The training will cost about 3 million USD, financed by the Vietnamese Government.
At a signing ceremony, VFT Director Nguyen Nam Lien said with itscapacity and experience, his firm is competent to provide high qualitytraining courses for CAA.
Tekreth Samrach, Chairman of CAA’sBoard of Directors, who is also Secretary of State of Civil Aviation,said he appreciates support that the national flag carrier VietnamAirlines has given to CAA since its establishment in 2009.
Hesaid he believes that the VFT’s training will enable CAA to have acontingent of qualified pilots, who will help with the development ofboth CAA and the aviation industry.
VFT was established in 2008as a joint venture of Vietnam Airlines, the military-run VietnamHelicopter, the Vietnam Aircraft Leasing Company, HIPT Group, andFrance’s ESMA Aviation Academy.-VNA