2021 China General Aviation Report

TRAINING AND PILOTS
TRAINING SCHOOLS
In mainland China, training institutions are composed of the
CCAR – 141 aviation schools and the CCAR – 61 training
institutions. Usually, CCAR -141 aviation schools are more
rigorously regulated, have larger fleet sizes, younger aircraft, and
better aircraft functions. Also, these schools are usually equipped
with professional teachers who are allowed to provide Airline
Transport Pilot License (ATPL) courses. On the other hand, CCAR
– 61 training institutions are usually general aviation operators
under CCAR – 91 and mainly aim to train their own pilots.
Although the CCAR – 61 schools are not allowed to provide ATPL
courses, their flexible academic process, and low expenses are
advantages when compared to CCAR – 141 training schools. As
a result, students graduating from CCAR – 141 schools usually
pursue a career with commercial airline companies, whilst those
from CCAR – 61 training institutions usually gravitate towards
general and private aviation for their careers.
At the end of 2020, there were 41 CCAR – 141 training schools,
compared to the previous 38 schools in 2019. The slow growth in
the number of facilities continued from 2020 to 2021. As of June
2014-2020 CCAR-141 SCHOOL AND ATPL COURSE CAPACITY
7,000
70
6,000
60
5,000
50
4,000 43 40
41
38
3,000 30
2,000
1,000
14
13
20
22
26
20
10
0 0
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Jun
Enrolled ATPL Students ATPL Course Vacancy Domestic CCAR-141 Schools
Data Source: CAAC, China Civil Aviation Pilot Development Annual Report
ATPL course capacity of 2021 has not been released yet.
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