ASIA-PACIFIC TRAINING SCHOOL REPORT 2016
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II | 2016 ASIA PACIFIC TRAINING SCHOOL REPORT CONTENTS
02 PUBLISHER’S NOTE
03 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
04 ASIA-PACIFIC TRAINING SCHOOL OVERVIEW
11 COMPANY PROFILE: OMNI AVIATION
15 COUNTRY PROFILES 16 GREATER CHINA 32 MALAYSIA 20 JAPAN 34 SINGAPORE 22 SOUTH KOREA 36 INDONESIA 24 INDIA 40 AUSTRALIA 28 THAILAND 46 NEW ZEALAND 30 PHILIPPINES
INTERVIEW: ZIVA NARENDRA ARIFIN, 38 AVIATORY INDONESIA PRESIDENT
50 SIMULATOR TRAINING
2016 ASIA PACIFIC TRAINING SCHOOL REPORT | 1 Last month Asian Sky Group (ASG) published its first report on Most of the industry’s attention to date has been focused on pilot the business jet charter market in the Asia-Pacific region (go to needs in Mainland China, for good reason, but ASG has made a www.asianskygroup.com & “Reports”). In that report, ASG noted point to look at the training market in every Asian country, and that the industry is facing numerous challenges, from a lack of emphasize the particular benefits or challenges each country infrastructure, to airspace regulations, to finding enough aviation faces in developing a home grown population of successful pilots professionals to support the charter market. However, this to meet growing demand. shortage of aviation professionals is not just isolated to pilots. There is also a shortage of mechanics, engineers, and dispatchers. ASG also was privileged to have the opportunity to speak with Omni Aviation’s President Steven Virata, and Aviatory Indonesia’s Although ASG was talking about a sub-set of the business jet President Ziva Narendra Arifin to better understand their training market when we referred to charter, the overwhelming response programs in the Philippines and Indonesia, respectively. from readers was that the shortage isn’t just limited to business jets, but is an even larger issue for the commercial airline market. As ASG’s first Training School Report, we hope the material provided is enlightening and helps the industry plan for the future. Equally, it has been widely reported by manufacturers such as In future versions of this report ASG plans to provide even more Boeing, as well as others that the worldwide demand for air travel detail, and expand the scope of our coverage to include engineers, is going to grow significantly over the coming decades. More cabin crew and other facets of the market. relevant to ASG is that the demand for air travel from within Asian countries is growing even faster, with projections of over 100 Thank you to our readers and supporters. million new passengers entering the Asian market within the next 20 years.
This growth will ultimately not just impact the demand for pilots but also the type of training, instructors, aircraft and simulators as well. Pilot training is therefore an essential – some would argue the essential – factor affecting business and commercial aviation in the Asia-Pacific region. Sincerely, For the inaugural issue of ASG’s Training School Report, we will Jeffrey C. Lowe summarize the size, nature, scope of the training school industry Managing Director, Asian Sky Group throughout the Asia-Pacific region, particularly with regards to the established base of schools, the existing fleet of aircraft, their capabilities, and license offerings.
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As the worldwide shortage of aviation professionals hits the industry, the Asia Pacific region will require significant investment in training to meet the growing demand for air travel. This report is an effort to show the existing training school market in Asia.
Of the existing training providers throughout this region:
• There are 359 aviation training facilities located throughout the Asia-Pacific region.1 Only 29 of these schools provide training for both fixed-wing and rotary, while most service one or the other.
• There are 2,908 fixed-wing aircraft used for training throughout the region and 590 helicopters used. The four- seat single-engine piston Cessna 172 is the most popular fixed-wing aircraft, accounting for 33% of the fixed- wing aircraft training fleet. While the Robinson 44 is the most popular rotary aircraft, accounting for 30% of the helicopter training fleet.2
• There are 47 Full Flight Simulator (FFS) schools in the region. This includes simulators under the Federal Aviation Authority’s four categories from A to D, varying from least to most realistic. Companies including CAE, Boeing, Airbus, Airbus Helicopter, and Flight Experience are a few of the big companies utilizing the FFS.
• Australia has the highest number of schools with 123, as well as the highest number of aircraft serving the aviation training segment. Several airline programs are based in the country including Cathay Pacific, China Airlines, Qantas, and Hainan Airlines, as well as others, indicating the country is a key player because of its space, high standards, and safety.
• Mainland China follows Australia, with 54 schools, as well as the second highest number of aircraft serving training facilities. The country’s air traffic, expected to quadruple over the next two decades, makes China one of the world’s busiest markets.
• Students training in Australia and New Zealand may use their certifications interchangeably between the two countries, without having to take additional courses or exams. This is allowed through the Mutual Recognition of Aviation-Related Certification.
• Japan is the most expensive country to provide fixed-wing training, while India has some of the least expensive training programs. Helicopter training costs across the region are relatively similar for both PPL and CPL certifications, from country to country. However, CPL certifications are generally around three times the duration of a PPL, across the region.
1 These are schools that have aircraft (either fixed-wing or rotary) in their fleet. 2 Heavy and medium-sized helicopters are used most often in a commercial capacity. When used for training, these size categories are used for type-rating training.
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Total Number of Training Schools: 359 Total Number of Fixed-Wing Training Fleet: 2,908 Total Number of Helicopter Training Fleet: 590 38 233 7
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LEGEND:
Number of Training Schools
Number of Fixed-Wing Training Fleet
Number of Helicopter Training Fleet
* Include training schools with aircraft only.
4 | 2016 ASIA PACIFIC TRAINING SCHOOL REPORT 17 144 3
16 92 43
JAPAN 54 663 169 SOUTH KOREA
CHINA 2 7
1 8 4 TAIWAN HONG KONG
5 84 3
THAILAND 34 284 2
8 74 3 PHILIPPINES 3 34
MALAYSIA SINGAPORE
22 204 4
INDONESIA
123 855 257
AUSTRALIA
36 226 95
NEW ZEALAND
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n a speech given at the Incheon Airport Aviation Academy, Asia-Pacific region will again require the highest number – 298,000 International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Secretary cabin crew within the next 20 years. IGeneral, Dr. Fang Liu said, "A shortage of skilled human resources and training capacity globally will threaten the safe, Boeing projections also estimate that 100 million new passengers secure, and orderly expansion of international air transport.” will enter the Asia-Pacific market annually, between now and 2033. The increasing passenger traffic corresponds with the dire need The Secretary General’s remarks are in reference to the personnel for aviation personnel throughout the region. shortage the aviation industry is currently facing, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region. The issue has caused alarm, pushing airlines, Low-cost carriers (LCCs) also have an increasing presence in the operators, and training schools to seek out a solution. region, as a result of overall growth in passenger traffic.
As the problem becomes more urgent, an increase in the number of training facilities, aircraft, simulators and instructors throughout REGIONAL EFFORTS the region will be required to resolve the shortage. Despite the region’s impressive development in numerous aspects, the Asia-Pacific region is the hardest hit when it comes to this The modernization of today’s aircraft and the demand of newer shortage. Unlike many Western countries, opportunities to join safety regulations will also require the region’s training school base the industry are limited and costly. ICAO further attributes the to modernize and adapt to current technological standards. shortage to a “high cost of pilot license, entry-level low wages, reduced career interest, more stringent regulations and a shortage of qualified instructors.” INCREASING DEMAND
According to Boeing’s 2016 Pilot and Technician Outlook, “Over ICAO has called upon the region to “be prepared for the future the next 20 years, the Asia-Pacific region will lead the worldwide challenges higher volumes will create; this includes upgrades of growth in demand for pilots, with a requirement for 248,000 new air control systems, improvement of airport infrastructure and pilots.” harmonization of pilot training, according to the international standards, with a high focus on aviation English.” As technology becomes more prevalent in aviation, so will the need for airplane reliability. “Overall global fleet growth, along with the In an effort to thwart the shortage, countries are coming up increasing trend for operators to outsource maintenance, repair, and with resourceful solutions. Japan has raised the age limit overhaul activities to third party providers, will drive and increase the for commercial pilots from 65 to 68, however this will only need for qualified technicians.” The Asia-Pacific region will require momentarily ease the problem. Chinese airlines have begun 268,000 new technical personnel over the next 20 years. offering lucrative remuneration packages to foreigners with sufficient experience, but hope to avoid the long term economic The need for cabin crew will continue to soar, as well, with flight implications by increasing their own cadets. routes continuing to expand and airlines growing their fleets. The
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WOMEN IN AVIATION career with the airline. Cathay Pacific Airways (Hong Kong) and Singapore Airlines are among the well-known airliners offering a With the shortage of aviation professionals leaving the industry cadet program, both of which require applicants to be citizens or to scramble for a solution, many are now looking at the untapped permanent residents of their respective countries. female market.
