Hanoi (VNA), Nov. 21 -- The VinAviation High-tech Human Resources Training School run by Vinpearl Air JSC under private conglomerate Vingroup on November 20 launched its first pilot training course for 180 trainees aged from 18-33.

The trainees, who were selected from over 6,000 nominees across the country, will undergo 12-month basic training at the Aviator Flight School in the US and the Australian Airline Pilot Academy before another 14-month training course in Vietnam.

Once finishing the course, the trainees will receive international licenses from the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV).

Phan Xuan Duc, General Director of Vinpearl Air, said the first batch of pilots will lay the foundation for the development of the airline...