A batch of talented Sri Lankan students who are due to leave
to Kingston University London next month to complete their degree, were awarded
at the annual awarded ceremony for their tremendous performance in their first
two years of studies at AAC, for the 17th consecutive year. Asian Aviation Centre (AAC), incorporating the
AAC Flight Academy and the AAC Engineering Academy held its Annual Academic
Awards Ceremony with the participation
of Nishantha Wickremasinghe, Chairman, Sri Lankan Airlines Ltd as the Chief
Guest.
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| Chairman Chandran Ratnam addressing the gathering |
The engineering academy also conducted a programme of air
craft maintenance technicians for a group of the Sri Lanka Navy who would be expecting to join the aviation maintenance
branch of the Sri Lanka Navy said Mr.Chandran Rutnam, the Chairman of the Asian
Aviation Centre addressing the audience at the ceramonay. 31 cadet pilot officers those who have
successfully completed their training programmes at the flight academy, Ratmalana have been given employments in Sri Lankan
airlines, the chairman noted. It was highlighted that the various of commercial
airliners are expecting to offer employment opportunities to the cadet pilots
those who are from Asian Aviation Centre flight academy.
The Asian Aviation Centre (Pvt )Ltd was registered as a
private limited liability company in 1985 to operate a flying training school
providing ab-initio pilot training. The flying
school Sri Lankas Premier Centre that molds the youngsters to reach the sky
high limits yet again took glory for a remarkable job done by producing some of
Sri Lankas finest pilots. The College Air Craft Maintenance students have been
increasingly popular not only among the National Carriers but also the
International. Once again a fistful of AAC Aircraft Maintenance Engineering
fully qualified students were given recognition in order to be hired by many
organizations around the World. The Asian Aviation Centre has been in operation for
over 28 years with both a Flying School as well as an Engineering School.
In 1990 , apart from flying training activities, the AAC commenced
a programme of aircraft maintenance
and enable its students to sit for the Aircraft
Maintenance engineers licenses examination conducted by the department of Civil
Aviation of Sri Lanka (name later changed as Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka). The
AAC flight academy is the premier flying training school in Sri Lanka based at
the Asian Aviation Centre Complex, Ratmalana. The ground school activities and
the flying training are carried out at the main complex in Ratmalana. The
flying school has been training many local and international students from countries such as
Germany, United Kingdom , Nigeria, Malaysia, India ,Switzerland, Holland , Iran
, Norway , Singapore, South Africa, Korea and Maldives upto commercial pilot
license with instrument rating (CPL/IR) and multi engine rating. The acedemay has
also successfully provided a basic flying training for two groups of cadets
from the Sri Lanka Air Force .
Air Vice Marshal E.G.J.P. De Silva ( Retd)- Director of
studies , Asian Aviation Centre, Ms.Nihara Jayatilleke –Managing Directress -
Asian Aviation Centre, and Mr.Prasanna
Wickramasuriya –Chairman at Airport and Aviantion Services (Sri Lanka)Ltd also expressed their views in this academic
awards ceremony.
