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Diamond DA40, Diamond DA20 The Wellcamp Qantas Pilot training program with L3. market right now for more than 100
Katana, Cessna 172 Skyhawk, Slingsby Academy would be modelled As for the Wellcamp site, Alan new aircraft.
Firefly, Piper PA-44 Seminole and on the L3 Aviation facility at Rowlandson, L3 Commercial “That has been answered by the
Cirrus SR20 aircraft. It provides Hamilton. qantas Aviation’s regional business five main manufacturers. That was
commercial aviation with a full development manager Oceania, in place already. We are upgrading
spectrum of pilot training solutions: based in Sydney, explained during our fleets around the world. We don’t
cadet pilot training, airline training, the announcement ceremony at actually know what these aircraft will
aircrew resourcing and flight Toowoomba that the new Qantas be yet. That assessment is going on
simulation systems. Academy would be modelled on its at the moment. That’s happening as
And it is no stranger to Qantas. As ‘This being facility at Hamilton, which trains we speak. So, what we are able to do
recently as October L3 announced it around 500 pilots annually. is within these contracts make sure
has been selected by Qantas to provide a greenfield “Basically, we will model our we have aircraft available for July 1
a Boeing 787-9 RealitySeven full academy on Hamilton. It will be next year so we can just divert some of
flight simulator, which will be used site we modelled on that but obviously those aircraft to Toowoomba.”
for training at Qantas’s flight training improved, this being a greenfield site. In terms of aircraft numbers for
facility in Sydney. Selection of the have the We have the opportunity to get it all Wellcamp he said because it would
device followed a competitive tender right.” be an integrated training course it
process and complements two Dash 8 opportunity Hamilton operates over 40 training would start off with ground school and
flight training devices Qantas ordered aircraft – 14 Diamond DA20 and 19 “gradually advance in batches…that is
from L3 earlier this year. to get it all Cessna 172 singles and eight Diamond yet to be determined with Qantas but
Further, at the Singapore Airshow DA42 twins – but a decision has yet it will be something in the order of 20
in February budget subsidiary Jetstar to be made regarding Toowoomba. (aircraft) to start with”. A further 20
Asia also announced it was launching right.’ Rowlandson said L3 actually has an or so would then be phased in over the
a new Jetstar Asia Airways cadet pilot ALAN ROWLANDSON RFP (request for proposal) out in the following four years or so.
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