Background
On 2nd March 2017, KKIP Aerospace Sdn Bhd and Lembaran Asia Sdn Bhd signed the shareholders agreement to develop an Aviation training centre located at KKIP Industrial zone 15. This is a wholly owned subsidiary of KKIP Sdn Bhd, alongside a joint technical cooperation with Mega Aerospace to aid Sabah in the growth of its aerospace industry and strengthen Kota Kinabalu’s position as a regional aviation hub.
KKIP Aerospace Training Centre is also in joint technical cooperation with Aero-Bildung GmbH. This will be the country’s first and only training centre offering Aircraft Maintenance Technician as a training programme with dual certification under European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM).
This is an initiative to broaden activities in the field of maintenance training for the aerospace industry in order to upgrade the aeronautical certification in Malaysia and the aviation market.
KKIP Aerospace Training Centre is a fully equipped campus with facilities that include a hangar with NDT workshops, hostel accommodation, a library, high speed internet, cafeteria and an admin building.