Typical training schools offer certifications for a Private Pilot’s The International Society of Women Airline Pilots estimates License (PPL), a Commercial Pilot’s License (CPL), and an Air there are 4,000 female airline pilots out of 130,000 airline pilots Transport Pilot’s License (ATPL). Schools may also offer type worldwide — only about 3%. ratings – certifications required by regulating agencies when flying a specific aircraft. This would include various Airbus models, Outside of cabin crew, aviation has been a male dominated Boeing models, as well as Bombardier jets and a number of other field, and the industry is now attempting to attract and cater aircraft. to more women. A misconception in aviation is that pilots are frequently away from home and work long hours – a deterring Although each country has its own standards for obtaining factor particularly for working mothers. Airlines and flight training certification, many schools may train students under Part 141 schools are now working toward dispelling these misconceptions and Part 61 regulations, which refers to the specific section of the and making the industry more female-friendly. In the meantime, Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs). males and females alike still see the high costs of training and low salary in the first years of flying as a barrier of entry into aviation. Part 141 creates a more structured training environment, with Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) approved curriculum. Part 61 SAFETY ISSUES teaches to the same FAA practical test standards, but has a more flexible training curriculum. Students would also be made aware of One of the greatest concerns in addressing this unprecedented general operating and flight guidelines for civil aircraft, which are growth is the possibility of aviation training schools easing up on under Part 91 and 135 of FARs. their safety regulations and required flying hours. Unlike North America and Europe, aviation regulations in the Asia-Pacific region Potential aircraft mechanics must also be certified before are not standardized — potentially leading to safety oversights. performing maintenance work on an aircraft. An Aircraft Mechanic Technician (AMT) in Asia Pacific will likely be certified under Part A number of high profile accidents, within the region, have created 147, which provides FAA approved curriculum. a great concern for the industry, as well as with the public, and the severity of these incidents serve as a reminder to the industry that More advanced schools will often offer flight simulators, which pilot training and safety go hand in hand. In recent years, a number is a beneficial training tool for students. There are two types of reports have suggested that questionable training schools have of flight simulators: full flight simulator (FFS), which provides opened up offering certifications showing inflated flying hours and a real-life recreation of an in-flight experience, as well as flight ground training. training devices (FTD), providing a life-like experience without the movement of the FFS. The issue gained notoriety in India, after the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) discovered a number of pilots flying using Candidates preparing for a license are also required to pass a fake documents, with forged qualifications. In one rare case, a number of requirements before being granted a license. This may student received certification showing 360 flying hours, after include age and physical requirements, as well as passing an a mere 35 minutes of sitting in an aircraft. School fees, initially English language examination. paid through a grant provided by the Indian government, were later repaid after the case was taken to court. The DGCA has since taken precautions to ensure schools and pilots are meeting FUTURE OF AVIATION TRAINING standards. To meet the tremendous growth -- projected in the next 20 years -- it is imperative that the aviation industry work quickly to build more TRAINING COURSES training capacity, modernize their operations, and recruit the next generation of aviation personnel who have grown up in a more Training schools throughout the region vary in certifications technologically driven and faster paced educational system. offered, course fees, and aircraft utilized. While countries in North America and Europe have the advantage of a more matured The Asia-Pacific region, in particular, will need to address issues business aviation market, many countries throughout the Asia- of standardization and safety within training facilities, barriers Pacific region are struggling to reach that point. related to cost and opportunity, the untapped female market, and advancements within the industry. A number of airlines and training schools in the region have partnered, in an effort to attract candidates with the promise of a These advancements, particularly in technology will require more job at the end. A pilot cadet program would typically use an ‘ab- sophisticated training aircraft, with glass cockpits and students initio’ training, where the student has no experience and will require who are trained to operate the latest avionics and safety features. training over the course of up to a few years. Upon successful completion, the graduate would then be ready to embark on a
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Number of Schools 83+0+78
88 PPL 266 Fixed-Wing 330 +0 + CPL 254 Fixed-Wing Only Both Helicopter Only
254 29 75 29+0+27
31 PPL 101 Helicopter 105 CPL 94
Top Models
FIXED-WING (68% OF THE TOTAL) HELICOPTERS (83% OF THE TOTAL) 97+0+34+0+28+0+27+0+11 18+0+15 +0+6+0+6+0+4 Cessna 172 974 Robinson R44 178
Diamond DA40 335 Robinson R22 155
Piper PA-28 280 Bell 206 56
Cessna 152 270 Schweizer S-300 56
Diamond DA42 108 Airbus Helicopters H130 45
Average Ab-initio Training Fee (USD) – Fixed-Wing PPL CPL
200,000
150,000
100,000
50,000
- Australia Greater India Indonesia Japan Malaysia New Philippines Singapore South Thailand 516+0+0++010+0+0+3+0+0+8+0+0+20+0+0+3+0+0+5+0+0+4+0+0+12+0+0+6+0+0+4+0China+39+0+0+12+0+0+20+0+0+40+0++0+24+0+0Zealand+18+0+0+13+0+0+35+0+0Korea+19+0+0+19
Average Ab-initio Training Fee (USD) – Helicopter PPL CPL
200,000
150,000
100,000
50,000
- Australia Greater India Indonesia Japan New Philippines South Thailand 8+0+0+12+0+0+9+0+0+15+0+0+21+0+0+7+0+0+10+0+0+15+0+0+618+0+0+37+0+0+26+0+0+41+0+0+33China +0+0Zealand+22+0+0+32+0+0+22+0+0+21Korea
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Fixed-Wing Training Fleet – Asia-Pacific Region
Socata 58 (2%) Tecnam 31 (1%)
AVIC 58 (2%) Others 164 (6%)
Cirrus 75 (3%)
Beechcraft 128 (4%)
Diamond 476 (16%)
18+0+15 +0+6+0+6+0+4 2,908 Piper 498 (17%) 49+171643216+G Cessna 1,420 (49%) Australia China Hong Kong India Indonesia Japan Malaysia Zealand New Philippines Singapore South Korea Taiwan Thailand Total
Cessna 357 236 7 148 111 47 8 96 242 16 103 49 1,420 Piper 260 38 20 61 1 32 52 26 7 1 498 Diamond 64 221 39 4 33 42 15 17 7 34 476 Beechcraft 49 14 2 7 38 4 11 2 1 128 Cirrus 8 60 7 75 Socata 21 14 6 15 1 1 58 AVIC 58 58 Tecnam 5 16 4 2 4 31 Others* 91 6 1 18 6 2 30 1 9 164 Total 855 663 8 233 204 92 74 226 284 34 144 7 84 2,908
* Others include Alpha, American Champion Aircraft, Grumman American, Liberty, Mooney Aircraft, Partenavia, Slingsby Aviation, ZLIN, and the remaining OEMs have fleet less than 3 aircraft.
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Helicopter Training Fleet – Asia-Pacific Region
Guimbal 7 (1%) Enstrom 6 (1%)
Schweizer 61 (10%) Others 14 (3%)
Airbus Helicopters 77 (13%) 590 Bell Helicopter 84 (14%) 58+14131013+G Robinson 341 (58%) Australia China Hong Kong India Indonesia Japan Malaysia Zealand New Philippines South Korea Thailand Total
Robinson 149 113 4 4 1 30 3 34 3 341 Bell Helicopter 64 7 3 10 84 Airbus Helicopters 24 2 12 39 77 Schweizer 15 38 1 5 2 61 Guimbal 2 2 3 7 Enstrom 3 3 6 Others 3 4 2 1 4 14 Total 257 169 4 7 4 43 3 95 2 3 3 590
10 | 2016 ASIA PACIFIC TRAINING SCHOOL REPORT COMPANY PROFILE OMNI AVIATION
2016 ASIA PACIFIC TRAINING SCHOOL REPORT | 11 PREPARING STUDENTS TO THRIVE INTERVIEW WITH OMNI AVIATION PRESIDENT, STEVEN VIRATA
Interview by Litalia Yoakum
What started out as a flying club has transformed into one of the Philippines’ largest training schools with the largest aircraft training fleet in the country. Omni Aviation, a joint venture between the MAGSAYSAY Group of Companies, the Belen family and SEACOR Capital, offers courses necessary to pursuing a career in aviation, as well the essential skill set to thrive within the industry.*
Starting in the early 1990s at the Clark Freeport Zone in Students preparing for a career in aviation have a number of Pampanga, Omni Aviation grew its fleet and began to fill the gap of customized courses to choose from; Modular courses include an adequate training school. Steven Virata joined the company in certifications for a Private Pilot License (PPL) and a Commercial 2012 and took over as President in 2013. Pilot License (CPL). Integrated programs are offered, as well, providing a combination of courses sold as a package. One “We had big ambitions for the school and we saw its potential,” particular program track is the ACTP + A320 Type Rating, an says Omni Aviation President, Steven Virata. “Our vision [in 2012] all-encompassing package from ab-initio to A320 type rating was to double Omni’s capacity within the next five years. We program in partnership with the Philippine Academy for Aviation also diversified the facility, offering cabin crew training, aircraft Training (PAAT), which puts students on track toward Cebu maintenance training, and airline services training, in addition to Pacific’s A320. pilot training.”
12 | 2016 ASIA PACIFIC TRAINING SCHOOL REPORT A flight instructor program, a Philippine Airlines-associated pilots. “We build up their confidence, both males and females, so program, and a program geared toward international students are that they can perform well under any condition,” concludes Virata. also available. Omni has appealed to a number of foreigners due to its more economic pricing - alongside the overall lower cost of Maintaining its status as one of the most quality schools in the living in the Philippines – and the high-level of competency, spoken Philippines, Omni attributes its success to “great marketing, quality English and the open airspace within the country. control in training, and high standards in all that is done.” The school continuously goes beyond what is necessary. Its multi- “Right now our airline cadet training program is very strong,” engine training integrated within the pilot cadet program is just one says Virata. “Except for the last two months, we’ve had record example. “We require a multi-engine training, while other schools enrollment. People are aware that airlines are hiring and they’re do not. This is how we create quality candidates.” attracted to this program.” With 18 Cessna 152s, five Cessna 172s, and one Piper Seneca, the Virata explained that going through an Omni Aviation program school continues to expand, improve and modernize the program doesn’t just provide students with the necessary skills to operate and its capabilities. an aircraft. “We try to build their soft skills, offering language courses and personality assessments – providing advice on While Omni Aviation continues its success within the region, the characteristics necessary to pursue their path.” school is hoping to further develop through partnerships with commercial airliners, business aviation companies, and other In the future, the school is considering leadership training, as industry members to create tailored ab-initio training. With Omni’s well as sessions with a psychologist who will prepare candidates air operator’s certificate (AOC), the school is also prepared to prior to interviews. “The services we provide are integrated into expand its commercial business, enabling them to provide charter our programs, as a result of feedback from airlines. These are the services or commercial operations, supported by the training qualities major airliners would like to see in potential employees.” school.
With Boeing and Airbus forecasting airline growth in Asia Pacific www.omniaviation.com to be 5.7%, requiring 226,000 pilots over the next 20 years, Omni Aviation has positioned itself as a stronghold in the training school market within the country. “Right now we are happy with our local enrollment. We have online marketing recruitment and we’re also * Read more about Magsaysay Group's CEO, Doris Ho in Asian Sky looking at other countries, including Indonesia.” Quarterly, 2016 Q2.
Virata went onto explain that Omni Aviation has made a concerted effort to recruit the untapped market of females. The school boasts a number of female graduates who have successfully completed their programs and have gone on to become flight instructors and
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2016 ASIA PACIFIC TRAINING SCHOOL REPORT | 15 GREATER CHINA 57 678 173
Fixed-Wing Training Fleet – OEM Helicopter Training Fleet – OEM
Beechcraft 14 (2%) Others 7 (1%) Enstrom 3 (2%) Airbus Helicopters 2 (1%)
Socata 14 (2%) AVIC 4 (2%) Guimbal 2 (1%)
Tecnam 16 (2%) Bell Helicopter 7 (4%) Piper 38 (6%) Cessna 243 (36%) Schweizer 38 (22%)
AVIC 58 (8%) Cirrus 60 (9%) 678 173 36+3498621+G Diamond 228 (34%) 67+23421+G Robinson 117 (68%) Fixed-Wing Training Fleet – Size Category Helicopter Training Fleet – Size Category
Turboprop 26 (4%) Jet 13 (2%) Single 16 (9%) Piston 157 (91%)
Light Twin Piston 92 (13%) Single Piston 547 (81%)
678 173
GREATER CHINA81+1342+G 90+10+G (Mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong) According to Boeing’s Annual China Market Outlook, airlines in In Mainland China, there are a total of 54 training facilities. 17 of Mainland China will spend more than $1 trillion on new airplanes those are approved by the Civil Aviation Administration of China over the next two decades to account for the country’s demand (CAAC), with China Civil Aviation Regulations (CCAR) Part 141 for air travel. Air traffic over China is set to almost quadruple in the standards. There are over 30 other general aviation operators next two decades, making it the world’s busiest market, according providing training courses, many of which offer helicopter courses. to Airbus Group SE. Faced with a local shortage of pilots, the Hong Kong has one aero flight Club – Hong Kong Aviation Club – industry in Mainland China has made news as it looked to satisfy providing PPL for both airplanes and helicopters, there is also the the demand by offering lucrative packages to expat pilots. CAE Oxford Aviation Academy Hong Kong, which is authorized by Gulfstream. Taiwan has only one training school approved by Although a shortage still exists in Mainland China, as of the end the Taiwan Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) – APEX Flight of December 45,523 valid Chinese pilot licenses, including 609 Academy, which provides PPL and CPL training courses, as well as sport pilot licenses, 3,090 private pilot licenses, 23,987 CPLs, 35 IR ratings. multi-crew pilot licenses, and 17,802 ATPLs, according to the Annual Report of Chinese Pilot Development 2015. From 2015, the According to the 2015 CAAC Civil Pilot Development Annual number of pilot licenses in China increased from 27,807 in 2011 to Report, as of December 2015 the number of pilots in Hong Kong, 45,523 in 2015. Macau, and Taiwan holding licenses issued by CAAC stood at 388, as well as 3,900 issued to foreign pilots. For a PPL student must Home to one of the world’s busiest international airports, Hong be at least 17 years old, and attain 40 flying hours, including at Kong conducts about 1,120 passenger and cargo flights every day. least 20 training hours with an instructor and 10 solo hours. A CPL In 2014, the hub welcomed 63.4 million passengers and handled requires students to be at least 18 years old and obtain at least 390,955 flight movements, according to Hong Kong International 250 flying hours on a single/multi-engine aircraft or 150 hours on Airport. While Taiwan is a much smaller market than Hong Kong a helicopter. For an ATPL on an airplane, students must complete and Mainland China, aviation movements in the country are still 1,500 hours and 1,000 hours for a helicopter. Typical costs for a increasing, requiring the need for more aviation personnel. Training PPL in Greater China is 30,000 USD, while the cost for a CPL is schools across Greater China must now not only keep up with the 90,000 USD, which includes the cost of PPL courses. demand, but attract and train more candidates.
