ETW Staff – Mumbai
Speedwings Aviation Academy was honoured with the ‘TOP 10 Authorized Training Center’ award among the 468 training centers all over the world, at the recently held sixth IATA Global Training Partner Congress event in Montreal, Canada. Yves Lalumiere, CEO, Tourism Montreal, officially opened the conference by welcoming over 150 participants from 43 countries. Biji Eapen, chairman and CEO, Speedwings Aviation Academy received the award from Victor de Barrena, director, ITDI and Ismail Al Baidani, head global partnership and learning innovation, IATA.
Speedwings Aviation Academy has been at the forefront in training aspirants for the aviation industry for the past 20 years. The academy is authorised ATS of IATA to conduct classes on 23 IATA authorised courses. The academy has also become the Premier Circle Member of IATA for the sixth consecutive year.
Speedwings Aviation Academy is the authorised training centre, providing training in IATA travel and tourism, cargo and aviation sectors. The institute provides specialised IATA courses in Passenger Ground Services, Aviation Security Awareness, Cargo Handling, Dangerous Goods Regulations, Live Animal Regulations, Shipping Perishable Cargo, Load Control and Ramp Safety. The new course in Shipping and Logistics has been introduced for the first time in Speedwings. More than 10,000 students have been placed in various airports and airlines through the placement cell of Speedwings.