Hub'Air Aviation Academy provides comprehensive flight training programs, from ab initio training to type ratings. It has facilities in Malta, Belgium, France, and the USA. The academy trains students using aircraft like the Tecnam 2002 JF and simulators for the Airbus 320 and Boeing 737. Hub'Air aims to develop professional pilots using experienced airline staff as instructors.

1. COURSE INFORMATION
› TYPE RATING

2. ABOUT US
Who we are
Hub’Air Aviation Academy is a leading European aviation flight school providing all levels of training from Ab Initio airline pilot training to
Type Rating such as Boeing B737 300-900 or Airbus A320 family. We also offer consultancy and management services to airlines.
The majority of our staff are experienced airline industry professionals coming from Belgium, France and Malta. These include directors of
flight operations, training managers, instructors and airline pilots. All of them work to the same goal: to use their professional experience to
develop the next generation of airline pilots to the highest possible level of professionalism and expertise.
To support our mission we invest heavily in training systems and aircraft such as the Tecnam 2002 JF, the SR20 G1000 Perspective and the
Diamond DA-40 and DA-42 G1000 training aircraft and a suite of new simulators. As a leading flight school, we have also forged strategic
links with a number of airlines. This allows us to offer invaluable training experience to Ab Initio pilots and can ease the transition to
professional employment.
If you are looking to become an airline pilot then look no further! We welcome students from all countries and all our pilot trainings are
carried out in English. Do not hesitate to contact us through the contact form in the contact section, by phone, via e-mail or register at one
of our information days.

3. Hub’Air Aviation Academy was established in 2001 in Belgium to provide dedicated professional training to the airline industry and has since grown
rapidly to become one of the foremost training establishments in Europe.
Hub’Air is an approved Belgian ATO (Registration N° B/FTO-007) and a Maltese ATO (Registration N° M/FTO-04) and is now operating in Malta,
Belgium, France and the USA.
Hub’Air has always been ahead of the others because it is driven by aeronautical experts always looking for new technologies or new methods to
improve the quality of the training.
Innovations
Some of the innovations to be proud of:
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First Flight Training Organisation to own a FNPT2 in Belgium in 2001
First flight school, in Belgium, to teach ATPL in English in 2001
First Training center, in Belgium, to teach ATPL distance learning in 2002
First aviation flight school, in Belgium, to own and operate an FNPT2 MCC in 2003
First FTO, in Belgium, to order a Diamond DA42 Diesel in 2004. Hub’Air was launch customer in Europe
First flight school, in Belgium, to order and operate a simulator DA42
First FTO, in the world, to order and operate an MFTD Airbus A320 certified JAA STD2A-Level1. We are remaining so far, the sole operator
worldwide.
First aviation flight school, in Belgium, to order and operate a Cessna C172 G1000 with GFC700 in 2007.
Approved as a Maltese FTO in 2012.

4. THE TEAM
Name
Position
Last Assignment
Francois BROCART
Chief Executive Officer
Captain, TRI,TRE
Head of Training
A330, B747-400, B737-300-900
FI, IRI, CRI, FII, FE, IRE
Former Aerobatic Benelux Champion
Anneleen OTTE
Chief Commercial Officer
Max LION
Chief Operational Officer
Professional Pilot
Chief Ground Instructor
Flight Instructor
Jimmy AERTS
Flight Instructor
Captain B737, B777, A320
Michael-Pierre DECORT
Compliance Monitoring Mgr.
Professional Pilot
Flight Instructor
Karl FALZON
Ground Instructor
Captain Air Malta
Mark SOLER
Ground Instructor
Captain Air Malta
Joseph MARKHAM
Ground Instructor
Captain Air Malta
Mark ATTARD
Ground Instructor
First Officer Air Malta
Cedric FENECH AZZOPARDI
Ground Instructor
First Officer Air Malta
Sandro MIZZI
Ground Instructor
First Officer Air Malta
Karl GALEA
Ground Instructor
First Officer Air Malta
Steven Decock
TRI/TRE 737 IRI/IRE/CRI/CRE FI
Captain B737 KLM
Gary Laus
TRI Avro/ IRI
Captain Avro Brussels Airlines
Peter Vermeire
TRI/TRE A320/A330
Captain A330 Brussels Airlines
Axel Maes
TRI/TRE A320/A330
Captain A320 Brussels Airlines
Vincent Andrews
GI ATPL
Captain B737 TNT
Wim Vermoessen
GI ATPL
First Officer Ryanair B737
Henri MAGAUD
Type Rating Instructor
Philippe DUFOREST
Synthetic Flight Instructor
Fabien MILHAUD
Type Rating Instructor
Guillaume THOMAS
Synthetic Flight Instructor
Jean-Pierre MEUNIER
Type Rating Instructor
Thomas DORN
Flight Instructor
For further info on our courses, please contact us at contact@hubair.be.