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Top Models
FIXED-WING (78% OF THE TOTAL) HELICOPTERS (88% OF THE TOTAL) 73+0+57+0+18+0+17+0+13 65+0+44+0+37 218 Cessna 172 Robinson R44 69
Diamond DA40 169 Robinson R22 46
Cirrus SR20 53 Schweizer S-300 37
Diamond DA42 50
LE500 39
Top Training School Fleet
FIXED-WING (95% OF THE TOTAL) HELICOPTERS (88% OF THE TOTAL) 74+0+19+0+15+0+14+0+11+0+10+0+9+0+9+0+7 +0+7+0+5+0+5+0+4 +0+4 +0+3 +0+2 14+0+12+0+12+0+10+0+9 +0 +9 +8 +0+8+0+6+0+5+0+5+0+5+0+5+0+5+0+4 +0+4 Civil Aviation Flight University of China 221 Sichuan Xilin Fengteng General Aviation 14
Phoenix Flying College 56 Civil Aviation Flight University of China 12
Civil Aviation University of China 44 Anyang Aero Sports School 12
Hainan Aviation Academy 41 China Flying Dragon General Aviation 10
AVIC Flight Academy 33 Beijing Capital Helicopter GAC 9
Hubei Sky-Blue Int’l Aviation 30 Tuofeng General Aviation 9
Qingdao Jiutian Int’l Flight 28 Shanghai Heli General Aviation 8
Hainan Asia Pacific General Aviation 26 Hainan Sanya Yalong General Aviation 8
Shandong Nanshan Int’l Flight 22 Guangdong Baiyun General Aviation 8
Xinjiang Tianxiang Aviation College 21 Henan Yongxiang General Aviation 8
Beidahuang Flight School 17 Guangzhou Suilian Helicopter GAC 6
AVICLUB 15 Zhongshan Eagle General Aviation 5
China Flying Dragon General Aviation 13 Tianjin Tuohang General Aviation 5
Jinggong (Shaanxi) General Aviation 12 Techsport Love General Aviation 5
Jilin Fuhang Flight Academy 11 Reignwood Star 5
Xi’an Jinsheng General Aviation 11 Hainan Aviation Academy 5
Hebei Zhiyuan General Aviation 10 The Hong Kong Aviation Club 4
Liaoning General Aviation 9 Shandong Gaoxiang General Aviation 4
The Hong Kong Aviation Club 8 Ruoer General Aviation 4
Jinggong (Beijing) General Aviation 6 AVICLUB 4
Beijing Huaan Air 6 Guanchen Aviation 4
APEX Flight Academy 6 Dunhuang Feitian GAC 4
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Training School List Fixed-Wing Pilot Training Helicopter Pilot Training Simulator
Foreign Multi Type IR/Turbine Mechanics Name PPL CPL IR PPL CPL FFS FTD Students Engine Rating Rating Training
Anyang Aero Sports School ● ● ● ● ●
AVICLUB ● ● ●
China Flying Dragon General Aviation ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
Civil Aviation Flight University of China ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
Dunhuang Feitian GAC ● ●
Guangdong Baiyun General Aviation ● ● ●
Hainan Aviation Academy ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
Henan Yongxiang General Aviation ● ● ●
FIXED-WING/HELICOPTER Reignwood Star ● ● ● ●
Sino-Russian Aviation Academy ● ● ● ●
The Hong Kong Aviation Club ● ● ●
Xi'an ZhongFei Aviation Club ● ●
APEX Flight Academy ● ● ● ●
AVIC Flight Academy ● ● ● ●
Beidahuang Flight School ● ●
Beijing Huaan Air ● ●
Bejing Xiang Yu General Aviation ● ●
Civil Aviation University of China ● ● ● ●
Executive Aviation Taiwan Corp. ●
Jilin Fuhang Flight Academy ● ● ● ●
Hainan Asia Pacific General Aviation ● ●
Hebei Zhiyuan General Aviation ● ●
Hubei Sky-Blue Int’l Aviation Academy ● ● ● ● ●
Hulunbeir TianYing General Aviation ● ●
Jinggong (Beijing) General Aviation ● FIXED-WING Jinggong (Shaanxi) General Aviation ● ●
Joy Sky Aviation ● ●
Liaoning General Aviation ● ●
Meiya Air ●
Ordos General Aviation ● ●
Phoenix Flying College ● ● ● ● ●
Qingdao Jiutian Int’l Flight Academy ● ● ●
Shandong Nanshan International Flight ● ● ● ● ● ●
Xi'an Jinsheng General Aviation ● ● ● ●
Xinjiang Tianxiang Aviation College ● ● ● ● ● ●
Yunnan RuiFeng Jet ● ●
18 | 2016 ASIA PACIFIC TRAINING SCHOOL REPORT GREATER CHINA
Fixed-Wing Pilot Training Helicopter Pilot Training Simulator
Foreign Multi Type IR/Turbine Mechanics Name PPL CPL IR PPL CPL FFS FTD Students Engine Rating Rating Training
Beijing Capital Helicopter GAC ● ●
CAFUC Chongqing General Aviation Training ● ●
Daohe General Aviation ● ●
General Aviation Techsport Love ● ●
Guanchen Aviation ● ● ●
Guangzhou Suilian Helicopter GAC ● ●
Hainan Sanya Yalong General Aviation ● ●
Kings Aviation ●
NUAA International Flying Academy ● ● ●
Ruoer General Aviation ● ●
Shandong Gaoxiang General Aviation ● ●
Shandong Phoenix General Aviation ● ● HELICOPTER Shanghai Heli General Aviation Company ● ●
Shanghai Kingwing General Aviation ● ● ●
Sichuan Luzheng General Aviation ● ●
Sichuan Xilin Fengteng General Aviation ● ●
Tianjin Tuohang General Aviation ● ●
Tianshan Air Steward ● ●
Tuofeng General Aviation ● ● ●
Yunnan Feng Xiang General Aviation ●
Zhongshan Eagle General Aviation ● ●
2016 ASIA PACIFIC TRAINING SCHOOL REPORT | 19 JAPAN 16 92 43
Fixed-Wing Training Fleet* – OEM Helicopter Training Fleet* – OEM
Partenavia 2 (2%) Piper 1 (1%) Airbus Helicopters 12 (28%) Leonardo 1 (2%)
Diamond 4 (5%) Beechcraft 38 (41%) 5192 +41521+G Cessna 47 (51%) 7043 +282+G Robinson 30 (70%) Fixed-Wing Training Fleet – Size Category Helicopter Training Fleet – Size Category
Turboprop 6 (7%) Single 2 (5%)
Light Twin Piston 25 (27%) Single Piston 61 (66%) Light Twin 12 (28%) Piston 29 (67%) 92 6743 +285+G * Fleet excludes aircraft66 based in the US, used for Japanese+277+G students training overseas.
The world’s third largest economy faces the unique issue of not pilots. The minimum required total flying hours for a fixed-wing only facing a shortage of aviation personnel, but facing the issue and helicopter PPL is 40 hours, while a CPL requires a minimum of a shrinking population size. In a bid to deal with aging pilots, of 150 hours for helicopters and 200 hours for fixed-wing aircraft. Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism Rarely do students only acquire certification for a PPL, so typically (MLIT) raised the maximum age limit for pilots to 67 from 64. students will do 80-100 hours in the PPL stage. Because the According to MLIT, there are 5,900 airline pilots in Japan, including cost to pursue pilot training in Japan is much higher than most 500 over the age of 60. countries, a common trend among students it to study in the US where costs are two to three times less. In this case, students Japan has 16 training facilities, operating 135 aircraft. Included in would acquire an FAA license, which is then converted to a Japan these are universities, vocational schools, and training companies. Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB) license. For a PPL to be converted, a As of July 2015, there were six schools recognized by the student must take an aviation law exam and a medical test. For country’s aviation authorities, which are believed to meet higher those who already hold an FAA CPL, 60 additional flying hours are requirements with instructor capacities, management, and course required in Japan. The country’s Tokai University works with the structure. Of them, HONDA Aviation is the only one that provides US’ University of North Dakota, offering students the chance to ab-initio training and operates training fleet. The five others include train and test under JCAB regulations at the North Dakota school. two universities, two in-house airliner training schools and one A decent level of written and spoken Japanese is necessary. simulator type rating training company. Civil Aviation College is the only one that is a nationally founded training school, accepting Japan’s overall aircraft training fleet stands at 135, with 92 fixed- students who have studied more than two years in a four-year wing and 43 rotaries. The top OEM in Japan for fixed-wing is university, or those who have graduated from short-term college or Cessna with 51% of the fleet and Robinson for the rotary fleet, with vocational schools. 70% of the fleet.
Because recreational flying is rare, most students train toward becoming an airliner pilot (general aviation is not popular) – obtaining a CPL, however a PPL, MPL, and Air Transportation Licenses are available, as well as rating certificates from airliner
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Top Models
FIXED-WING (85% OF THE TOTAL) HELICOPTERS (93% OF THE TOTAL) 14+0+7+0+7 20+0+11+0+7 Cessna 172 41 Robinson R22 22
Baron 58 20 Airbus Helicopters EC135 11
Bonanza 17 Robinson R44 7
Top Training School Fleet
FIXED-WING (74% OF THE TOTAL) HELICOPTERS (63% OF THE TOTAL) 7+0+4+0+4+0+4+0+2 14+0+8+0+5 Civil Aviation College 26 Osaka Aviation Vocational School 14
Sojo University 12 Alpha Aviation Company 8
Asahi Flying School 12 Nihon Flight Safety 5
Honda Aviation 11
First Flight School 7
Training School List* Fixed-Wing Pilot Training Helicopter Pilot Training Simulator
Foreign Multi Type IR/Turbine Mechanics Name PPL CPL IR PPL CPL FFS FTD Students Engine Rating Rating Training Alpha Aviation ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
First Flight School ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
Osaka Aviation Vocational School ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
Osaka Aviation ● ● ● ● ● ● ● HELICOPTER FIXED-WING/ Saga Aviation ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
Asahi Flying School ● ● ● ● ● ●
Civil Aviation College ● ● ● ● ●
HONDA Aviation ● ● ● ● ● ●
JAA - Japan Civil Aviation College ● ● ●
New Japan Aviation ● ● ● ● FIXED-WING
Okayama Air Service ● ● ● ● ● ●
Sojo University ● ● ● ●
Nihon Flight Safety ● ●
Ogawa Air ● ●
Teikyo University ● ● ● HELICOPTER Tsukuba Kouku ● ●
* The list only includes training schools that operate training aircraft. Other training schools, including Tokai University, Hosei University, Obirin University, Daiichi Institute of Technology, and Chiba Institute of Science only conduct theory lessons and arrange for student to take part in real-life practice with other organizations such as Honda Aviation and training schools in the US.
