{"id":62840,"date":"2015-10-14T14:41:40","date_gmt":"2015-10-14T14:41:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=9181b9c41206f400eba3e143b181c4a5"},"modified":"2015-10-14T14:41:40","modified_gmt":"2015-10-14T14:41:40","slug":"news-story-transport-secretary-opens-state-of-the-art-aviation-training-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=62840","title":{"rendered":"News story: Transport Secretary opens state-of-the-art aviation training centre"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin today (14 October 2015) officially opened a new state-of-the-art training facility at Gatwick Airport.<\/p>\n

The new Gatwick Academy will be the main aviation training hub for all easyJet pilots and crew based in the UK and across Europe.<\/p>\n

The site opened as easyJet announced a drive to recruit over a thousand cabin crew and pilots over the next 12 months. Many of them will be trained at the Gatwick facility, which will also boost the skills of the existing workforce – allowing the airline to promote 200 cabin crew to cabin managers and 140 co-pilots to captains.<\/p>\n

Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin said:<\/p>\n

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The world-class reputation of British pilots and crews has helped build our thriving aviation industry and this training facility will help underpin that success.<\/p>\n

Airline pilots and crew are now able to apply for financial support as part of the government\u2019s commitment to create 3 million more apprenticeships across the country. I welcome easyJet\u2019s announcement today that they will double their number of female trainee pilots and make sure that careers in aviation are open to all.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

As part of the visit the Transport Secretary was given a tour of the facilities by easyJet chief executive Carolyn McCall before a short ceremony formally opening the site. The facilities include a cabin simulator, evacuation slide and fire training rig.<\/p>\n

In addition to new recruits, around 40% of easyJet\u2019s existing crew of 7,000 staff will also use the new site to complete their annual training by the end of the 2015.<\/p>\n

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