Asia Pacific Flight Training

Asia Pacific Flight Training
Type Flight school
Motto Dreams Realised
Founded 2005
Base Sultan Ismail Petra Airport, Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia
Key Personnel
 Chairperson: Dato’ Faruk Othman
School principal: Capt Mohd Shahrin Bin Abu Hassan
Chief Instructor: Capt Shahroul Nizam
Chief Flying Instructor: Capt Zeenudin Kurashi
Website apft.edu.my

Asia Pacific Flight Training Sdn. Bhd. (APFT), is a flying academy located at the Sultan Ismail Petra Airport, Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia.[1]

APFT offers courses leading to the airplane private, commercial and airline transport pilot licences and multi-engine, instrument and assistant flight instructor ratings. The school also offers a Diploma in Aviation (Pilot Training), which is approved by the Malaysian Qualifications Agency.[1]

History

The school started training students in 2005 and was officially opened in 2006.[2] It is the first Malaysian flight school to be accredited as a "private institution of higher learning".[3] The school has a fleet of over 30 aircraft. It trains pilots for Malaysian Airlines, Nepal Airlines and Garuda Airlines.[4]

In 2009, the school fleet consisted of the Diamond DA-40, Diamond DA-42, Eagle Aircraft 150B, Piper PA-28 Warrior and the Piper PA-34 Seneca, plus an AL200MCC simulator.[5]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Asia Pacific Flight Training (2009). "About us". Retrieved 2009-11-28.
  2. ↑ Tan Shiow Chin (9 July 2006). "The call of the skies". The Star (Star Publications). Retrieved 4 July 2010.
  3. ↑ "Mustapa: Flying academy has met IPTS criteria". The Star (Star Publications). 20 August 2007. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
  4. ↑ C. A. Zulkifle (9 July 2009). "Flying in the right direction". The Star (Star Publications). Retrieved 4 July 2010.
  5. ↑ Asia Pacific Flight Training (2009). "Fleet". Retrieved 2009-11-28.

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