The Airline Academy program is a fully integrated program of ground school and flight training.

The Academy’s program ensures that:

• Safety and inculcating a safety culture is central to all activities undertaken by the Academy.

• Every cadet is allocated to an individual instructor as well as a support instructor. A mentoring program is also available for every cadet to ensure that the cadet is offered the highest level of support while undertaking flying training.

• Ground school is integrated with the flying program for all phases of the course. All Ground School lectures are delivered by specialist and highly experienced Ground Instructors with extensive experience in airline operations. The Academy is particularly successful in achieving excellent results for both the Commercial theory exams and the Airline Transport Pilot Licence (ATPL) exams.

• The training program incorporates regular formal progress checks which are carried out in accordance with an airline check flight format. At the conclusion of the check flight the student is given a comprehensive report on their performance.

• There is an emphasis on maintaining a high standard of general handling skills including emergency maneuver, or upset training, and recovery training, throughout the training program.

• Sixth Generation Crew Resource Management (Threat and Error Management) are integrated within the CPL training syllabus.

• Regular testing is undertaken throughout the course by external CASA Approved Test Officers (ATO) to validate standards and progress.

• A high level of personal discipline is demanded of all cadets. The cadets wear Academy uniforms and emphasis is placed on developing deportment, self-discipline and leadership qualities.

The Academy course is only offered on a full time basis, with three scheduled intakes per year commencing in January, June and September. Each course runs for 50 weeks and is Austudy approved.

On graduating from the course cadets will receive a Commercial Pilot Licence and Multi Engine Command Instrument Rating, and a Diploma of Aviation (Multi Engine Command Instrument Rating).

On graduation cadets may elect to complete the additional Airline Pilot Transport Licence theory module. On graduation from the ATPL module, which requires an additional 12 weeks of ground school, the cadet will receive an Advanced Diploma in Aviation (Airline Transport Pilot Licence).

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