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Apr 20, 2023 (newstodate): BAA Training, a member of Lithuania's Avia Solutions Group, has landed an important new customer: Pegasus Airlines.
The two parties have inked a partnership agreement dedicated to delivering A320 Type Rating services for the Turkish airline’s pilots.
Earlier a staunch Boeing airline, Pegasus - Turkey's 2nd largest airline - is transiting to an all-Airbus fleet planning for operating a fleet of 72 Airbus A321neo aircraft by 2025.
Already today, Pegasus has 46 A320neo and 22 A321neo aircraft in the fleet, in addition to 17 Boeing 737-800 aircraft due for retirement by 2025.
This year, BAA Training will be training four batches of pilots at its facilities at Vilnius and Barcelona, equipped with A320 full flight simulators.