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Modern aviation training facility opens in Singapore

The China-based HAITE Group officially opened its aviation training centre worth 73 million USD in Singapore on April 21.
The China-based HAITE Group officially opened its aviation training centre worth 73 million USD in Singapore on April 21.

The facility will serve as a training hub for pilots and crew in the aviation industry in the Southeast Asian region.

The six-storey building is equipped with the latest training devices,including Boeing B737-800W and Airbus A320 Series 7000 flightsimulators.

HAITE Singapore expects to expand its centreprogressively over the next five years to its full seven-bay capacity,which will be capable of providing 50,000 hours of training per year.

It also revealed a new partnership with the Baltic AviationAcademy (BAA) where both parties will collaborate to offer commercialairline courses in Southeast Asia.

HAITE Singapore expects toattract a total of 40 million USD in direct and indirect revenues perannum for the Singapore economy over the next five years. Accordingto data from the country’s Economic Development Board, Singapore’saerospace industry has grown at an average rate of 10 percent annuallyand achieved a record output of 6.7 billion USD in 2012.-VNA
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