(BUILD! Doing the rituals are Alpha Aviation Group account manager Capt. Manuel Foronda
and Asia Pacific regional director Cristopher Magdangal; Bank of the Philippine Islands’
Arlene Castro and Allan David. Photo by Ashley Manabat)
CLARK FREEPORT ZONE – Premier airline pilot training school, Alpha Aviation Group (Philippines), Inc. (AAG), is pursuing another major investment through the acquisition of a brand-new Airbus A320 full flight simulator (FFS) and expansion of its simulator training center.
“The twin projects are in line with AAG’s continuing commitment to provide world-class training solutions to its partners,” Mr. Cristopher Magdangal, AAG Regional Director for Asia-Pacific underscores.
“This is again part of our advocacy to help propel the Philippines into becoming the region’s premier aviation training hub,” adds Mr. Magdangal.
The projects will be undertaken through a USD 9 million++ fi nancing agreement with Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) and BPI Century Tokyo Lease and Finance Corporation that will bridge the acquisition of the A320 FFS and the USD 1 million++ simulator training center expansion.
BPI Century Tokyo Lease and Finance Corporation has also previously funded AAG’s acquisition of six (6) Cessna 172S G1000 basic flight trainer aircraft and one (1) A320 Integrated Procedure Trainer (IPT).
The new flight simulator expected ready for training (RFT) by 2019 comes with full Upset Prevention and Recovery Training (UPRT) capability and with A320 New Engine Option (NEO) and Current Engine Option (CEO). This new FFS will bring AAG’s current fleet of flight simulation training devices (FSTD) to a total of six (6), making it the largest in the country.
AAG currently operates one (1) Alsim Flight Navigation Procedure Trainer (FNPT) II, one (1) Aerosim A320 Basic Instrument Training Device (BITD)/Integrated Procedure Trainer (IPT), one (1) MPS A320 Fixed Base Simulator (FBS), one (1) CAE A320 Full Flight Simulator (FFS) EASA Certifi ed Level D, and one (1) CAE A330/340 Full Flight Simulator (FFS) EASA Certified Level D. The simulator training center extension building is designed to house four (4) simulator bays and comes complete with world-class amenities.
About Alpha Aviation Group
Alpha Aviation Group (AAG) is a well-established provider of aviation training solutions offering a wide portfolio of services specializing in cadet assessment, selection, type ratings, and ab-initio training programs tailored to our clients’ operational needs.
We are an Approved Training Organization (ATO) and a certified Type Rating Training Organization (TRTO) for the Airbus A320, working with client airlines across the globe.
Headquartered in United Kingdom, we serve the domestic and Southeast Asian market from the Philippines and the Middle East region from our base in Sharjah, UAE where we specialize in Multi-crew Pilot License (MPL) training.
Every year, we train hundreds of new pilots for our airline partners. We currently have in training more than 300 pilots and most of our more than 800 graduates are now flying with leading regional airlines such as Philippine Airlines, Cebu Pacific, Air Asia Philippines, VietJet Air and many others.
We operate the only European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) approved Level D Airbus A320 and A330/340 Full Flight Simulators (FFS) in the Philippines and in the region, making us uniquely equipped to provide world-class pilot training solutions. We are also working to encourage young and talented people, and more women to secure positions in their own domestic aviation industries which are facing pilot shortages. Out of 360 pilots at Vietjet, 89 are AAG graduates. Our home market of the Philippines is fast growing and we are focused on investing heavily to support the local aviation industry and market globally that the Philippines as a great place to learn to fly.
