A total of 17 pilots have been trained at Azerbaijan Airlines' (AZAL) Flight Crew Training Center in Gabala since 2024 and transferred to the passenger airline, Deputy Head of Azerbaijan Airlines CJSC's Flight Crew Training Center in Gabala, Seymur Guliyev said to journalists during a media tour organized at the Center, APA-Economics reports.
According to him, the Center obtained the status of a training organization in 2024.
"This status is of great importance in terms of expanding opportunities for training local pilots," he said.
Seymur Guliyev noted that 41 trainee pilots are currently undergoing training at the Center. The Center's aircraft fleet includes five Cessna aircraft, and another five aircraft are planned to be added to the fleet by the end of the year.
"Increasing the number of aircraft will expand training opportunities and contribute to the training of local pilots," Seymur Guliyev emphasized.