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Vietnam Airlines opens pilot training school in Kien Giang

The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines and Viet Flight Training have inaugurated a flight school at Rach Gia airport, the first civil pilot training facility in Kien Giang province and the southern region.
Vietnam Airlines opens pilot training school in Kien Giang ảnh 1Viet Flight Training has welcomed the first batch of 12 students attending the first PPL course (Photo: Vietnam Airlines)
Hanoi (VNA)– The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines and Viet Flight Training haveinaugurated a flight school at Rach Gia airport, the first civil pilot training facility in Kien Giang province and the southern region.

The two have received a Level-1 Approved Training Organisation (ATO1) certificatefrom the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV)to provide Private Pilot License (PPL) training courses.

On this occasion, VietFlight Training welcomed the first batch of 12 students attending the first PPLcourse.

ATO1, which allows thetheory and basic flight practice training in Vietnam, will help shorten thetraining time abroad and reduce cost.

Vietnam Airlines opens pilot training school in Kien Giang ảnh 2At the ceremony to launch the flight school at Rach Gia airport and receive ATO1 certificate (Photo: Vietnam Airlines)
The Viet FlightTraining was established by the Vietnam Airlines in 2008, aiming to meet 50-60%  demand for pilots meeting international standards for Vietnam Airlines and the wholeaviation sector, reducing financial burden to airlines and national budget forcivil pilot training activities.

Earlier, the VietFlight Training received Level-3 ATO and Level-2 ATO certificates. In the2021-2022 period, the facility coordinated with foreign partners to train morethan 1,000 trainees from 10 countries, becoming the largest civil pilot supplier for the domestic aviation sector./.
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