The first European Advanced Airlift Tactics Training Course (EATTC) of 2016 drew to a close on 25 February with the graduation of both day and night qualified aircrews from Belgium, Spain, Germany and Poland.
The new dual track course was hailed as a complete success, with all training objectives achieved to reach the graduation standard but, perhaps more importantly, by the crews themselves who had found the course both challenging and enjoyable. The opportunity to mix with crews of different nationalities, operating different aircraft in the same role offered an additional dimension to the event and added greatly to improved interoperability envisaged in the sponsoring 20-nation European Air Transport Fleet (EATF) programme.
The next course will run in Orléans in France over the period 22 May - 3 June 2016.
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