A wholly owned subsidiary of Singapore Airlines, SFC is responsible for ab initio and Advanced pilot training and the new aircraft will form the future of the college’s Advanced Training curriculum.
SFC has a major Advanced Training facility on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast Airport, where it operates four aircraft, two simulators and a college campus and produces up to 200 graduates each year.
Singapore Flying College Principal and General Manager, Captain Len McCully, sees the announcment as a further development of the successful relationship between Singapore Flying College and Aeromil Pacific that began in 2001. Aeromil Pacific is the Cessna Citation distributor in Australia and New Zealand.
“The partnership with Aeromil Pacific will play an important part in the integration of the Mustang into our Advanced Training program and for the ongoing support of the aircraft,” he said. “We look forward to our continuing excellent working relationship.”
The introduction of the new Citation Mustangs into SFC’s Advanced Training program will bring with it more efficient and cost effective operations associated with the new, advanced jet aircraft.
The five new Cessna Citation Mustangs will be delivered by the Cessna Aircraft Company to SFC over the next three years, replacing the existing aircraft that are currently in service.
The arrival of the first Mustang on the Sunshine Coast Airport is scheduled for early 2010, along with two full flight level D Mustang simulators later in the year.
“We are delighted with the selection of the Mustang by Singapore Flying College,” Aeromil Pacific Managing Director Steve Padgett said. “It is a natural choice going forward in this current economic environment.”