CATC and Incheon Airport sign MOU for aviation personnel training

MGR Online•Economy•1d ago

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The Civil Aviation Training Center signed an MOU with Incheon International Airport Corporation to develop aviation personnel and infrastructure.

•The Civil Aviation Training Center (CATC) and Incheon International Airport Corporation (IIAC) signed an MOU on August 5, 2026.
•The agreement aims to enhance aviation personnel training and upgrade infrastructure to world-class standards.
•The cooperation framework spans a 3-year period from 2027 to 2029.

Overview

•The Civil Aviation Training Center and Incheon International Airport Corporation signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on August 5, 2026, at the Civil Aviation Training Center in Bangkok.
•Phattharaphong Phattharaprasit stated that the Ministry of Transport has a clear policy to push the Civil Aviation Training Center to collaborate with partners to make Thailand an aviation training hub for the Asia-Pacific region.
•Incheon International Airport Corporation manages the Incheon Airport Aviation Academy (IAAA), which is a TRAINAIR PLUS Full Member Regional Training Centre (RTCE) certified by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
•Phakkanat Makchuai noted that the Civil Aviation Training Center and Incheon International Airport Corporation have had a long-standing academic relationship.
•The two organizations will implement full-scale aviation personnel development under a cooperation framework spanning 2027-2029.
•The Civil Aviation Training Center will support training curriculum development, marketing, and sales promotion to expand the trainee base.
•Incheon International Airport Corporation will support the development and management of training programs as well as academic meetings and activities.

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Key Quotes

Phattharaphong Phattharaprasit

"Today's signing ceremony between CATC and IIAC is a historic milestone in integrating cooperation to push forward projects for modern aviation personnel."

พิธีลงนามความร่วมมือระหว่าง สบพ. และ IIAC ในวันนี้ ถือเป็นก้าวสำคัญครั้งประวัติศาสตร์ในการบูรณาการความร่วมมือผลักดันโครงการสำหรับบุคลากรด้านการบินยุคใหม่

Key Entities

Organization

Civil Aviation Training Center(สถาบันการบินพลเรือน)ℹ️

An institution that signed an MOU with Incheon International Airport Corporation to develop aviation personnel.

Incheon International Airport Corporationℹ️

A state enterprise that manages the Incheon Airport Aviation Academy and partnered with the Civil Aviation Training Center.

Ministry of Transport(กระทรวงคมนาคม)ℹ️

The ministry that has a policy to push the Civil Aviation Training Center to build international partnerships.

Incheon Airport Aviation Academy

A leading training center managed by Incheon International Airport Corporation and certified by ICAO.

International Civil Aviation Organization(องค์การการบินพลเรือนระหว่างประเทศ)ℹ️

The organization that certified the Incheon Airport Aviation Academy as a TRAINAIR PLUS Full Member (RTCE).

Person

Phattharaphong Phattharaprasit(ภัทรพงศ์ ภัทรประสิทธิ์)

The Deputy Minister of Transport who supports the cooperation between the Civil Aviation Training Center and Incheon Airport.

Phakkanat Makchuai(ภัคณัฏฐ์ มากช่วย)

The Governor of the Civil Aviation Training Center who signed the MOU with Incheon Airport.

Sanghoon Yum

The Executive Director of the Incheon Airport Aviation Academy who signed the MOU.

Place

Bangkok(กรุงเทพฯ)ℹ️

The location of the Civil Aviation Training Center where the MOU ceremony took place.