 state-of-the-art airplanes. AAG highly disciplined operating efficiencies are in place to ensure ‘on-time and on-schedule’ delivery of training services both to pilots and airlines. With a focus on innovation, AAG is the world leader in Multi-crew Pilot’s License (MPL) training” Alpha Aviation Academy, UAE was established in 2008 in order to meet the growing requirement of pilots in the gulf region. Globally, Alpha Aviation Group provides specialist training solutions to the international commercial aviation community.
24 January 2012
Students beginning training for Air Phil Express at AAG Philippines
Today saw fresh and excited students embark on AAG Philippines’ APT programme, designed to deliver Airbus 320 qualified co-pilots for the country’s airlines. The 20-month programme will take these six and other Filipino student pilots through ab-initio and type rating training for Air Phil Express.
Comprising a total of thirteen weeks of ground school, extensive hours of basic flying time and an Airbus type rating, this course provides each student with the required knowledge and experience to qualify as an Airbus First Officer.
13 January 2012
Alpha awards the contract for new Airbus 320 FFS to CAE
Montreal, Canada, 12 January, 2012 – (NYSE: CAE; TSX: CAE) – CAE today announced that it has sold five Level D full-flight simulators (FFS) to customers in Asia. They include an Airbus A320 and a Boeing 737 to Air China, a Boeing 737 to Shandong Airlines of China, an A320 to the new Cebu Pacific-CAE joint venture aviation training centre in the Philippines, and an A320 for Alpha Aviation Group’s flight training academy in the Philippines. CAE also received contracts for CAE SimfinityTM integrated procedures trainers and for simulator update services from several airlines. The contracts are worth a total of more than C$65 million at list prices, and bring the total number of FFS sales that CAE has announced to date during fiscal year 2012 to 30. “China and the rest of Asia are leading the world in commercial aircraft deliveries, and we are pleased that our longtime presence in the region continues to position us at the forefront of this dynamic market,” said Jeff Roberts, CAE’s Group President, Civil Simulation Products, Training and Services.
“Alpha Aviation Group (Philippines) Inc. is an Approved Training Organization (ATO) and a certified Type Rating Training Organization (TRTO) for the training of A320 commercial pilots for airlines in the Asia Pacific region.”
9 January 2012
Further European students join Alpha Aviation Group Europe for type rating training
Building upon the success of AAGEU’s type rating programme for Indian students, the programme for European-licenced pilots goes from strength to strength with the latest batch of six students starting their Boeing 737NG training in London-Gatwick today.
AAGEU’s Gatwick-based Type Rating Training Organisation (TRTO) has produced in excess of 150 type rated pilots in the past year and a half, serving the world’s airlines and the needs of the individuals who seek the first step of their career ladder as a commercial pilot. The TRTO trains pilots for both the Boeing 737 (CL and NG) and the Airbus 320.