Six Caribbean nationals on October 27 graduated from the Art Williams and Harry Wendt Aeronautical Engineering School at Ogle, East Coast Demerara following their successful completion of the aircraft maintenance engineers programme.
The students, who were the first batch sponsored by the LIAT Air Services, completed 31 modules in the classroom, 2000 hours of theoretical training and 4000 hours of practical training.
Six Caribbean nationals graduate from aeronautical school in Guyana
The programme was conducted in two phases. Phase one took approximately 39 months. During this time, the students were trained in accordance with the British Civil Airworthiness Requirements Section L and local aviation requirements.
Phase two took 10 months and entailed completion of the 6000 hours training at the institution.
The school’s chief executive officer, Malcolm Chana-Sue expressed gratitude to the board of directors of LIAT for sponsoring the students, noting that they have performed well. He pointed out that the school is not only opened to Guyanese students, but also to those in the region and further afield.
Next month, LIAT will be sponsoring five more Caribbean students to undergo training at the local school.
The school’s vice chairman, Ronald Reece praised the performance of the graduates and urged that they take their jobs seriously, and strive for excellence in the execution of their duties.
Reece explained that Wendt aviation school has been granted permission by the Jamaican government to establish a company on the island called Fly Jamaica Airways Limited.
The company hopes to start in December, where it will make its way to Toronto, Georgetown and Jamaica.
He noted that the company is based in Jamaica as it is “obviously, a number one category country”. The company is said to be substantially owned by Jamaicans but it will be initiated by a Guyanese family and Wendt aviation.
Kamal Welcome of St Vincent expressed heartfelt thanks to his classmates, instructors, parents and others who supported him during his studies. He noted that even though his colleagues from the Caribbean experienced some ups and downs, they all prevailed in the end. The six students from St Vincent, Barbados and Antigua will return to their respective homelands, where they will practice their skills in aircraft maintenance and repair.
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