(Red Deer Regional Airport)

By rdnewsNOW staff

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Nov 20, 2020 | 1:03 PM

A new business is set to take flight at Red Deer Regional Airport (YQF).

Airport officials have announced Canadian Aviation College as their newest business partner.

Canadian Aviation College is described as a designated training institution which currently operates from its main college in Pitt Meadows, British Columbia.

The company is bringing a secondary location to Red Deer Regional Airport with both single and twin-engine aircraft for students and instructors to take advantage of the diverse landscapes of the region, while utilizing the consistent winter weather of Alberta.

As a student-oriented aviation training facility, the team at Canadian Aviation College is said to focus on empowering its students to graduate with a higher level of experience and be better suited for employment in Canada.

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International students who graduate from their Commercial Pilot Program are also eligible for post-graduation work permits in select countries.

The economic impact of students within central Alberta is anticipated to be immense.

Students with the Canadian Aviation College will live within central Alberta as they complete their studies, with this number of students expected to continue to grow year after year.

Officials at YQF say these students are able to contribute to the local economy by eating meals, visiting sites, and contributing to daily activities and transportation.

They feel this addition to the local economy is vital in times such as these.

“Students are a huge economic driver for central Alberta, and we are so happy to see upwards of 100 students here with the Canadian Aviation College as we look to the future,” airport CEO Graham Ingham says in a release. “The airport has continued to remain busy throughout 2020, with essential service business and VIP traffic, and this addition of the airport’s third aviation school is a fantastic benefit to that economic impact.”