5. FACILITIES
Hub’Air Aviation Academy’s main offices are located at Malta International Airport. The majority of the courses are given in Malta, with a
part taking place in the USA and in France.
Premises
MALTA
Hub’Air Aviation Academy’s main offices are located at Malta International Airport.The brand-new premises house the
ground school with state of the art classrooms, briefing rooms and all necessary facilities as well as a simulator
complex. The training aircraft are at walking distance from the academy. At our Malta Academy, we offer the major
part of the Ab Initio course.
USA
Hub’Air’s USA offices are located in Winterhaven, Florida, where the PPL flight training takes place for our Ab Initio
students. The campus facilities include classrooms, briefing rooms, ground training equipment.
Flying in Florida is a very exciting experience! There are many places to fly in virtually unrestricted airspace and it is an
excellent area for hours building.
FRANCE
Hubair’s full flight simulator training as well as the Type Rating courses are conducted from the offices in
Paris, located at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport. (*)
(*)Type Rating courses can be done at an additional cost)

6. AIRCRAFT & SIMULATORS
Hub’Air invested in the newest and safest aircraft and state of the art flight simulation training devices.
AIRCRAFT
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Tecnam 2002 JF
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Diamond DA-40 G1000
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Diamond DA-42 G1000
SIMULATORS
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AL-42 (FNPT II)
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AL-200 MCC (FNPT II)
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STD 2A Airbus 320 (Approved fixed base simulator)
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FFS Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 (Full Flight Simulator)

7. accommodation
Malta
Malta lies in the heart of the Mediterranean Sea, halfway between Europe’s mainland and North Africa. The
archipelago consists of 6 islands with a total area of 216sq km.
Malta and Gozo are the two largest islands and are densely populated with just over 400,000 inhabitants. Comino is
small and sparsely populated, while Cominotto, Filfla, and St. Paul’s Islands have no inhabitants.
The national language is Maltese, a language of Semitic origin with a romantic influence. However most of the
population speak good English. Italian, French and German are also spoken in most hotels.
Malta enjoys a Mediterranean climate with mild winters and hot summers, so it is always a good time of year to
visit Malta and it is of course an excellent location for flight training.
Hub’Air Aviation Academy can provide accommodation(*) in the major tourism spots of Sliema, Gzira or
St. Julian’s on the north-eastern coast.
(*) Accommodation in Malta is not included.
USA
Florida, also known as the “Sunshine State”, or “Land of Flowers” is one of the most popular vacation and retirement
destinations in the world.
This tourist magnet is known worldwide as the land of sunshine, orange groves, Disney World, Universal Studios
Orlando, and the Kennedy Space Center.
Florida is home to the electric city of Miami, stylish beach communities such as South Beach and West Palm, the
Florida Keys, the Everglades, and so much more to fill a lifetime of Florida vacations.
Hub’Air offers accommodation to the students.
France
Paris is synonymous with all that is French. Known throughout the world as the “City of Light,” Paris is celebrated
for its beautiful city plan, its architecture, museums, bridges, cathedrals, parks, shopping, flea markets, sidewalk cafés,
wide and luxurious boulevards, elegant cuisine, and numerous monuments.
Hub’Air Aviation Academy can provide accommodation (*) in Paris, in the neighbourhood of Charles de Gaulle Airport.
(*) Accommodation in Malta is not included.

