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    Gander Flight Training signs new 5 year agreement with Rangsit University in Thailand

    Monday, 30 December 2024 12:00

    By Tonya Organ

    Manager Phallan White says they’ve been sending students to Gander for training since 2006, to complete their commercial pilot licenses through a Bachelor of Aviation Degree.

    Gander Flight Training has signed another five year agreement with a university in Thailand to start training students early in the new year. The company’s general Manager Phallan White says Rangsit University has about 20,000 students. She says they’ve been sending students to Gander for training since 2006, to complete their commercial pilot licenses through a Bachelor of Aviation Degree. White says they have a great relationship with the Dean and some of the pilots stay in Canada. Gander Flight Training has been training pilots from all over the world for the past 30 years from countries like Thailand, India, Turkey, Morocco, Columbia and Kenya.

     

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