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Press release
12 October, 2011
Baltic Aviation Academy Starts Embraer 170/190 Type Rating Training
Aviation training centre Baltic Aviation Academy (Lithuania) expanded its capability list by adding
Embraer 170/190 type rating training courses. The aviation training centre became the first approved
type rating training organization (TRTO) in the Baltic region to start training program for Embraer
170/190 E-Jets aircraft family.
On October 11th, 2011, the Lithuanian Civil Aviation Administration has issued to the Baltic Aviation
Academy an approval certificate to operate the type rating training for Embraer 170 (ERJ-170), Embraer
175 (ERJ-175) and Embraer 190 (ERJ-190) types of aircrafts. The ground training courses will be
organized at Baltic Aviation Academy facilities in Vilnius. Flight training will be carried out on Embraer Full
Flight Simulators (FFS) in Zurich, Switzerland (ERJ-190); Amsterdam, Netherlands (ERJ-170/190) and
Helsinki, Finland (ERJ-175). To provide practical trainings the company introduced professional type
rating instructors from Serbia and Italy.
“Embraer SA, the world’s fourth-largest aircraft manufacturer, forecasts their demand for 2012 will be in
line or better than of 2011. Differently than rival Bombardier acted in September, there are no plans to
cut the production. Embraer managed to withstand the economic downturn, as the American and
European carriers choose their regional jets to renew their aged fleets. Introducing Embraer E-Jets family
type rating training will help BAA in Western and Central European markets, such as Italy and Poland”,
comments Egle Vaitkeviciute, Chief Executive Officer of Baltic Aviation Academy.
Embraer 170/190 type rating training courses are listed at number 44 in the company’s training
programs list. The expansion program for 2010-2011 introduced aviation training courses for the most
popular types of aircrafts in the market and more than doubled companies training programs offered
from 18 programs operated in December 2009.
The Embraer E-Jets are a series of narrow-body, twin-engine, medium-range jet airlines produced by
Embraer, a Brazilian aerospace company. The Embraer 170/190 family consists of four aircrafts designed
for the 70 to 120 seat capacity segment. Four ERJ-170/190 jets “tap the gap” between larger mainline
aircraft and smaller regional jets. Embraer SA reported that 800 units had been delivered by September,
2011, and predicted that more than 1,100 units will be delivered by the end of 2016.
In addition to Embraer 170/190 type rating training program, Baltic Aviation Academy provides training
courses for Boeing 737 CL, Boeing 737 NG, Boeing 747-400, Boeing 757, Boeing 767, Boeing 777, Saab
340/2000, Airbus A320, ATR 42-72, Embraer 135/145, Bombardier CRJ 100/200, Bombardier CRJ
700/900 types of aircrafts and the initial pilot training school (FTO) courses.
About Baltic Aviation Academy
More than 10,000 aviation professionals have been trained at the Baltic Aviation Academy. Course
completion certificates issued by Baltic Aviation Academy are valid in the European Union, Russian
Federation, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Israel. Baltic Aviation Academy is part of
Lithuanian aviation company group Avia Solutions Group. Since March 2011, Avia Solutions Group has
been listed on Warsaw Stock Exchange (ASG index).
Contacts More about Baltic Aviation Academy: www.balticaa.com Contact: Egle Vaitkeviciute Chief Executive Officer Tel: +370 612 94416
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