2016 ASIA PACIFIC TRAINING SCHOOL REPORT | 21 SOUTH KOREA 17 144 3
The four main gateways into South Korea – Jeju, Seoul Incheon, Fixed-Wing Training Fleet – OEM Seoul Gimpo, and Busan – have experienced growth in passenger traffic within the last couple of years. While the domestic sector is South Korea’s biggest market. A total of 42 countries can Mooney Aircraft 4 (3%) Others 6 (4%) be reached non-stop from South Korean airports, according to Innovata. While the aviation industry within the country struggles Piper 7 (5%) to keep up with increasing demand of aviation professionals, Cirrus 7 (5%) South Korea is losing more and more pilots to China, who offer bigger paychecks. South Korea has replaced the US as the largest source of foreign captains in Mainland China, according to the Diamond 17 (12%) Cessna 103 (71%) 144 Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). The country now has to work particularly hard at not only attracting future aviation professionals, but maintaining the current ones.
There are a total of 17 training schools in South Korea, operating 71+12534+G 147 training aircraft. The top three schools are Korea Aerospace University, Hanseo University, and Korea Aviation College, which Fixed-Wing Training Fleet – Size Category have a total of 72 aircraft (almost half of the entire training fleet) and more than 1,000 students. While training may be offered in Jet 7 (5%) Turboprop 1 (1%) English, students should have a good written and oral command of Korean, as exams are only in the local language. Fixed-wing PPL Light Twin Piston 9 (6%) requires 40 flying hours and fixed-wing CPL requires 200 hours.
The majority of aircraft used for training are Cessna, with 71% of 144 the overall aircraft – particularly the Cessna 172. Diamond aircraft follows with 12% of the overall training fleet. 88Single+651+G Piston 127 (88%)
Top Models Top Training School Fleet
FIXED-WING (85% OF THE TOTAL) FIXED-WING (74% OF THE TOTAL) 32+0+5+0+2+0+2 10+0+9+0+6+0+3+0+3 +0+3 Cessna 172 94 Korea Aerospace University 31
Diamond DA40 16 Hanseo University 24
Cirrus SR20 7 Korea Aviation College 17
Piper PA-44 5 Korea Pilot School 10
Chodang University 8 HELICOPTERS (100% OF THE TOTAL)
1+0+1 Cheongju University 8 EN480 2 Speccore 8 EN280 1
22 | 2016 ASIA PACIFIC TRAINING SCHOOL REPORT SOUTH KOREA
Training School List Fixed-Wing Pilot Training Helicopter Pilot Training Simulator
Foreign Multi Type IR/Turbine Mechanics Name PPL CPL IR PPL CPL FFS FTD Students Engine Rating Rating Training
Hanseo University ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● HELICOPTER FIXED-WING/
Aeropdk ● ● ● ● ●
Asia Pilot School ● ● ●
Cheongju University ● ● ●
Chodang University ● ● ●
Halla Sky Air ● ● ● ●
Joongwon University ● ● ● ●
Korea Aerospace University ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
Korea Aviation College ● ● ● ● ● FIXED-WING
Korea Pilot School ● ● ● ● ● ●
Kyungwoon University ● ● ●
Shinhan Air ● ● ● ●
SOC Aviation ● ● ●
Speccore ● ● ● ●
T.T.M.Korea Aviation ● ● ●
Universal Aviation Academy ● ● ● ● ●
Usky Air ● ● ●
2016 ASIA PACIFIC TRAINING SCHOOL REPORT | 23 INDIA 38 233 7
Fixed-Wing Training Fleet – OEM Helicopter Training Fleet – OEM
ZLIN 5 (2%) Others 10 (4%) Schweizer 1 (14%) Partenavia 5 (2%) Socata 6 (3%) 9% Piper 20 ( ) HAL 1 (14%) 233 7 Diamond 39 (17%) 64+17922+4+G Cessna 148 (63%) Aerospatiale 1 (15%) 57+1514+14+G Robinson 4 (57%) Fixed-Wing Training Fleet – Size Category Helicopter Training Fleet – Size Category
Medium 1 (14%)
Light Twin Piston 44 (19%) Single Piston 189 (81%) Light 1 (14%) Piston 5 (72%) 81233 +19+G 727 +14+G In June 2016, the Indian government announced it would permit 2016. Requirements for a CPL include 200 flight hours and 40 domestic airlines to fly overseas provided they deploy 20 planes flight hours for a PPL. To receive a CPL, students must possess or 20% of capacity on local routes. Earlier carriers needed to have a 10+2 pass from ICSE/CBSE/State Board in math and physics, a minimum of 20 aircraft in their fleet and five years of domestic as well as having a physical fitness certificate from a DGCA- service – known as the 5/20 rule. The move opens up the fastest- approved medical practitioner. To receive a PPL, it is not necessary growing civil aviation market, making the market more attractive to possess a 10+2 certificate. Those applying for a PPL can to larger carriers. As with markets across the region, the country expect varied rates ranging from 5,000 USD to 15,000 USD – for will now need to focus on how to maintain the growing industry a program lasting around six to eight months. CPL rates are much through aviation personnel. India is specifically facing a shortage more stable, typically around 30,000 USD, for a program lasting of type-rated pilots. The state-run company Air India is preparing around 18 months. for this shortage, by hiring over 500 type-rated pilots for the carrier’s narrow-body fleet. Cessna is the most popular training fleet model, accounting for 63%, followed by Diamond with 17%, and Piper with 9%. India has a total of 38 training facilities, with 29 of those approved by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) – as of October
Top Models
FIXED-WING (86% OF THE TOTAL) HELICOPTERS (100% OF THE TOTAL) 4+0+1+0+1 +0+1 28+0+21+0+10+0+5+0+3 Cessna 172 83 Robinson R44 4
Cessna 152 64 Schweizer S-300 1
Diamond DA40 30 Aerospatiale Alouette III 1
Piper PA-34 15 DHRUV 1
Diamond DA42 9
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Top Training School Fleet
FIXED-WING (32% OF THE TOTAL) HELICOPTERS (100% OF THE TOTAL) 9+0+5+0+4+0+3+0+3 3+0+3+0+1 Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi 27 Banasthali Vidyapith Gliding Flying Club 3
Gondia National Flying Training Institute 14 HAL Rotary Wing Academy 3
Falcon Aviation Academy 12 Rajputana Aviation Academy 1
Bombay Flying Club 11
Academy of Carver Aviation 11
Training School List Fixed-Wing Pilot Training Helicopter Pilot Training Simulator
Foreign Multi Type IR/Turbine Mechanics Name PPL CPL IR PPL CPL FFS FTD Students Engine Rating Rating Training
Banasthali Vidyapith Gliding Flying Club ● ● ● ●
Rajputana Aviation Academy ● ● ● ● ● ● HELICOPTER FIXED-WING/ Academy of Carver Aviation ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
Ahmedabad Aviation and Aeronautics ● ● ● ● ●
Amber Aviation ● ● ● ●
Ambitions Aviation Academy ● ● ● ●
Ambitions Flying Club ● ● ● ●
Amritsar Aviation Club ● ●
Asia Pacific Flight Training Academy ● ● ● ● ● ●
Bihar Flying Training Institute ● ● ● ●
FIXED-WING Bombay Flying Club ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
Chimes Aviation Academy ● ● ● ● ●
Falcon Aviation Academy ● ● ● ● ●
Flytech Aviation Academy ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
Frank Airways ●
Garg Aviation ● ● ● ●
Gondia National Flying Training Institute ● ● ● 4+0+1+0+1 +0+1
2016 ASIA PACIFIC TRAINING SCHOOL REPORT | 25 INDIA
Fixed-Wing Pilot Training Helicopter Pilot Training Simulator
Foreign Multi Type IR/Turbine Mechanics Name PPL CPL IR PPL CPL FFS FTD Students Engine Rating Rating Training
Government Aviation Training Institute ● ● ● ● ● ●
Govt. Flying Training School ● ● ●
Gujarat Flying Club ● ● ●
Haryana Institute of Civil Aviation ● ● ● ●
Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
Jamshedpur Cooperative Flying Club ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
Madhya Pradesh Flying Club ● ● ● ●
Madras Flying Club ● ● ● ●
Mams Air ● ● ● ● ● ●
Nagpur Flying Club ● ● ●
Orient Flight School ● ● ● ● ● ●
FIXED-WING Patiala Aviation Club ● ● ●
Pioneer Flying Academy ● ● ●
Rajiv Gandhi Academy for Aviation Technology ● ●
Saraswati Aviation Academy ● ● ● ● ●
Sha-Shib Flying Academy ● ● ● ● ● ●
SKVM’s Flying Academy of Aviation ● ● ● ● ●
SpeedJet Aviation ● ● ● ● ●
Telangana State Aviation Academy ● ● ● ● ● ●
Wings Aviation ● ● ● ● ●
HAL Rotary Wing Academy ● HELICOPTER
26 | 2016 ASIA PACIFIC TRAINING SCHOOL REPORT 2016 ASIA PACIFIC TRAINING SCHOOL REPORT | 27 THAILAND 5 84 3
Fixed-Wing Training Fleet – OEM The Thai aviation sector is experiencing growth, despite the ICAO ‘red-flagging’ the country over safety concerns. Local carriers are now unable to add more flights or open new routes in the US, Piper 1 (1%) Japan, or South Korea. The aviation governing body’s downgrade is partly attributed to the lack of qualified inspectors, who were assigned to check multiple aircraft models, rather than the one model they were certified for. The country has since confirmed its commitment to safety standards and regulations. However, it is Diamond 34 (41%) Cessna 49 (58%) 84 now up to training facilities to ensure standards and regulations are understood from the beginning.
Currently, there are five training facilities including one government institution and three private institutions, offering training for 58+41+1+G private students, and those who have joined an airline scholarship program with a career path for that particular airline. In the latter case, airlines will partner with training facilities and send their students who already hold a Bachelor’s Degree, as well as have Fixed-Wing Training Fleet – Size Category passed airline examinations. In order for a private student to acquire a PPL, the candidate must be at least 18 years of age, have completed the equivalent to high school level, possess a good command of oral and written English, with an aptitude for math and physical science, pass the aviation medical test (physical Light Twin Piston 14 (17%) and mental), and have 45 flight hours and 145 ground training hours. For a CPL, a student must be at least 18 years old, hold the equivalent to a Bachelor’s Degree, have a TOEIC score of at least Single Piston 70 (83%) 600, and pass the aviation medical test (physical and mental), as well as 226 flight training hours, 40 synthetic flight training hours, 84 and 418 ground training hours.
