Industry Addendum: Training
Europe’s BAA Training decides on Vietnam
May 1st 2018
Lithuania’s BAA Training has commenced construction of a US$60 million pilot training academy in Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City. Read More » The training academy will install its first A320 simulator by year end. It plans to have four full-flight simulators and an Ab Initio flight school operating at the academy by 2023. Simulators for the A320neo and Boeing B737 MAX are planned to be assembled by 2020.
“The Vietnamese aviation market has been growing by an average of eight per cent a year and is expected to continue its growth in the upcoming 20 years. By establishing BAA Training Vietnam we aim to share our exceptional know-how, built through years of experience of BAA Training operations, as well as securing a reputation in the region for offering transparent and high standard aviation training for corporate and private clients”, BAA Training chief executive, Egkle Vaitkeviciute, said.