BAA Training Vietnam and Bamboo Airways Ink Long-Term Agreement

BAA Training Vietnam, a part of global aerospace group Avia Solutions Group, and Bamboo Airways, a Vietnamese airline owned by the FLC Group, have strengthened their long-term partnership with a 5-year contract from 2021 up until 2026. Under this contract, Bamboo Airways plegdes to prioritize using full flight simulator (FFS) A320/1 lease service of BAA Training Vietnam. The second part of the agreement covers A320 and E190 Type Rating services for Bamboo Airways pilots, with ATP Bridging, Multi Crew Co-operation (MCC) and Jet Orientation Course (JOC) included in the package.

In addition, BAA Training’s facilities in Europe will be the first choice of Bamboo Airways when it comes to selecting Type Rating or dry lease services for FFS A320/1 outside of Vietnam.

“Apart from the Type Rating and dry lease services portfolio that we will offer to the carrier, we will soon join forces with it and introduce a new MPL training program following EASA’s rules and regulations,“ said Managing Director of BAA Training Vietnam, Vytautas Jankauskas.

In summer 2021, BAA Training Vietnam introduced an ATP Bridging Course. It is a theoretical course that allows Commercial Pilot License (CPL) holders to master airline transport pilot license (ATPL) theory to the standard outlined by Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam. Having passed the exam, they get eligible for proceeding further with Type Rating and eventually joining a Vietnamese airline.

In Q2 2022, BAA Training Vietnam will take a delivery of a new fixed base training device – Airbus A320 FTD Level 2 – which will provide the airlines an opportunity to substantially cut their spending without losing the quality of the training. BAA Training Vietnam will implement this efficiency measure by transferring part of simulator training from a more expensive FFS to a more affordable Flight Training Device (FTD) within the regulatory framework. The facility will also welcome a new type of FFS – Boeing 737 MAX – in Q3 2022.