Why this brand new aviation training centre sets ambitious goal for Vietnam’s aviation?

BAA Training Vietnam, a Ho Chi Minh based brand new aviation training centre just announced its new training equipment. A state-of-art Airbus A320neo full flight simulator has been assembled and approved by Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) to provide pilot training in Vietnam.

According to the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam, the aviation industry needs to extend about 2,700 pilots in Vietnam from now to 2023. The two main factors leading to this urgent quest for human resources are customer extension and more airline business establishment. To meet this quest for human resources, the timely training to nurture a new generation of skilled pilots is virtually essential.

In September of 2019, modern 3000 sq. meters training centre opened doors with its first Airbus A320ceo full flight simulator started to provide pilot training for both airlines and independent pilots. As the first training device already reached a full utilization a second, this time Airbus A320neo full flight simulator is being introduced to the market.

Since the operation started, BAA Training Vietnam used more than 1400 hours of the first A320neo full flight simulator providing aviation training services for such airlines like Bamboo Airways, VietJet, and others. In addition to that, being a first and only independent aviation training centres in Vietnam, during this time the academy prepared 34 pilots for Airbus A320 aircraft type entering from Vietnam, Japan, South Korea, Australia, and other countries.

With additional, brand new full flight simulator, BAA Training Vietnam will present market with up to 14,600 flight hours in total yearly and is planning to prepare 120 independent type rating pilots and to devote up to 10,000 hours of full flight simulator for recurrent training, wet and dry lease services. The total capacity of the training centre will be up to 14,600 flight training hours. Two more full flight simulators are scheduled to be added by 2021.

In addition to that, BAA Training Vietnam installed a brand-new training device for the firefighting training purposes – V9000 Commander. The device imitating fire and smoke is used to train cabin crew members to act in case of the emergency by fighting the fire and safely evacuating the passengers.

“As reports the CAAC, the Vietnamese airlines currently operate 170 aircraft, however the number will rise up to 200 by 2020 and this will require additional 200 pilots annually. With the majority aircraft being single-aisle, such as Airbus A320, BAA Training Vietnam seeks to ensure local market with the needed resources for pilot training. Furthermore, being the only independent aviation training centre in Vietnam, we create a possibility for independent pilots to pursue their dream career”, comments Vytautas Jankauskas, Managing Director at BAA Training Vietnam.

More information on BAA Training Vietnam can be founded on its website at https://baatraining.vn