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CEBU Pacific, the airline unit of JG Summit Holdings
Inc., inaugurated on Tuesday the first aircraft full-flight
simulator at Clark Aviation to be used in training future pilots to
man the carrier’s new fleet of Airbus A320 aircraft.
This is the first and only flight
simulator for Airbus aircraft in the Philippines, and cost about $13
million.
“As [Cebu Pacific] recently
completed its re-fleeting program and announced the expansion of its
fleet with 20 additional aircraft, we are very happy that we are now
providing more Filipinos the chance to pursue a commercial pilot
career,” Lance Gokongwei, Cebu Pacific president said in a
statement.
Earlier, the airline carrier
partnered with Clark Aviation to provide financial assistance to
suitable candidates for the pilot training program.
Cebu Pacific said the CAE A320
aircraft simulator was delivered in February from Seattle, USA.
“With this state-of-the-art
full flight simulator in place, this will allow [Cebu Pacific] to
train new Filipino pilots for our growing Airbus fleet. We are proud
that this is the first and only Airbus full-flight simulator in the
Philippines,” Gokongwei said.
--Darwin G. Amojelar
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