CAE Oxford Aviation Academy has signed a contract to train Tigerair cadets at its school at Moorabbin Airport and a new facility in Singapore.
Under the agreement, CAE OAA will train new A320 First Officers for the Singapore-based carrier in a competency-based Multi Crew Pilot Licence (MPL) program.
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Tigerair cadets will undertake ground school training in Singapore before doing the core and basic phases of flight training at
CAE Oxford's flight school at Moorabbin before returning to
Singapore to complete the intermediate and advanced phases of training on an A320 flight simulator.
"Tigerair's growth requires a steady
supply of highly qualified and well-trained pilots," said Ho Yuen
Sang, Managing Director of Tigerair. "We look forward to
partnering with CAE Oxford Aviation Academy, which offers the world's premier
MPL training curriculum, to produce the next generation of pilots."
Nick
Leontidis, CAE Group President, Civil Simulation Products, Training and
Services said the company was pleased to secure the contract.
"We are delighted that Tigerair has chosen CAE Oxford Aviation Academy for the development of Multi-crew Pilot Licence program to train its future generation of airline pilots," he said.
"We very much look forward to launching a premier ground-school facility in Singapore, providing Tigerair with a reliable supply of high quality, local First Officers to support its future growth plans."
An initial group of 10 cadets is expected enrol in the MPL program later this year following an assessment and selection process by both CAE and Tigerair.