" The Academy is considered to
be one of the best international flight schools and is the
unique
component of the national education
in Ukraine."
Its history began more than 50 years ago. The
60th Military Aviation Flight College was created in Kirovograd
in 1951
and prepared the flight crews for Soviet Army Military Air Forces
till1960. In connection with the decision of Soviet Government
concerning USSR Military Forces reduction, the College was transformed
into the Kirovograd Civil Aviation High School.
Kirovograd Civil Aviation High Flight School carried out training
of aviation personnel for Aeroflot and aviation companies all around
the world from 1960 till 1978.
In the 60th the new aviation hardware, jet and
turboprop aircraft were introduced into Civil Aviation. This fact
complicated the process of air traffic and raised
the demands to aviation staff. It became necessary to create the civil aviation
higher education establishments.
Beginning from 1978, on the base of Kirovograd Civil Aviation High Flight School
the Kirovograd Civil Aviation High Flight College started functioning. The
technical and training base and aviation staff high education programs were
improved.
In 1993 by the order of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine the College got
the status of the State Flight Academy of Ukraine. So, the high quality of
training
at the Academy is based on the great experience and many years' traditions.
During
the period of its operation Academy prepared more than 110 thousand of aviation
personnel, including more than 4 thousand
specialists for 66 countries of the world. We are proud that
our graduates work on all main lands of the Earth (except Australia)
and hold different posts. Among them are pilots, air traffic
controllers,
heads of the services, flight crews and detachments captains,
chiefs of the departments, air companies and flight complexes directors.
Besides, our graduates are heads of aviation services in Mongolia,
Bulgaria, Moldova and several African countries. For the high
quality
training of Cuba Republic specialists the Academy was awarded
with the Cuban order "De la SOLIDARIDAD", and for the great
contribution into high-qualified personnel training for Ukrainian
aviation it got the silver medal of International Academic rating "Golden
Fortune".
In 2000 the State Flight Academy joined the UN
program TRAINAIR (civil aviation personnel training international
program), also
it became the member of Innovation
Centre of International Educational Programmes "INCOS".
The activity of the State Flight Academy of Ukraine is certified by International
Aviation Committee (CIS), got the license of the Ministry of Education
and Science of Ukraine and the 4th level of accreditation.
At present the Academy provides training on the following specialities:
Aircraft Flight operation (commercial pilot for single engine aircraft,
commercial
pilot for multi engine aircraft), Aircraft Production, Technical Maintenance
and
Repair (technical diagnostic and non-destructive methods of monitoring,
flight engineer), Air Traffic Servicing (air traffic controller, air
navigation information and flight planning officer, computer
flight servicing officer,
emergency servicing
and flight safety officer).
The State Flight Academy of Ukraine went through many difficulties
of living in the new economic formation and now is both the
only one flight
education
establishment in Ukraine and world level centre of 21st century aviation
personnel training.