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BOEING: MULTI CREW PILOT PROGRAMME IS GAINING EXCEPTANCE
From Saraswathi Muniappan
NAGOYA (Japan), Oct 2 (Bernama) - The Multi Crew Pilot Programme (MPL) is fast gaining acceptance in the wake of increasing demand for pilots, Boeing's Vice President For Flight Services, Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Sherry Carbary said.
The MPL is becoming more important now and over the next 20 years and there
was a need for 466,650 pilots and 596,500 technicians, of which the Asia Pacific
region would account for 39 per cent of the requirement for pilots and 38 per
cent of technicians.
"(Hence), there are more acceptance (by regulators and airlines) for the
MPL and Boeing is currently in the process of partnering with several flight
schools and training centers in United States and Russia," she said during a
recent Asia-Pacific 787 Suppliers Media Tour.
When MPL was first introduced, Boeing has asked many regulators and airlines
to participate in the beta test but most opted to be observers and commenters on
the process rather then being active participants.
"Within the region itself, China has the biggest demand for pilots and
technicians over the next two decades," she said, adding that the economic giant
was estimated to require 70,600 new pilots and 96,400 maintenance personnel from
now until 2029.
MPL is a new pilot licence developed by the International Civil Aviation
Organisation as an alternative to the traditional approach of training
and licencing pilots. It is designed specifically to prepare pilots for their
job at an airline.
This competency-based training programme prepares pilots more effectively
and efficiently through increased use of modern simulation and crew-based
training.
Boeing's Training & Flight Services TFS) unit conducted a beta test in
Australia for the MPL in 2007, from which six students graduated.
TFS is continuing to monitor the students' performance now that they are
flying with Chinese carriers, namely China Eastern Airlines and Xiamen Airlines.
-- BERNAMA
NAGOYA (Japan), Oct 2 (Bernama) - The Multi Crew Pilot Programme (MPL) is fast gaining acceptance in the wake of increasing demand for pilots, Boeing's Vice President For Flight Services, Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Sherry Carbary said.
The MPL is becoming more important now and over the next 20 years and there
was a need for 466,650 pilots and 596,500 technicians, of which the Asia Pacific
region would account for 39 per cent of the requirement for pilots and 38 per
cent of technicians.
"(Hence), there are more acceptance (by regulators and airlines) for the
MPL and Boeing is currently in the process of partnering with several flight
schools and training centers in United States and Russia," she said during a
recent Asia-Pacific 787 Suppliers Media Tour.
When MPL was first introduced, Boeing has asked many regulators and airlines
to participate in the beta test but most opted to be observers and commenters on
the process rather then being active participants.
"Within the region itself, China has the biggest demand for pilots and
technicians over the next two decades," she said, adding that the economic giant
was estimated to require 70,600 new pilots and 96,400 maintenance personnel from
now until 2029.
MPL is a new pilot licence developed by the International Civil Aviation
Organisation as an alternative to the traditional approach of training
and licencing pilots. It is designed specifically to prepare pilots for their
job at an airline.
This competency-based training programme prepares pilots more effectively
and efficiently through increased use of modern simulation and crew-based
training.
Boeing's Training & Flight Services TFS) unit conducted a beta test in
Australia for the MPL in 2007, from which six students graduated.
TFS is continuing to monitor the students' performance now that they are
flying with Chinese carriers, namely China Eastern Airlines and Xiamen Airlines.
-- BERNAMA
