Scoot pens Dreamliner training deal with Boeing
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Scoot has signed a new pilot training agreement with Boeing, as the Singapore-based airline prepares to transition to a fleet of B787 Dreamliners.
Under the terms of the five-year deal, Boeing Flight Services will provide B787 flight training to Scoot pilots at Boeing’s Singapore training campus. Initially in 2014, 32 Scoot pilots will undergo training.
“We are proud to provide Scoot… with the industry’s best flight training as they add the 787 to their fleet,” said Sherry Carbary, vice president of Boeing Flight Services. “Aviation opportunities for airlines and pilots are expanding rapidly in the Asia Pacific region, and we’re pleased to offer a robust network of experienced instructors and training devices close to our customers across the region.”
Boeing projects that Asia Pacific-based airlines will need 498,000 new pilots and 556,000 new maintenance technicians over the next 20 years. In Southeast Asia alone, the demand is for 51,500 pilots and 64,700 technicians.
“This is an exciting time for Scoot, as we expand our services throughout the Asia Pacific region, and work with Boeing for world-class flight training,” said Campbell Wilson, Scoot’s chief executive officer.
Scoot will acquire 20 B787s, with deliveries beginning in late 2014. These new aircraft will gradually replace the carrier’s fleet of B777-200s.
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