Thailand’s training aircraft fleet stands at 87, with two OEMs 83+17+G dominating the fixed-wing fleet – Diamond and Cessna.
Top Models Top Training School Fleet
FIXED-WING (93% OF THE TOTAL) FIXED-WING (83% OF THE TOTAL) 10+0+8+0+4 15+0+7+0+4 Cessna 172 44 Bangkok Aviation Center 33
Diamond DA40 21 Civil Aviation Training Center 25
Diamond DA42 13 SRI-RACHA Aviation 12
HELICOPTERS (100% OF THE TOTAL) 1 Robinson R44 3
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Training School List Fixed-Wing Pilot Training Helicopter Pilot Training Simulator
Foreign Multi Type IR/Turbine Mechanics Name PPL CPL IR PPL CPL FFS FTD Students Engine Rating Rating Training
Civil Aviation Training Center ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● HELICOPTER FIXED-WING/ Bangkok Aviation Center ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Nakhon Phanom University - International ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Aviation College Royal Skyways ● ● ● ● ● FIXED-WING SRI-RACHA Aviation ● ● ● ●
2016 ASIA PACIFIC TRAINING SCHOOL REPORT | 29 PHILIPPINES 34 284 2
Although the island nation faces ongoing infrastructure challenges Fixed-Wing Training Fleet – OEM with airports and space, the country is still on track for growth in 2016. Local carriers Philippine Airlines and Cebu Pacific have added more international flights to and from Cebu and domestic capacity has increased. With the Philippines now being looked Tecnam 4 (2%) Aero Commander 1 at as a hub for flying schools within Asia, the country must now prepare for an influx of students and passenger traffic. Beechcraft 11 (4%)
Piper 26 (9%) Because of the low cost of training and living, the Philippines attracts a number of students – both locally and internationally – due to its ease of entry, quick student visa process, and its relatively relaxed admissions requirements. With 34 training 284 facilities within the country, the Philippines has one of the highest Cessna 242 (85%) number of schools, behind Australia, China, and India, respectively. Although the country has the geographic makeup suitable for helicopters, there are relatively few schools that provide helicopter 85+10410+G training. However, with 90% of facilities utilizing piston aircraft there’s a strong indication that most facilities use ab-initio training. In order for students in the Philippines to acquire a CPL, they must first have a PPL. Requisites for a PPL include a minimum age of 17, fluency in written and oral English, Class 3 medical certificate, Fixed-Wing Training Fleet – Size Category passing the Aviation Training Organization (ATO) general test, as well as the practical flight test and oral exam and 40 hours of flight. Requisites for a CPL include a minimum age of 18, holding a Light Twin Piston 33 (12%) Turboprop 1 PPL, fluency in written and oral English, Class 1 medical certificate, ATO general test, flight test, and oral exam, as well as 150 hours of Single Piston 250 (88%) flight.
A total of 284 fixed-wing aircraft are utilized for training purposes, 284 with about 85% of the fixed-wing fleet using Cessna – specifically 88+12+0+G the Cessna 152 and Cessna 172.
Top Models Top Training School Fleet
FIXED-WING (84% OF THE TOTAL) FIXED-WING (37% OF THE TOTAL) 34+0+31+0+13 7+0+7+0+6+0+5 +0+5 Cessna 152 104 Omni Aviation 24
Cessna 172 95 Airlink International Aviation College 21
Cessna 150 40 Airworks Aviation 17
All Asia Aviation Academy 15 HELICOPTERS (100% OF THE TOTAL) 14
1 APG International Aviation Academy Schweizer S-300 2 Flight and Simulator Training Academy 14
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Training School List
Fixed-Wing Pilot Training Helicopter Pilot Training Simulator
Foreign Multi Type IR/Turbine Mechanics Name PPL CPL IR PPL CPL FFS FTD Students Engine Rating Rating Training
Masters Flying School ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● HELICOPTER FIXED-WING/
Adventure Flight Education and Sports ● ● ● ● ● ●
Aero Equipt Aviation ● ● ● Aeronavigation Academy International ● ● ● ● ● Philippines Airlink International Aviation College ● ● ● ● ● ●
Airworks Aviation Company ● ● ●
All Asia Aviation Academy ● ● ● ● ● ●
Alpha Aviation Group - Philippines ● ● ● ● ● ●
APG International Aviation Academy ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
Asian Institute of Aviation ● ● ● ● ● ●
Aviair Aviation School ● ● ●
Aviation Training - 1 International ● ●
Cheynair Aviation ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
Continental Aero Flying School ● ● ● ● ● ●
Cyclone Airways & Flying School ● ● ●
Delta Air International Aviation Academy ● ● ● ● ● ●
Eagle Air Academy ● ● ● ● ●
Fastlink Aviation Training Center ● ● ● ● ●
Flight and Simulator Training Academy ● ● ● ● ● ● FIXED-WING Flightline Aviation ● ● ● ● ● ●
Indiana Aerospace University ● ● ● ● ● Leading Edge International Aviation ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Academy Mactan Aviation Technology Center ● ● ●
Omni Aviation ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
One Horizon School of Aviation ● ● ● ●
Orient Aviation ● ● ● ● ● ●
PAL Aviation School ● ● ● ● ●
Philippine Pilots Academy ●
Royhle Flight Academy ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
Sapphire International Aviation Academy ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
Strike Wing Aviation Training Centre ● ● ● ● University of Perpetual Help Rizal - ● ● ● ● ● ● ● School of Aviation Visayas Aerospace College and Technology ● ● ●
WCC Aviation Company ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
2016 ASIA PACIFIC TRAINING SCHOOL REPORT | 31 MALAYSIA 8 74 3
Malaysia’s aerospace industry is expected to provide more than Fixed-Wing Training Fleet – OEM 32,000 skilled jobs by 2030, according to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). While the ICAO’s projection makes it clear that solutions to fulfill this demand are necessary, many still Socata 1 (1%) point to the high-profile crashes of Malaysia Airlines flights citing training inefficiencies. The country has since called for improved Cessna 8 (11%) security and safety measures.
Currently, there are eight training schools in Malaysia, where students can earn a PPL (approximately 10,000 USD) or a CPL Piper 32 (43%) 74 Diamond 33 (45%) (approximately 65,000 USD). Additionally, there are around 15 flying clubs that provide training services. Prior to receiving a PPL, students are required to have a minimum of 45 hours of flying, pass the Class Two medical examination, pass six examinations 45+43111+G with a score of 75 or higher including Air Navigation and Flight Planning, Aircraft Technical Knowledge, Meteorology, Human Factors, Flight Radiotelephony, and Law, as well as passing the flight test. For a CPL, students are required to have a minimum of Fixed-Wing Training Fleet – Size Category 200 hours of flying, out of which 156 hours should be on a single- engine airplane and 35 hours on a twin-engine airplane. Students must also pass the Class One medical examination, the six previously mentioned exams with a score of 75 or higher, and the Light Twin Piston flight test. 15 (20%) Single Piston 59 (80%) The most commonly used training aircraft in Malaysia are the Piper and Diamond, accounting for 43% and 45% of the fleet, 74 respectively. Malaysia’s fleet differs greatly from other countries in the region, where Cessna is the most popular model at training 80+20+G facilities. Cessna makes up 11% of Malaysia’s fleet.
Top Models Top Training School Fleet
FIXED-WING (93% OF THE TOTAL) FIXED-WING (92% OF THE TOTAL) 8+0+8+0+3+0+2+0+2 7+0+6+0+5+0+3+0+2 Diamond DA40 25 Malaysian Flying Academy 20
Piper PA-28 25 HM Aerospace 18
Diamond DA42 8 Asia Pacific Flight Training 16
Piper PA-44 6 International Aero Training Academy 9
Cessna 172 5 Air Adventure Flying Club 5
HELICOPTERS (100% OF THE TOTAL) 1 Robinson R44 3
32 | 2016 ASIA PACIFIC TRAINING SCHOOL REPORT MALAYSIA
Training School List Fixed-Wing Pilot Training Helicopter Pilot Training Simulator
Foreign Multi Type IR/Turbine Mechanics Name PPL CPL IR PPL CPL FFS FTD Students Engine Rating Rating Training
Asia Pacific Flight Training ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● HELICOPTER FIXED-WING/ Air Adventure Flying Club ● ●
Fras Flying Club ● ●
HM Aerospace ● ● ● ● ● ●
International Aero Training Academy ● ● ● ● ●
Malaysian Flying Academy ● ● ● ● ● ● FIXED-WING
Sabah Flying Club ●
Subang Flying Club ● ●
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Fixed-Wing Training Fleet – OEM Aviation in Singapore is a key aspect of its economy. Although it is one of the smallest air travel markets throughout the Asia- Pacific region, growth is expected. The International Air Transport Others 2 (6%) Association (IATA) expects that by 2035, Singapore will handle Socata 1 (3%) about 117 million passengers. To handle the projected growth, along with the severe pilot shortage, Airbus will open a training academy in partnership with Singapore Airlines. The new center is expected to house 50 instructors and 25 support staff and will be set up near the Seletar Airport. Diamond 15 (44%) 34 Cessna 16 (47%) According to Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS), “Any organization intending to conduct training leading to a professional pilot license or an aircraft type rating must hold an Aviation Training Organization (ATO) approval. The ATO approvals are 47+4436+G awarded to Flying Training Organizations (FTO) and Type Rating Training Organizations (TRTO).” There are five schools on the CAAS’s list of approved FTOs, of which three are Singaporean companies: Singapore Flying College Pte Ltd, ST Aerospace Fixed-Wing Training Fleet – Size Category Academy Pte Ltd, and Singapore Youth Flying Club.
Singapore Flying College Pte Ltd. and ST Aerospace Academy Pte Light Twin Piston 2 (6%) Ltd. （(ST Aerospace Academy only provides theory teaching in Singapore with flying training conducted overseas) both provide training for only a CPL license, while Singapore Youth Flying Club and Republic of Singapore Flying Club only provide training for the PPL license. The cost for PPL is around 36,750 USD and the 34 cost for a CPL is around 100,000 USD. Although the number Single Piston 32 (94%) of training facilities providing CPL and PPL training is limited, the organizations offer top-notch training with advanced full- flight simulators, providing type-training. Singapore currently has around 10 simulator centers – a great indication of how developed 94+6+G commercial pilot training is within the country. In terms of training fleet, Cessna and Diamond account for nearly 50%, respectively.
