Mr. Hervé Touron visits SLAAA

Mr. Hervé Touron, Head of Training Assessments and Consultancy Unit of Global Aviation Training (GAT) at International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) visited Sri Lanka Airport & Aviatoin Academy on 09th March 2023, to complete the ICAO TRAINAIR PLUS on-site assessment of the academy. With the assessment, SLAAA will receive the most prestigious TRAINAIR PLUS membership extension for another 3 year period. SLAAA is a TRAINAIR PLUS full member since 2014. ICAO GAT office assess each of their member training institutions once in 3 years time to check and verify the ability of the course delivery.
This is the second time Mr. Touron visiting SLAAA and was delighted to be there again. Eng. Athula Seneviratne, Head of Civil Aviation Training and head of the SLAAA, together with the senior members of the CATD staff welcomed Mr. Touron. He will complete the on-site assessment on 10th and leave for ICAO GAT office, Canada.




ILS Maintenance Course for ATSEP (2nd batch) Completed

The Instrument Landing System (ILS) Maintenance course - Indra NORMARC 7000B, conducted for the second time for another batch of Air Traffic Safety Electronics Personnel (ATSEP) has been completed successfully on 24th February 2023. This was conducted by the Electronics Engineering Training Wing of the Sri Lanka Airport & Aviation Academy
This course is based on the manufacturer's training manual and created following the ICAO Manual for ATSEP CBT (DOC.10057) and is of 5 weeks duration. It is one of the continuous professional development training in the career of an ATSEP and coveres both theoratical and practical areas in maintenaning ILS equipment.
The trained personnel were deployed at stations of the Electronics & Air Navigation Enginering Division of AASL for OJT.




Aviation for Youngsters programme Completed

Giving an opportunity for the young aviation enthusiast to learn about the world's most fascinating industry, aviation, the SLAAA conducted the Aviation for Youngsters programme at Ratmalana last week. This was a 5-day programme conducted in 3 batches and around 75 young learners participated and enjoyed their learning experience.
The lectures and site visits were conducted by senior SLAAA academic staff, providing the kids with current, in-depth knowledge. The programme consists of classroom sessions to give basics of Aircraft Operation, Hands-on exposure at the Air Traffic Control Tower Simulator and a visit to Colombo International Airport, Ratmalana.
Another programme will be advertised very soon...




ILS Maintenance Course for ATSEP Completed

The Instrument Landing System (ILS) Maintenance course - Indra NORMARC 7000B, for a batch of Air Traffic Safety Electronics Personnel (ATSEP) which was commenced on Thursday the 3rd November 2022 at the Electronics Engineering Training Wing of the Sri Lanka Airport & Aviation Academy has been completed successfully on 9th December 2022.
This course is based on the manufacturer's training manual and created following the ICAO Manual for ATSEP CBT (DOC.10057) and is of 5 weeks duration. It is one of the continuous professional development training in the career of an ATSEP and coveres both theoratical and practical areas in maintenaning ILS equipment.
The trained personnel were deployed at stations of the Electronics & Air Navigation Enginering Division of AASL for OJT.




Diploma in Aviation Management

The 10th intake of the Diploma in Aviation Management programme has commenced on 20th October 2022. The applications for the next batch will be entertained from June 2023. For more information please click here.




Recruit Course for ATSEP commenced

The recruit course for a batch of Air Traffic Safety Electronics Personnel (ATSEP) that was recruited to AASL commenced on Monday the 6th June 2022 at the Electronics Engineering Training Wing of the Sri Lanka Airport & Aviation Academy.
This course is based on the ICAO Manual for ATSEP CBT (DOC.10057) and is of 12 weeks duration. It is the initial training in the career of an ATSEP and coveres a broad area on communication, air navigation, and surveillance.
Upon completion, the trained personnel will be deployed at stations of the Electronics & Air Navigation Enginering Division of AASL for OJT.




Aviation for Youngsters - Holiday Programme

Sri Lanka Airport & Aviation Academy completed yet another instance of the Aviation for Youngsters - Holiday Programme which was conducted between 28th Febraury and 04th March 2022. This programme was designed to give an opportunity for the young aviation enthusiast between the ages 7 through 12 to learn about the world's most fascinating industry while on vacation. They were gained an insight into aviation, starting from aircrafts to airports and air navigation. The programme was conducted entirely over Zoom virtual meetings. For more information please click here.


Diploma Awards 2020

The 8th batch of students who successfully completed the Diploma in Aviation Studies conducted by the Sri Lanka Airport & Aviation Academy were awarded their diplomas at a ceremony held at the academy auditorium at Ratmalana, on 10th January 2022. For more information please click here.




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