8. TYPE RATING
INTRODUCTION
Type Rating is a qualification that all Civil Aviation Authorities require you to complete before you may fly a multi-crew complex type of aircraft.
Type rating, Unlike light aircraft where you would complete a Class Rating and then be qualified to fly a group of similar planes, the Type Rating
goes into far more depth depending on the complexity of the aircraft systems and flying characteristics.
The Type Rating typically consists of Computer Based Training Ground School, Fixed Base simulator training and then Full Flight simulator
training on very sophisticated level D devices. The final requirement would be to actually fly six touch and go’s in the form of six circuits. Once all
the required training has taken place, and you have passed the skill test, then the aircraft rating is issued on your professional flying licence.
To qualify for a Type Rating course with Hub’Air Aviation Academy, you should be in the possession of a valid CPL-IR-MEP, which you will have
obtained after completing the whole ATPL course, leading to a ‘Frozen’ ATPL (A). Apart from this, you should also have succeeded an MCC (Multi
Crew Cooperation Course).
Description of the Type Rating course
The Type Rating courses take place in France (Paris), the Netherlands (Amsterdam) or Belgium (Brussels), depending on the availabilities of
the slots.
The Ground School footprint includes CBT (Computer Based Training) on A320 or B737 systems. The CBT is an online study tool and you can
do this training at ease at your place. Upon arrival at the training centre, you will get system revision/performance and ECAM study with an
airbus A320 or Boeing qualified instructor. Prior to the FFS training, you will have an EASA multiple-choice exam. We will aim to adjust your
training schedule and make it fit into a one-month schedule.
Hub’Air Aviation Academy includes Ground School and training on an approved FFS (Full Flight Simulator).
Hub’Air combines Type Rating and MCC on one device. You will always be paired with a simulator partner. All our instructors are active airline
pilots flying A320 or B737 airliners with major airlines.
You will learn how to use the flight management computers and how to control the aircraft through a control panel. You will be able to
perform a complete flight with all sequences related to it, taking into account the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s). You will also
perform fully automated approaches, both ILS and NON-ILS (Instrument Landing System) approaches, including a go-around, etc.
Apart from this, you will also learn the complete methodology of solving non-regular situations through the ECAM system (Electronic
Centralised Aircraft Monitoring).
At the end of the training, you will be assessed by an official TRE (Type Rating Examiner), who will put you through a set of mandatory items,
to check whether you have the correct level of skill to be issued with the A320 or B737 Type Rating.
After the Skill Test, six take-offs and six landings with an A319 may be scheduled with our partner airline Adria Airways or with our partner
airline Jet Time for B737.

9. TYPE RATING DETAILS
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Airline SOPS + POH
Checklist + training file
CBT online study - B737 EFIS + exam: 80 hours
Ground School: 14 hours
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OTD: 16 hours
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FFS: 34 hours
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Skill test included
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Briefings and debriefings
Airline SOPs + POH
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Checklist + training file
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CBT online study - B737 EFIS + exam: 80 hours
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Ground School: 14 hours
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OTD: 16 hours
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FFS: 34 hours
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Skill test included
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Ground School conversion course: 14 hours
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FFS conversion course: 8 hours
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Briefings and debriefings
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Airline SOPs + POH
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Checklist + training file
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CBT online study - NG + exam: 80 hours
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Ground School: 14 hours
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TYPE RAT
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B737 NG
Briefings and debriefings
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TYPE RAT
B737 Clas ING
NG conve sic +
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Skill test included
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B737 Clas
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TYPE RAT
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FFS: 40 hours
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A320
Ground School: 16 hours
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TYPE RAT
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CBT online study - A320 + exam: 80 hours
OTD: 16 hours
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FFS: 34 hours
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Skill test included
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Briefinfs and debriefings
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Airline SOPs + POH
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Checklist + training file

10. For more information visit
www.hubair.com
E-MAIL
contact@hubair.be
TELEPHONE NUMBERS
Malta: +356 22 48 51 02
Belgium: +32 2 808 46 88
France: +33 158 625 064
UK: +44 203 608 1320
The Netherlands: +31 208 110 560
MALTA
Hub’Air Malta
Security Gate 1
Malta Int’l Airport
Luqa, LQA 4000
Malta
FRANCE
Hub’Air France
Bat U Zac de la Demi Lune
Champs Gaillard
Avenue de la Demi Lune
95700 Roissy
France