AIR Tanzania Company Limited (ATCL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ethiopian Aviation Academy, aimed at helping Tanzanian pilots and engineers undergo capacity building training in Ethiopia.
Speaking in Dar es Salaam yesterday
during the signing ceremony, ATCL Managing Director, Mr Ladislaus
Matindi said 12 pilots and seven aircraft engineers will operate on the
new Bombadier Q400 and Dreamliner 787 which are expected in the country
soon.
“We have reached an agreement and our
pilots and aircraft engineers will start training between November and
December, this year, to receive training on operations of the new
Bombardier aircraft after they arrive,” he explained.
Expounding further, he said the aim of
the training is to increase the number of qualified pilots and aircraft
engineers who will serve with the national carrier. According to him,
the MoU will help its employees to get capacity building training at
affordable costs.
“Ethiopia Airlines has well equipped
training and maintenance facilities and we can benefit from their
expertise. The training will be for new pilots and those in service,” he
noted.
He, however, urged the Ethiopian
Aviation Academy to provide training to young pilots who are qualified
to fly small aircrafts so that they can be able to pilot aircrafts with
two engines.
Speaking at the same occasion, Ethiopia
Aviation Academy Managing Director, Mr Solomon Debebe, said the deal
will provide a win-win situation between the two airlines. He pointed
further that for a long time the two companies have been co-operating to
improve the capacity of their workforce and operations.
The co-operation was heightened during
discussions between President John Magufuli and the Prime Minister of
Ethiopia, Mr Hailemariam Desalegn during his visit to Tanzania in March,
this year.
Dr Magufuli said then that the Ethiopian
leader agreed during their meeting to strengthen cooperation between
ATCL and Ethiopia Airlines. President Magufuli added that the Ethiopian
airline will establish a cargo hub in Dar es Salaam for transferring
consignments.
The cooperation, Dr Magufuli said, will
help in training and maintenance, expressing optimism that the two
leaders believe it will be possible through the experts from both
countries
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