Irish flight school signs multi-million euro training deal

An Irish flight school has signed a multi-million euro contract to train pilots for one of the top airlines in Central Asia and India.

Irish flight school signs multi-million euro training deal

The four-year deal between the Atlantic Flight Training Academy (AFTA) based at Cork International Airport, and Air Astana, the national airline of Kazakhstan, will result in the creation of 20 flight training jobs at the academy over the next year to service the contract.

Supported by Enterprise Ireland, it was hailed last night as a major boost for Ireland’s aviation sector which will position Cork as one of Europe’s top flight training hubs.

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