BAA Training
BAA Training (the former Baltic Aviation Academy and a subsidiary of Avia Solutions Group) is an aviation training centre, headquartered in Vilnius, Lithuania and operating globally. Certified as an Approved Training Organization (ATO), BAA Training offers Fixed or Rotary wing Ab Initio, Type Rating, Cabin Crew, Ground Handling, Flight Dispatcher training including online training courses and has a capacity to prepare approximately 1,000 aviation professionals yearly. BAA Training clients come from 96 countries. Ab Initio school with its two flight bases in Spain and the fleet of 22 aircraft has over 200 students. Currently, BAA Training operates 8  full flight simulators (FFS): 4 FFS at training centre in Vilnius, Lithuania, 2 FFS in Hoh Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 1 FFS in Zhengzhou City in China, 2 FFS in Barcelona, Spain. All in all, through the extensive network of 69+ FFS in 29+ locations, BAA Training is ready to provide aviation training worldwide for more than 14 aircraft types. BAA Training Historical Timeline. Cadet Programmes. Since 2016, BAA Training started actively working with Wizz Air, Turkish Airlines, SmartLynx, Avion Express, Lao Skyway airlines and BayViet aviation school on Cadet training solutions. MPL Program. In 2019 focusing on  development of aviation professional competencies BAA Training launched its first Multi Pilot Crew Pilot License with partner-airline Avion Express. Other courses include – Cabin Crew, Ground Handling, Flight Dispatcher, training including online training courses. In addition to the training base in Vilnius, Lithuania, BAA Training provides Type rating training for 14+ types of aircraft in 69+ full flight simulators extended across 29+ locations in Europe, South Americas, Africa and Asia. Global Expansion. BAA Training in Europe. In 2018, BAA Training added a new flight base in Lleida-Alguaire International Airport in Spain to ensure all-year-round  training for its students. By the end of 2019, BAA Training operated 4 full-flight simulators in Vilnius: two Airbus A320, one Boeing 737 CL, and one Boeing 737 NG. However, due to the growing Ab Initio pilot-student number and global demand for pilots company announced about the plans to expand its fleet with six additional units in Europe and Asia. In 2020 company announced the establishment of BAA Training Spain training centre near Barcelona-El Prat. It is designed to accommodate 7 full flight simulators in total. First 2 are scheduled to be ready for training by September  2020. BAA Training in Vietnam. In 2018, BAA Training has announced the establishment of a new company in Vietnam – BAA Training Vietnam which is to operate a training centre of 4 full flight simulators by 2023. In September 2019 BAA Training Vietnam received ATO certificate and started its operations in 2019 with the first Airbus A320 full flight simulator, while the second simulator is expected to start operation in February 2020. BAA Training in China. With Joint Venture signature with HNCA in 2019, BAA Training started the establishment of the six full flight simulator training centre, BAA Training China.The  ceremony of groundbreaking marked the beginning of BAA Training China construction. BAA Training China opened in June 2020, operating first simulator from the August of 2020.