MMEA pilots earn their wings

LLHA director Eric Lee (fourth from left) with the first batch of pilots who completed their training at Layang Layang Helicoper Training Academy in Kota Kinabalu.

KOTA KINABALU: The first batch of Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) pilots is ready to take to the skies after graduating from the Layang Layang Helicopter Academy (LLHA).

Layang Layang Aerospace Group managing director Johan Poong Abdullah said the four graduates were the first cadre of qualified helicopter pilots who successfully completed 18 months of training in the academy’s flight training programme for MMEA personnel.