Top Models Top Training School Fleet
FIXED-WING (91% OF THE TOTAL) FIXED-WING (97% OF THE TOTAL) 5+0+5 6+0+5 Cessna 172 16 Singapore Flying College 18
Diamond DA40 15 Singapore Youth Flying Club 15
Training School List Fixed-Wing Pilot Training Helicopter Pilot Training Simulator
Foreign Multi Type IR/Turbine Mechanics Name PPL CPL IR PPL CPL FFS FTD Students Engine Rating Rating Training
Republic of Singapore Flying Club ●
Singapore Flying College ● ● ● ● ●
Singapore Youth Flying Club ● ● FIXED-WING
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Fixed-Wing Training Fleet – OEM In the first five months of 2016, there were a total of 37.38 million air passengers – both domestic and international flights – in Indonesia, up 16% from the same period in 2015. The increase is expected to continue throughout the year. However, as with other Liberty 5 (3%) Tecnam 4 (2%) Southeast Asian nations, Indonesia must also act to deal with the shortage of aviation personnel. In 2007, the Federal Aviation Beechcraft 7 (3%) American Champion Aircraft 1 (1%) Administration (FAA) downgraded the country’s safety status after Socata 15 (7%) a series of airline accidents, barring local airlines from flying into the US. The status was upgraded in August of 2016, after checking regulations, airworthiness, and operations. The aviation industry, Piper 61 (30%) Cessna 111 (54%) including training facilities, will now have to ensure these facilities 204 are continuously meeting standards.
There are a total of 22 training schools in Indonesia, more than its neighbor Malaysia (eight schools), Thailand (five schools), and 54+307321+G fewer than the Philippines (34 schools). Most schools in Indonesia offer both PPL and CPL training, with half also providing multi- Fixed-Wing Training Fleet – Size Category engine training. To obtain a PPL in Indonesia, students need to fly at least 40 hours. A license can cost up to 30,000 USD, which is relatively expensive compared to certifications in Malaysia and India which cost 10,000 USD. A CPL has an average cost of 56,400 Light Twin Piston 13 (6%) USD, a price which is more similar to Malaysia at 65,000 USD, but much less than Singapore with a cost of 100,000 USD. The gap Single Piston 191 (94%) between the cost of a PPL and CPL is much more narrow than most other countries in the region.
204 Of the 204 fixed-wing aircraft used for training in Indonesia, 54% of those are Cessna, 30% are Piper, and 7% are Socata. Only four 94+6+G helicopters are used for training in the country.
Top Models Top Training School Fleet
FIXED-WING (82% OF THE TOTAL) FIXED-WING (60% OF THE TOTAL) 15+0+7+0+7+0+5+0+4 +0+4 33+0+18+0+5 Cessna 172 100 Sekolah Tinggi Penerbangan Indonesia 44
Piper PA-28 54 Bali International Flight Academy 20
TB-10 14 Perkasa Flight School 20
Bandung International Aviation 14 HELICOPTERS (100% OF THE TOTAL)
1+0+1 Deraya Flying School 12 Bell 206 3 BP3 12 Robinson R44 1
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Training School List
Fixed-Wing Pilot Training Helicopter Pilot Training Simulator
Foreign Multi Type IR/Turbine Mechanics Name PPL CPL IR PPL CPL FFS FTD Students Engine Rating Rating Training
Genesa Flight Academy ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
Sekolah Tinggi Penerbangan Indonesia ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● HELICOPTER FIXED-WING/ Aero Flyer Institute ● ● ● ● ● ●
Alfa Flying School ● ● ● ●
Angkasa Aviation Academy ● ● ●
Aviaterra Dinamika ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
Bali International Flight Academy ● ● ● ● ●
Bandung International Aviation ● ● ● ● ● ●
BP3 ● ● ● ●
Deraya Flying School ● ● ● ● ●
Dirgantara Pilot School ● ● ● ●
Flybest Flight Academy ● ● ● ● ● ●
Global Aviation Flying School ● ● ● ● FIXED-WING Lombok Institute of Flight Technology ● ● ● ● ● ●
Mandiri Utama Flight Academy ● ● ● ● ●
Merpati Pilot School ● ● ● ●
Musi Aviation Training ● ● ●
NAM Flying School ● ● ● ●
Nusa Flying International ● ● ● ● ● ●
Perkasa Flight School ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
Proflight Indonesia ● ● ● ●
Trans Asia Pacific Aviation Training ● ● ● ● ●
2016 ASIA PACIFIC TRAINING SCHOOL REPORT | 37 AVIATORY INDONESIA Q&A WITH PRESIDENT, ZIVA NARENDRA ARIFIN
Interview by Litalia Yoakum
As the Asia-Pacific region faces a manpower shortage within aviation, the industry is left to scramble to find a solution. Ziva Narendra Arifin, with his 20 years of experience in the aviation industry, is determined to not only help solve the problem, but to help others recognize this problem.
What is your background in aviation and how did regulatory discussions are some of the key roles that our group is Aviatory Indonesia come about? focusing on at the moment.
Aviatory Indonesia was conceived as an idea that had been We also collaborate with other organizations such as Indonesia discussed between my partners and myself for quite some time. General Aviation Forum and Indonesian Pilots Association as well While all four of us came from a flying background – with three of us as the Air Law Society through a series of events and discussions actually going to pilot school together – it was not until early 2014 pertaining various issues that prevail in the civil aviation industry, that we agreed to establish ourselves as an organization that not whether they bring forward direct or indirect impact. only serves existing needs in the aviation industry, particularly those of Indonesia, but also to carry the ability of proactively engaging into new frontiers and opportunities that would yield to positive Can you explain the situation with training schools in contributions to the industry itself as part of a global community. Indonesia and in Asia-Pacific region? Interestingly enough, there are a number of aviation training schools My experience outside of flying which includes air charter and institutions both in Indonesia and throughout the APAC region. management and media communications industry has allowed me However, we are still faced with the reality of the human capital to provide broader insights to and from the aviation sector as part of shortage that has been looming over our heads in the past decade an economy ecosystem. This was the foundation to our group upon as residual effects of the Asia economic crisis in late 1990s and establishing Aviatory Indonesia in August 2014. global recession in the late 2000s.
What services do Aviatory Indonesia provide? In Indonesia alone, we will require as many as 1,200 new pilots and more than 3,000 engineers to match the industry’s combined We have identified several key areas where we assist our fleet growth, as well as the rate of retiring aviation personnel. We stakeholders, especially during these times when industry growth also face the equal (though not quite as visible) threat of scarcity often coincides with regulatory boundaries. Areas including aviation in other areas of expertise including aviation management, legal, manpower and education which are our forte; new market studies, IT, finances, and other skills that were built upon the foundation of aircraft volume optimization, as well as broader issues such as aviation-driven educational programs. These threats do not only
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concern the airlines (Part 121), but also other sectors including Furthermore, if we compare the combined volume of training charter (Part 135), private/business aviation (Part 91), MRO facilities + training aircraft + flight instructors, the ratio for business (Part 145), agricultural operations (Part 137), as well as Indonesian ab-initio/basic flight schools is in the ballpark of 1:250 other areas that fall under Part 141 including flight schools, flying against that of North America, 1:150 against Europe, and 1:75 clubs, and experimental aviation. against Australia.
So when provided these facts, the answer is that training schools are not adequate, still short from providing the right services, and not Is Indonesia seeing the impacts of the pilot shortage? (able) to recruit enough students, which may come as mind-tingling Yes, the pilot shortage was recognized in 2009, which was when when we think about the number of new graduates being produced global demand for pilots rose and migration of Indonesian pilots to by these schools yet still serve as a shy figure as compared to the overseas carriers took place. demand factor.
Today, there are still some 920 graduate cadets (new or recent What is the industry doing to deal with this graduate pilots in possession of a CPL SE/IR with 150-160 actual unprecedented shortage? flying hours) that are still having a hard time finding jobs, which In the past decade, the industry has been proactively working to is equal to a ratio of 1:1.3 reflected against the demand if we reduce the manpower shortage through mutual understanding look from the quantity perspective. However, if we look from the and partnership between operators (air carriers), training providers quality perspective the actual figure may be quite the opposite - (schools), and regulators (DGCA). However, as I mentioned above, with average combined air carrier’s intake of only 300 new cadets we need to step up and focus to put quality before quantity - refining every year, we are still short of some 900 pilots with the bulk of the our methods until it becomes a productive habit, and then expand. recruitment still carried by the airlines. If this is not done in the near future, we will keep stumbling on the same predicament and repeat history. The factors behind this are quite simple: time and experience. Firstly, fresh pilot graduates lack the time and experience that most air carriers desire (business factor) and require (regulatory factor). What is the best solution to recruiting qualified Secondly, the majority of new cadets were brought in with the candidates? expectation that they would be immediately recruited by carriers I always reflect on the fundamental three steps: “Recognize, straight after graduation. Lastly, pilot schools have very limited Standardize, and Optimize”. training resources (aircraft, instructors, facilities) to allow more optimized training programs to be conducted. These components serve as a chain/sequence and are not interchangeable between one and another. By recognizing the Although the ratio and figures for other roles such as flight current capacity of our aviation industry as a whole, including attendants, mechanics/engineers, FOO, and ground personnel its strength and shortcomings we will have a better view of the may not be as dire and while it may seem like a “chicken and egg” strategic map to implement our improvement plans. Through situation, these challenges need to be encountered and resolved standardization, not only can we allow ourselves to move forward immediately. on the same path, but also to huddle in the regulation as our true guideline, not only in written form but also daily practices. Lastly, by What are the differences between training facilities in optimizing our strength and capacity we can multiply our success North America and Europe vs. those in Asia Pacific, rate based on proven track records. if any? Showing consistency in the above steps is crucial towards gaining Under the umbrella of international aviation regulation (International the industry’s recognition and global market confidence. Reflecting Civil Aviation Organization and the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations), in Indonesia’s aviation industry has achieved the peak of a learning in theory training practices should share similarities in one way or curve and must only sustain through continuous improvement. another between member countries. However, factors such as topography, economy/trade, law/politics, culture, and environment What do expect out of the Indonesia aviation industry in general require regulations to be adapted in accordance with the within the next couple of years? state/country’s characteristics. I expect for Indonesia’s aviation industry to become more mature and This is where the ICAO Annex Standards and Recommended equally-spread across the sectors; allowing all the freedom that civil Practices play a huge role. Indonesia as an archipelago consisting aviation has to offer while increasing awareness and responsibility more than 13,000 islands with 1,9-million square-kilometers worth from its practitioners - both individual and organizational. I cannot of territory (with 98,000 being territory of bodies of water) already stress enough on the importance of consistency as rule of thumb, pose challenge for properly-working aviation ecosystem to function. which encompass best practice and healthy competition among Out of 637 airports/airfields/aerodromes known to exist across the others. territory, only some 260 are registered and certified for various use, where more than 80% are designated to serve primarily commercial www.aviatoryindonesia.com traffic, the military, special purpose, or a combination of the three.
