Lufthansa Aviation Training (LAT) is investing in the future. Five new Diamond DA42-VI training aircraft and two simulators of the respective aircraft type will be stationed at the flight training location in RostockLaage.
They replac the current ten year-old Piper PA44 training aircraft.Under the brand name European Flight Academy (EFA),Lufthansa Aviation Training is pooling all Lufthansa Group flight schools in Germany, Switzerland and the U.S. Graduates meet the high standards of Lufthansa Group airlines and benefit from exclusive access to the internal job market. As such, chances to be hired and then to choose between the diverse career options as a pilot within the Lufthansa Group are guaranteed.
The European Flight Academy looks for 500 new pilot students this year for Lufthansa Group airlines. Thetheoretical part of the training takes place in Bremen,the first practical part in the U.S. Afterwards, the future pilots learn how to fly by using the instruments at EFAlocations in Rostock-Laage and Bremen.As part of the fleet event for the DA42-VI aircraft at Rostock-Laage airport, Ola Hansson, CEO of LAT, officially presented the new aircraft: “With theinvestment in our new training aircraft, both LAT andthe European Flight Academy are getting ready for future challenges. Thestrong demand for pilots and the associated growths in the upcoming years confronts us as a flight training school with special requirements.
With our state-of-the-art fleet in Phoenix/USA and Rostock-Laage, we offer our student pilots as well as airlines within the Lufthansa Group a product of top quality at marketable conditions, making it unique in this form.The cost structures in Rostock-Laage are an important element for our future direction.”