Air Niugini Aircraft Maintenance Engineers (AMEs) receive UK EASA AME Licenses
October 13, 2017
Twenty one (21) Air Niugini Aircraft Maintenance Engineers( AMEs) including two females have received their United Kingdom , European Aviation Safety Agency AME licenses in a ceremony in Port Moresby on Tuesday 10th Oct, 2017 after successfully completing five years of training.
This license granted by the UK Civil Aviation Authority is recognized worldwide and now allows these young Papua New Guineans to be able to certify the completion of maintenance on United Kingdom registered aircraft. They could even easily convert their UK Licenses to an Australian or New Zealand (NZ) License and certify for Australian or NZ Aircraft.
Air Niugini Chief Executive Officer, Mr Simon Foo in congratulating the AMEs said it is a higher level training that is recognized worldwide, adding that using the UK license, Air Niugini AMEs can apply for a PNG AME license without having to complete the CASA PNG AMEL Basic Examination requirements.
Mr Foo said