AirAsia celebrates trainee graduation
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AirAsia held (27-Mar-09) a graduation ceremony for its latest batch of students at the AirAsia Academy multi-purpose hall here. A total of 100 flight attendant trainees together with representatives of the guest service cadets and ramp agents received their graduation certificates from Group CEO Dato’ Sri Tony Fernandes.
Fernandes said, “This marks a new chapter in the history of AirAsia as this is the first time that we have a large number of trainees graduating simultaneously. Besides, this is our inaugural graduation held in this great hall since the Phase 2 of the Academy was completed. We want our graduates to feel special and this special graduation ceremony is an acknowledgement of their success after completing an intensive training programme at the Academy.”
Among the 100 graduating flight attendants, 8 were Vietnamese while the rest were Malaysians. While the majority of AirAsia’s flight attendants are either Malaysian, Thai or Indonesian, the Asean carrier has a good mix of nationalities serving its extensive route network. Apart from Vietnamese, there are Singaporeans, Filipinos, Cambodians, Laotians, Myanmarese, Japanese and Chinese nationals on its crew list.
Fernandes said, “As a truly Asean airline, AirAsia is committed to growing local talents in the countries we are operating in. Having a multi-national mix of crew has not only helped us to understand local cultures better in order to provide superior service to our guests, but on a macro level, it also promotes integration among Asean member countries.”
(c) Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation. Date posted: 30-Mar-09
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