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SriLankan Airlines has once again provided an opportunity for young men and women to enter the rewarding field of aircraft engineering and maintenance, by offering its training course in Aircraft Maintenance to those outside the Airline.
This is the second consecutive year that SriLankan has offered this two year course to external students. Forty eight people entered this year, which is an increase from last year's batch of 40. This batch includes two Maldivians.
The course is widely recognized, especially in Asia and the Middle East , and is approved by the Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka. All instructors for this course are SriLankan Airlines staff.
On completion of the course, some of the participants may be recruited by SriLankan. With the international aviation industry beginning to shake off the recession caused by global terrorism and the SARS epidemic, it is expected that a large number of vacancies will open up in the industry.
The course is divided into Mechanical and Avionics, and includes in-house training and practical training. The sessions are conducted at the SriLankan Technical Training School at Katunayake, and other related departments such as workshops, line maintenance, and hangar maintenance. The Airlines's main engineering and maintenance workshops are at Bandaranaike International Airport , Katunayake, where its main hub of operations is located. SriLankan also has maintenance offices in Chennai and Kochi in India and in Male.
Participants receive hands-on training on the Airline's fleet of Airbus A340s, A330s, and A320s. This will prove highly advantageous for future aircraft engineers, as more and more of the world's airlines are acquiring Airbus aircraft, and less of its main competitor Boeing.
The national carrier recently acquired its fourth twin-engine A320. Additional A320's are likely to be acquired soon, as the Airline launches services to new destinations in India and increases services to existing destinations. SriLankan's fleet now includes five long-haul four-engine A340s, four medium-range twin-engine A330s, and four A320s for international passenger flights. It also has one Cessna Caravan floatplane with which it operates Air Taxi services within Sri Lanka , and two Antonov AN12 freighter aircraft which operate regular services and charters throughout the South Asian region for SriLankan Cargo.
SriLankan Airlines presently flies to 42 destinations in 23 countries across Europe , the Middle East and Asia .
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