2016 ASIA PACIFIC TRAINING SCHOOL REPORT | 39 AUSTRALIA 123 855 257
Fixed-Wing Training Fleet – OEM Helicopter Training Fleet – OEM
Guimbal 2 (1%) Leonardo 1 American Champion Aircraft 20 (2%) Partenavia 12 (1%) MD 2 (1%)
Socata 21 (3%) Others 72 (8%) Schweizer 15 (6%) Airbus Helicopters 24 (9%)
Beechcraft 49 (6%)
Diamond 64 (8%) 855 Bell Helicopter 257 Piper 260 (30%) 42+3086321+G Cessna 357 (42%) 64 (25%) 59+2510410+GRobinson 149 (59%) Fixed-Wing Training Fleet – Size Category Helicopter Training Fleet – Size Category
Turboprop 18 (2%) Jet 8 (1%) Medium 10 (4%) Light Twin 7 (3%)
Light Twin Piston 143 (17%) Single Piston 686 (80%) Single 72 (28%) Piston 168 (65%) 79855 +1821+G 62257 +305+3+G According to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), Airlines, Dragon Air, Qantas Link, Virgin Australia, Air Asia, Jet Star, the Australian domestic aviation market had weaker demand than China Eastern Airlines and Hainan Airlines. Students in Australia any other major region of the world last year. The country, hit by a can earn a Recreational Pilot License (RPL, previously known as downturn in flying in the mining and oil and gas sectors, is turning GFPT), a license which is not recognized overseas, which includes toward tourism to help boost demand. Australia’s international the lowered age requirement of 16 and just 25 flight training carriers are facing dropping airfares, as a result of increased hours – five of which are solo flown. Typically, 35 hours of flight competition. The matured aviation industry in Australia will still need sufficiently prepares students for the final flight exam. RPL holders to prepare for the onset of personnel shortages within the region. are permitted to fly within 25 nautical-miles of the aerodrome The country is a key player in aviation, particularly for its training and carry passengers, however are unable to fly at night and may facilities, known for high standards and an abundance of space, as not fly multi-engine. To earn a PPL, students need to be at least well as the quality of safety in aviation – making Australia one of the 17 years old, fly an additional 10 hours after RPL certification, safest countries to train worldwide. including six hours of solo flight, Class 2 medical certificate, a mark of 70 or above on a written exam covering seven subjects. Because Australia is highly regarded for its recreational and sport Typically, an additional 30 hours of flight time is sufficient. A CPL flying, the country has Recreational Aviation Australia (RAA), requires students to be at least 18 years old, obtain a Class 1 responsible for overseeing ultralight, recreational, and Light Sport medical examination, have a total of 150 flying hours including Aircraft (LSA) operations. There are a number of RAA-approved 70 hours as pilot-in-command (PIC), 20 hours of cross-country training schools across the country, which provide training specific PIC, and 10 hours of instrument flight. RPL and CPL hours can be to this type of flying. Although training under this curriculum is less included. expensive, because of lower fuel usage rates, aircraft accidents under this type of flying have increased since 2005. RAA training Helicopter endorsements are also popular throughout Australia, hours cannot be counted toward CPL certification. with night VRF rating, ATPL, multi-crew testing, and multi-mission endorsements available. Australia has the highest number of training schools throughout the Asia-Pacific region, with 123 training schools. The facilities The most used fixed-wing aircraft in Australia is the Cessna, range from international training schools to local country flying accounting for 42% of fixed-wing aircraft used for training. Piper clubs with only one aircraft and one instructor. Several airline accounts for 30%. Of the rotary-wing aircraft used for training, 59% programs are based in the country including Cathay Pacific, China are Robinson and 25% are Bell Helicopter.
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Top Models
FIXED-WING (62% OF THE TOTAL) HELICOPTERS (82% OF THE TOTAL) 70+0+60+0+20+0+15+0+13 +0 34+0+33+0+20 +0+8 +0+5 Cessna 172 211 Robinson R44 77
Piper PA-28 179 Robinson R22 67
Cessna 152 61 Bell 206 40
Diamond DA40 44 Airbus Helicopters H130 16
Piper PA-44 39 Schweizer S-300 11
Top Training School Fleet
FIXED-WING (43% OF THE TOTAL) HELICOPTERS (60% OF THE TOTAL) 20+0+18+0+17+0+11+0+10 +0+10 +0+8+0+8+0+7+0+6+0+6 15+0+12+0+10 +0+8 +0+6 +0+5 +0+4 Oxford Aviation Academy (Australia) 59 Bankstown Helicopters 31
Basair Australia 55 Professional Helicopter Services 24
Flight Training Adelaide 51 Central West Helicopter School 20
Moorabbin Flight Training Academy 33 Airways Aviation 16
Western Australian Aviation College 31 Helibiz 13
Australian National Airline College 30 Becker Helicopters 12
ST Aerospace Academy (Australia) 25 Kestrel Aviation College 11
Australian Airline Pilot Academy 24 Airwork Helicopters 10
Royal Victorian Aero Club 22 Rotor-Lift 9
The Redcliffe Aero Club 18 Australian Helicopter Academy 9
Australian International Aviation 18
Training School List Fixed-Wing Pilot Training Helicopter Pilot Training Simulator
Foreign Multi Type IR/Turbine Mechanics Name PPL CPL IR PPL CPL FFS FTD Students Engine Rating Rating Training
Airways Aviation ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
Flight Training Adelaide ● ● ● ● ● ● ● HELICOPTER FIXED-WING/
A C Airways ● ● ● ●
Adelaide Biplanes ● ● ●
Advanced Pilot Training ● FIXED-WING Aero Dynamic Flight Academy ● ● ● ●
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Fixed-Wing Pilot Training Helicopter Pilot Training Simulator
Foreign Multi Type IR/Turbine Mechanics Name PPL CPL IR PPL CPL FFS FTD Students Engine Rating Rating Training
Aerospace Flight Training ● ●
Air Australia International ● ● ● ●
Air Cadets School of Aviation ● ●
Air Gold Coast ● ● ● ● ●
Airborne Aviation ● ● ● ● ●
Airline Academy of Australia ● ● ● ● ● ●
Amber Aviation Academy ● ● ● ● ●
Australian Aerobatic Academy ● ●
Australian Airline Pilot Academy ● ● ● ● ● ●
Australian International Aviation College ● ● ● ● ●
Australian National Airline College ● ● ● ● ●
Australian Wings Academy ● ● ● ● ● ●
Av8 Flight Training ●
Aviation College ● ● ● ●
Basair Australia ● ● ● ● ● ●
Bendigo Aviation Services ● ● ● ● ● ●
Bob Harris Flying School ● ● ● ●
Bruce Hartwig Flying School ● ● ● ● ●
Bunbury Aero Club ● ● ● ● ●
Bunbury Flying School ● ● ● ● ● ● FIXED-WING China Southern-W Aust Flying College ● ● ● ●
Clamback & Hennessy ● ● ● ● ●
Curtis Aviation ● ● ● ●
Darling Down Aero Club ● ● ●
Essendon Flying School ●
Flight Academy Australia ● ● ● ● ● ●
Flight One Services ● ● ● ● ●
Flight Options (Australia) ● ● ● ● ● ●
Fly Oz ● ● ● ●
Gil Layt'S Flying School ● ●
GoFly Aviation ●
Goldfields Air Services ● ● ● ●
Gostner Aviation ● ● ● ●
Goulburn Aviation ●
Goulburn Flight Training Academy ● ● ●
Great Southern Aviation ● ●
Illawarra Flying School ●
Inbound Aviation Services ● ● ● ● ●
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Fixed-Wing Pilot Training Helicopter Pilot Training Simulator
Foreign Multi Type IR/Turbine Mechanics Name PPL CPL IR PPL CPL FFS FTD Students Engine Rating Rating Training
Interair ● ● ● ●
International Aviation Academy of Australia ● ● ● ● ● ●
Jadakot Flight Centre ● ● Kelmac Aviation ● ●
Learn to Fly ● ● ● ●
Lilydale Flying School ● ● ● ● ●
Manning River Aero Club ● ●
Melbourne Flight Training ● ● ● ● ● ●
Merit Aviation ● ● ● ●
Minovation Flying School ● ●
Moorabbin Flight Training Academy ●
New England Air Training & Charter ●
New England Flight Training ● ●
North Queensland Aero Club ● ● ● ●
Northern Rivers Aero Club ● ● ●
NSW Air ● ● ● ● ●
Oxford Aviation Academy (Australia) ● ● ● ● ● ●
Pacific Flight Services ● ● ● ● ● ●
Peace Aviation ● ● ●
Pearson Aviation ● ● ● ● ●
Peninsula Aero Club ● ● ● ● ● FIXED-WING Phoenix Flying School ● ●
Polar Aviation ●
Professional Pilot Training ● ●
Queensland Aviation Services ● ● ● ●
Red Baron Flight Training ● ● ● ● ●
Royal Newcastle Aero Club ● ●
Royal Queensland Aero Club ● ● ● ● ● ●
Royal Victorian Aero Club ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
Shine Aviation Services ● ● ● ● ●
Skythrills ● ●
Soar Aviation ● ●
ST Aerospace Academy (Australia) ● ●
Sunland Aviation Service ● ● ●
Sunshine Coast Flight Training Australia ● ●
Texrio ● ● ● ●
The Redcliffe Aero Club ● ● ● ● ●
Thomas Aviation ●
Tristar Aviation ● ● ● ● ● ●
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Fixed-Wing Pilot Training Helicopter Pilot Training Simulator
Foreign Multi Type IR/Turbine Mechanics Name PPL CPL IR PPL CPL FFS FTD Students Engine Rating Rating Training
TVSA ● ● ● ● ●
University Flying Club ●
UNSW ● ● ●
Wagga Air Centre ● ● ● FIXED-WING Western Australian Aviation College ● ● ● ● ●
Aerial Agriculture ●
Aeropower ● ● ● ●
Aerowasp ● ● ●
Air T & G ● ●
Airwork Helicopters ● ●
Attitude Helicopter Training ● ●
Austcopters ● ●
Australian Helicopter Academy ● ●
Bankstown Helicopters ● ● ●
Becker Helicopters ● ● ● ● ●
Blue Tongue Helicopters ● ●
Central West Helicopter School ● ● ●
GBR Aviation Flight Training Centre ● ● ●
Gippsland Helicopters ● ●
Gold Coast Helicopters ● ●
Heli Fleet ● ●
Heli Scenic Flights & Training ● ● ●
Heli West Group ● ● ● ●
Helibiz ● ● ● HELICOPTER
Helicopter Transport & Training ● ● ●
Helifly ● ●
Jamco Aviation ● ●
Kestrel Aviation College ● ● ●
Koolardie Aviation ● ●
Melbourne Helicopters ● ●
Nautilus Aviation ● ● ●
Professional Helicopter Services ● ● ● ●
Rotor-Lift ● ● ● ●
Rotorvation Helicopter Services ● ● ●
Skyline Aviation Group ● ●
South Coast Helicopters ● ●
The Helicopter Group ● ●
Townsville Helicopters ● ●
V2 Helicopters ● ● ●
Valkyrie Air Services ●
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Fixed-Wing Training Fleet – OEM Helicopter Training Fleet – OEM
GippsAero 2 (1%) Grumman American 2 (1%) MD 2 (2%) Leonardo 2 (2%) Beechcraft 4 (2%) Tecnam 2 (1%) Guimbal 3 (3%) Partenavia 5 (2%) Others 5 (2%) Schweizer 5 (5%) Alpha 16 (7%) Cessna 96 (42%) Bell Helicopter 10 (11%)
Diamond 42 (19%) 226 95 Airbus Helicopters Piper 52 (23%) 42+23197211++G Robinson 34 (36%) 40+3711532+G 39 (41%)
Fixed-Wing Training Fleet – Size Category Helicopter Training Fleet – Size Category
Light Twin Piston 31 (14%) Medium 12 (13%) Light Twin 2 (2%)
Single 38 (40%) Piston 43 (45%) 226 95
Single Piston 195 (86%86) +14+G 45+4013+2+G
Although the New Zealand aviation industry is small compared to Under Part 61 training, students going for a fixed-wing PPL are others throughout the region, it is still an active market, with one required 50 flying hours or 40, if the applicant is not undertaking aircraft for every 1200 people -- according to New Zealand’s Civil cross-country training. For a CPL, 200 flying hours are required Aviation Authority. Flight training sector in New Zealand is also an or 150 if the student has completed an approved training course important aspect of oversea income. A large part of the industry (training by Part 141 certification holders). For a helicopter PPL, also consists of civil helicopters, ideal for the country’s geographic students are required to have 50 flying hours. Those going for a layout. CPL need 150 hours or 125 hours, if the student has completed an approved training course (trained by Part 141 certification holders). New Zealand has 36 training schools operating 321 training Schools operating under Part 141 do not generally discount on aircraft. 19 of these schools only offer fixed-wing training, while flying hours, as employers value this curriculum. Mountain flying 15 provide helicopter training, and two offer both. There are 11 training is required for both fixed-wing and helicopter CPL. flight training schools that can assist in acquiring a New Zealand Diploma in aviation, with currently 25 Part 141 Certification holders Because recreational flying is popular in New Zealand, there are a providing flight training. number of flying clubs. Although these use a membership frame and mainly provide recreational flying and training, some of them New Zealand and Australia provide pilots with the unique can still provide PPL and CPL training. opportunity of a recognizing certifications within each country. If a pilot has studied and acquired licenses in New Zealand, they Of the fixed-wing training aircraft in New Zealand, 42% are Cessna, may then use that certification to fly in Australia, with no trouble 23% are Piper, and 19% are Diamond. The top model is the Cessna and equally the other way around. Primary rules governing flight 172, with the Cessna 152 behind. Of the helicopters used for training within the country include Part 61 and Part 141, regulating training, 41% are Airbus Helicopters and 36% are Robinson. pilots and flight instructor certification and pilot schools. Although Part 141 certifications are Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) accreditations for a training organization, it is not compulsory.
