By Shangguan Qilin | AOPA-China | Updated: 2018-09-25

4th Ab Initio Flight Training Seminar was successfully held in Beijing, China.

AOPA-China, the organizer, was happy to greet regulators, flight school heads, airline pilots, and other stakeholders of global pilot training industry again in China.

Topics such as flight training data, fatigue management, flight training curriculum, new policies in medical requirements and alternative pilot courses were discussed.

More than 300 delegates were gathered in Beijing. This two-day event witnessed 25 presentations, 4 panel discussions from 5 moderators, 30 presenters, and several officials from CAAC.

The opportunities to discuss the latest developments in the industry were very well received by the participants.

With the rapid development of China’s civil aviation, Chinese airlines' demand for pilots is also growing at a high speed. At present, after a strict review, CAAC has approved 24 overseas pilot schools and 22 domestic CCAR-141 pilot schools. More than 5,000 pilots finish training in overseas and domestic training institutions and start working for Chinese airlines every year. Due to the operational characteristics and safety requirements of airlines, CAAC has strict standards and requirements for aviation schools responsible for training airline co-pilots. Supported by CAAC, China Academy of Civil Aviation Science and Technology hosted the first two seminars of Ab Initio Flight Training in Sanya, Hainan, and Shanghai in 2012 and in 2014 respectively. In 2016, AOPA-China hosted the third seminar in Shenzhen, China.

This seminar has become an influential flight training conference in the industry, and has been widely recognized by airlines, flight schools, approved aviation schools at home and abroad.