SriLankan receives EU certification to train aircraft maintenance personnel

SriLankan Airlines is now one of the few companies in Asia to receive the globally recognized EASA 147 certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency, to provide training in aircraft maintenance to foreign and local students.
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is the European Union’s authority on aviation standards and safety.
Only one other company in Asia, outside the Middle East and China, has obtained EASA 147 certification, among only 23 non-European organisations to have it.
SriLankan Technical Training provides training for aircraft engineers, technicians, and pilots.
These already include foreign students from Pakistan, the Maldives, Oman and India, and staff of other airlines.
SriLankan Technical Training’s two-year Training Course in aircraft maintenance is in high demand among locals and foreigners, both men and women who intend embarking upon a career in aviation.
Both the avionics and airframe subjects are taught according to the EASA syllabus by its 11 highly trained academic staff.
It is also authorised by Airbus Industrie to conduct training for external students and organisations in A320 maintenance. SriLankan Technical training also provides training and certification of aircraft Engineers of airlines that are contracted by SriLankan to certify SriLankan’s aircraft in other countries.
21/12/07 Ceylon Daily News, Sri Lanka