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Top Models
FIXED-WING (67% OF THE TOTAL) HELICOPTERS (83% OF THE TOTAL) 22+0+8+0+7+0+6+0+5 26+0+21 +0 +15 +10 +9 Cessna 172 67 Airbus Helicopters H130 26
Cessna 152 25 Robinson R22 20
Piper PA-38 22 Robinson R44 14
Piper PA-28 20 Airbus Helicopters BK117 10
Diamond DA20 17 Bell 206 9
Top Training School Fleet
FIXED-WING (51% OF THE TOTAL) HELICOPTERS (69% OF THE TOTAL) 13+0+9+0+6+0+5+0+5 15+0+15 +0 +14 +12 +10 CTC Aviation Training (NZ) 38 HNZ New Zealand 15
Canterbury Aero Club 28 Helicopters Otago 15
Ardmore Flying School 19 Garden City Helicopters 14
Nelson Aviation College 15 Wanaka Helicopters 12
Massey University School of Aviation 15 North Shore Helicopters 10
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Training School List Fixed-Wing Pilot Training Helicopter Pilot Training Simulator
Foreign Multi Type IR/Turbine Mechanics Name PPL CPL IR PPL CPL FFS FTD Students Engine Rating Rating Training
Ardmore Flying School ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
Kapiti Districts Aero Club ● ● ● ● ● ● HELICOPTER FIXED-WING/ Air Gisborne ● ● ● ● ●
Air Hawkes Bay ● ● ● ● ● ●
Auckland Aero Club ● ● ● ● ●
Canterbury Aero Club ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
Classic Flights ● ● ●
CTC Aviation Training (NZ) ● ● ● ● ● ●
Eagle Flight Training ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
Marlborough Aero Club ● ●
Massey University School of Aviation ● ● ● ● ●
Nelson Aviation College ● ● ● ● ● ●
New Zealand Aviation ● ● ● ● ● ●
FIXED-WING New Zealand International Commercial Pilot ● ● ● ● ● ● Academy North Shore Aero Club ● ● ● ● ●
RidgeAir ● ● ● ●
Southern Wings ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
Tauranga Aero Club ● ● ● ● ●
Waikato Aero Club ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
Wakatipu Aero Club ● ● ● ●
Wellington Aero Club ● ● ●
Christchurch Helicopters ● ● ●
Garden City Helicopters ● ● ● ●
Helicopters Otago ● ● ● ●
Heliflite Charter & Training ● ● ● ●
Helihunt 'N' Fish Taupo ● ● ●
Heliworx Waikato ● ● ● ●
HNZ New Zealand ● ●
Ice Aviation ● ● ● ●
North Shore Helicopter Training ● ● ● ● HELICOPTER North Shore Helicopters ● ● ● ●
Shoreline Helicopters ● ● ●
TNT Helicopters ● ● ● ●
Wairarapa Helicopters ● ● ● ●
Wanaka Helicopters ● ● ● ●
Wyndon Aviation ● ● ● ●
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SIMULATOR TRAINING
Under US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), flight simulators fall into two categories: Full Flight Simulator (FFS) and Flight Training Device (FTD). The FFS is a more advanced, more expensive model that can simulate a specific aircraft model (such as A320), at a very high level. This includes cockpit noise, night scene, static control loading, and movement of the actual simulator. The use of an FFS is often used for training and testing, as well as type-rating endorsements.
FTD is less-advanced and less expensive system. The fixed-based FTD is typically one of the first steps when learning to fly and it’s a great way to become familiar with an aircraft. The system includes a display that may be flat or LCD, as well as controls, switches, and knobs that are either touch screen or physical controls. All countries have a requirement on the minimum flying hours (around 50 hours for PPL) before a student can take the flight test. The FAA has approved a maximum number of hours that can be included toward overall flying hours, when using an FTD.
In Asia Pacific, there are around 47 simulator training centers and type training schools using only simulators. Of these training facilities, companies including CAE, Boeing, Airbus, Airbus Helicopter, and Flight Experience account for a large portion. Around 80% of these simulator training facilities are for airline aircraft, with Airbus and Boeing dominating the market. For business jets throughout the region, simulator training is likely located in Australia, China, Hong Kong, and South Korea. Most turboprop simulator training centers are located in Australia, while the helicopter simulator training centers are likely to be Airbus Helicopters training centers, which do not have any actual helicopters.
39 Gimpo Seoul 38 9 Beijing
New Delhi 20 Tokyo 21 22 23 10 Longkou, Shandong
8 Guanghan, Sichuan Shanghai 7
Gurgaon 17 18 47 Kunming, Yunnan Taoyuan 40 41 Hyderabad 16 Hong Kong 12 13 14 42 43 44 45 46 Bangkok Clark 28 29
Bangalore 15 19 Zhuhai, Guangdong 11
24 25 Kuala Lumpur
30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 Singapore
20 Jakarta
Brisbane 3 4 Perth
Wagga Wagga 2 6
1 5 Melbourne
26 Auckland
27 Hamilton
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Commercial Airliner Full Flight Simulator Schools
Name Airbus Boeing
1 Ansett Aviation Training A320-232 B737-300/400/500
2 Australian Airline Pilot Academy B737-700
3 Boeing Training & Flight Services Australia B717-200, B737-700/800/800W, B777-300ER
5 Qantas Airways A330-200, A380-842 B737-400/800/800W, B747-438, B767-300ER/800
8 Civil Aviation Flight University of China A320 B737-300/500/700/800
9 Hua-Ou Aviation Training Centre A320 family, A330, A340
11 Zhuhai Flight Training Centre A320 family, A330 B737 NG/300, B757-200, B777, B787
12 CAE Hong Kong Training Centre A320, A330, A340 B737 NG
13 Cathay Pacific Airways A320, A330, A340 B747-400, B777
15 Airbus Training India A320
17 CAE Delhi Training Centre A320
18 Flight Simulation Technique Centre A320 B737-800W
20 Jakarta Aviation Training Centre B737-800W
22 JAL CAE Flight Training Centre B737, B767, B777, B787
23 Panda Flight Academy A320-200 B737-700W/800W
25 CAE Kuala Lumpur Training Centre A320 B737
26 Air New Zealand Aviation Institute A320-200 B737-300/400/500, B767-200, B777-300ER, B787
27 CTC Aviation A320 B737, B757, B767
28 Alpha Aviation Group A320
29 Philippine Academy for Aviation Training A320
31 Airbus Asia Training Centre A320, A330, A350, A380
32 Boeing Training & Flight Services B737-800, B777, B787
33 Asian Aviation Centre of Excellence A320
34 Haite Aviation Training Singapore A320 B737-800W
35 SilkAir (Singapore) A320 B737-800
36 Singapore Airlines A330, A350, A380 B747-400, B777
37 ST Aerospace Academy Singapore A320
39 CAE Training Centre Korea A320, A330, A340 B737-800
40 Ansett Aviation Asia A320
41 China Airlines Flight Training Center A330, A340 B744F, B744P, B737NG, B777
42 Bangkok Airways A320-200, A330-200
43 Civil Aviation Training Center A320
44 Euro Asian Aviation A320, A330 B737
45 Flight Simulator Training Center A300-600, A330-300, A340-600, A380-800 B737-400, B747-400, B777-200/300/ER
46 Pan Am International Flight Academy A320-200 B737-800W
47 Kunming Aviation Safety Training A320 B737
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Business and Regional Jet Full Flight Simulator Schools
Mcdonnell Name British Aerospace Cessna Embraer Fokker Gulfstream Douglas British 1 Ansett Aviation Training Fokker100 Aerospace 146 Boeing Training & Flight 3 Embraer 190 Services Australia
4 CAE Perth Training Centre Phenom 100 Fokker100
10 Nanshan International Flight CJ1+
11 Zhuhai Flight Training Centre Embraer 190
14 FlightSafety Hong Kong G450, G550
38 Korea Aerospace University CJ1+
47 Kunming Aviation Safety Training MD90
Turboprop Full Flight Simulator Schools
Name ATR Beechcraft Bombardier Embraer Fairchild Fokker Gulfstream SAAB
King Air Dash 8 Q100/ Fairchild SAAB 1 Ansett Aviation Training Embraer 120 200 Q200/Q300 Metro III 340 A/B SAAB 2 Australian Airline Pilot Academy 340 A/B King Air Fokker 4 CAE Perth Training Centre 300/350 50 DHC-8-400, 5 Qantas Airways DHC-8-300 SAAB 6 Regional Express 340 A/B G450, 14 FlightSafety Hong Kong G550 ATR 72/-500/ Beechcraft Dash 8 Q100/ 26 Air New Zealand -600 1900 Q300 ATR 42-300/500, 42 Bangkok Airways ATR 72-200/212A
Helicopter Full Flight Simulator Schools
Name Airbus Helicopters Bell Helicopter Sikorsky
7 Airbus Helicopters China H225
11 Zhuhai Flight Training Centre S76
19 Hatsoff Helicopters Training Bell 412
21 Airbus Helicopters Japan H135
24 Airbus Helicopters Malaysia H225
30 Airbus Helicopters Singapore AS365
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