BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 8. President of the
Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva
attended the opening of the International Training Center at the
National Aviation Academy on April 8, Trend reports.
Rector of the National Aviation Academy, Academician Arif
Pashayev, Minister of Digital Development and Transport Rashad
Nabiyev, and Chairman of the Management Board of Azerbaijan
Airlines CJSC Samir Rzayev informed the head of state and the First
Lady about the activities of the center.
It was reported that the International Training Center was
established on the initiative of Azerbaijan Airlines CJSC on the
territory of the National Aviation Academy. The center is designed
for the training of flight crews in emergency situations, as well
as for the theoretical and practical training of air traffic
control dispatchers.
In the new complex, dispatchers of the “Azeraeronavigation” Air
Traffic Control Department will be trained in accordance with the
requirements of the International Civil Aviation Organization
(ICAO) and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). For
this purpose, the Air Navigation Training Center will operate based
on the training program of the German Air Navigation Services
Academy (DFS), one of the world’s leading air navigation training
centers.
The facility is equipped with a TWR tower simulator providing a
360-degree panorama of Heydar Aliyev International Airport, as well
as a radar simulator complex for airspace management. These systems
allow dispatchers to be trained under conditions close to real
operational environments.
The center is also equipped with a modern training simulator
complex that enables the improvement of skills for drivers of
various special vehicles operating in real airport conditions.
It is planned that approximately 30 air traffic control
dispatchers and 3,000 flight crew members will be trained annually
at the International Training Center.
In addition, the center has been equipped with a new-generation
“A320/A321 NEO CEET” aircraft simulator by the Turkish company
“SkyArt,” which specializes in this field and is internationally
recognized, to ensure the effective execution of safety procedures
inside the aircraft cabin in emergency and accident scenarios. The
simulator includes Door Trainers for Boeing 787 aircraft and
new-generation Real Fire Fighting Trainers (RFFT) equipment that
simulates real fire conditions.
The new training infrastructure will make a significant
contribution to strengthening personnel training in the aviation
sector in the region, enhancing training opportunities in line with
international standards, and developing a competitive national
workforce in this field.
As a specialized training structure that carries out personnel
training in accordance with modern aviation requirements, the
center will play an important role in the formation of both
theoretical knowledge and practical skills of aviation
specialists.
The equipping of the center with modern technologies and the
installation of the latest flight simulators will allow specialists
to gain experience in an environment close to real flight
conditions, which is of exceptional importance for ensuring overall
flight safety.
