SriLankan Airlines Flight Simulator Centre, located in the SriLankanAirline's Airline Centre at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), with its firstA320-200 full flight simulator, will offer a total flying experience on ground to Himalaya Airline's ab initio pilots and cabin crew, such as Aircraft Type Specific Safety and Emergency Procedures, Crew Resource Management and Cabin Crew service training courses within a purpose-built state-of-the-art facility, Himalaya Airlines said in a statement on Thursday. The statement further said flight crew will be trained on the most advanced and extensive fleet of full motion flight simulators that have a standard state of the art visual fidelity, motion and sound.
“We are delighted to be training our pilots at one of the best pilot training institutes with an impeccable record. The First Officers being trained are all Nepali and shows our commitment to use local talent. The first four pilots would be completing their simulator training in early March 2016," Jatinder Pal Singh Dhillon, vice president -- operations of Himalaya Airlines, said in the statement.
According to the company, the airline has made full preparation in terms of training flight crew, cabin crew, and maintenance personnel and has in place systems, people and infrastructure to start commercial flights. The company is acquiring its new Airbus 320 in March 2016.
Over the coming five years, the company aims to acquire 15 Airbus 320 aircraft and plans to operate from Kathmandu to the various cities in Asia and beyond. "The company will introduce wide-body aircraft of A330 family in due course of time for the operation of direct flights to Europe, Australia, and America," the statement added.
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