Press Release Integrated course success for Kenya Airways cadets Seven Kenya Airways cadets recently achieved their type rating on the Embraer Regional Jet 170/190 aircraft at the Flight Safety International Academy in Amsterdam. They are graduates from the first Integrated Professional Pilot Course for Kenya Airways cadets at Progress Flight Academy. The integrated course is a premium course that achieves the superior operational capability necessary for the very steep learning curve in the transition from a multi-engine piston aeroplane to a medium jet airliner. The Integrated Professional Pilot Courses approved by the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) comply with best international practice. This is the European Aviation Safety Authority (EASA) specification as defined in the Joint Aviation Regulations Flight Crew Licencing (JAR-FCL) document. Students - Seven new Kenya Airways students on arrival at Progress Flight Academy, together with Capt Joseph Opere, Head of Flight Operations Training, Kenya Airways. Walid Abubakar, Shem Mang'ula, Captain Joseph Opere, Runcie Mwaro, Samuel Maina, Vivian Okoth, Edwin Kiratu, Alfred Muchiri. Press Release - Integrated course success for Kenya Airways cadets - 140304.docx Progress Flight Academy Page 1 of 3 Press Release The great quality advantage of an approved integrated course is the significant use of student pilot-in-command (SPIC) time for candidates to gain additional experience in instrument flight operations. SPIC time allows the student to act as pilot-in-command under the supervision of a flight instructor, and to log the time as pilot-in-command. At Progress Flight Academy this additional training is used to gain experience of operations in actual instrument conditions. The Progress Flight Academy CPL/ IR (ME) integrated course for International students provided 80 hours instrument training which included 15 hours in a Piper Seminole multi-engine aeroplane; in contrast, the modular CPL/ IR (ME) course requirement is 40 hours instrument training and five hours instrument training in a multi-engine aeroplane. The integrated course includes a total of 42 Piper Seminole hours, including a solo flight. All seven cadets have completed the operational training and been appointed as First Officers. Graduates - Five of the seven new Kenya Airways First Officers: Edwin Kiratu, Runcie Mwaro, Vivian Okoth, Walid Abubakar, Samuel Maina Press Release - Integrated course success for Kenya Airways cadets - 140304.docx Progress Flight Academy Page 2 of 3 Press Release This 100% qualification rate is a conspicuous achievement that demonstrates the superior quality of the Integrated Professional Pilot Course by Progress Flight Academy. Concurrent with this achievement, the first Kenya Airways graduates from a Progress ‘class of 2006’ are training for command on the Embraer Regional Jet 190. Captain Chrispine Onyango is the first to qualify, and three other First Officers from the same course are in training. Capt Chrispine Onyango and FO Iyadi Omurembe in a Kenya Airways ERJ 190 Progress Flight Academy recently graduated two more Kenya Airways cadets, Victor Maingi and Kelvin Maina. This brings the total number of Progress graduates for Kenya Airways to 71. Kenya Airways cadets proceed to the Comair Training Centre for a Jet Orientation Course which includes Crew Resource Management (CRM) and Multi-Crew Co-ordination (MCC). John English 4 March 2014 Press Release - Integrated course success for Kenya Airways cadets - 140304.docx Progress Flight Academy Page 3 of 3
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