Air Niugini Aircraft Maintenance Engineers receive UK EASA AME licences

Air Niugini stated (13-Oct-2017) 21 Air Niugini Aircraft Maintenance Engineers (AMEs) received their European Aviation Safety Agency AME licences on 10-Oct-2017 after successfully completing five years of training. This licence was granted by the UK Civil Aviation Authority. Air Niugini CEO Simon Foo said: "Using the UK AME licence, the first group of AMEs can now apply to CASA PNG for Fokker 100/70 Type rating endorsement while the second group can apply for endorsement and rating on Dash 8-100/200/300 aircraft". [more - original PR]