Entry Point North Belgium welcomes its first students

Press release
2018 09 03

On 3 September Entry Point North Belgium welcomed its first students in Brussels. The first day has started with training courses for 20 air traffic controllers of Belgocontrol and will be followed by various other courses for air traffic controllers, engineers and technicians in the upcoming weeks.

Through the newly established academy, the Belgian air navigation service provider Belgocontrol will continue to provide its staff with high quality training and will also offer a wide range of training and services to external partners in the future.

The training site Entry Point North Belgium is located in Steenokkerzeel/Brussels and equipped with new state-of-the-art simulators: 50 radar/pilot positions, five 180° and one 360° Tower 3D simulator. It will deliver Initial, Unit, Continuation and Development training for ab-initio and operational air traffic controllers in Belgium. In addition, it will offer Technical Engineering, Safety, Aeronautical Information, Meteorology and other courses in accordance with the training needs of Belgocontrol and other customers. The training will be based on Entry Point North’s training philosophy and methodology and will be delivered in cooperation with Belgocontrol staff.

Entry Point North Belgium is a joint venture, equally owned by Belgocontrol and Entry Point North. Through this far-reaching collaboration, both organisations establish a strong foothold in the Single European Sky of tomorrow.

Johan Decuyper, Belgocontrol CEO: “Today is a special day for Belgocontrol, since we launch the first joint venture in the history of our company. Entry Point North Belgium allows us to offer high quality training to our staff on our own site. Thanks to the partnership between Entry Point North and Belgocontrol we can position ourselves on the international training market and let external partners benefit from our expertise by offering outstanding trainings in our modern facilities located in Brussels, at the heart of Europe.” 

Anne Kathrine Jensen, Entry Point North CEO: “Today we are happy to open another academy located in central Europe in cooperation with our partner Belgocontrol. We are looking forward to delivering high quality training based on our well-proven training methods and philosophy in Brussels. Entry Point North sees this Joint Venture as a significant step in our continuous growth globally contributing to increased safety in the sky.”

Background information:

About Belgocontrol

Belgocontrol is an autonomous public company, created in October 1998, with the mission to guarantee the safety of air navigation in the airspace for which Belgium is responsible. Its zone of activities extends from ground level (at Brussels Airport and the airports of Antwerp, Charleroi, Liege, Ostend and Kortrijk) to flight level 245 (8,000 meters) above Belgium and from flight levels 145/165 to 245 for the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

The EUROCONTROL centre in Maastricht is responsible for the area above 8,000 metres, and jointly manages the air traffic of the upper airspace of Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and the western part of Germany.

About Entry Point North

Entry Point North is one of the largest global ATS academies. The premier training solutions are carried out in accordance with best practice and international rules, regulations and standards including ICAO and European Commission.

Entry Point North is a total training solution provider. We offer a wide portfolio of training and services to aspiring and operational air traffic controllers, air traffic flight information service officers, air traffic safety electronics, administrative and other aviation-related personnel. Training is delivered at modern facilities in Sweden, Ireland, Hungary, Denmark, Spain, Belgium and at client sites. Our clients are regional and international, public and private air navigation service providers, airports, airlines as well as military organisations and our services are delivered throughout Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia.

Entry Point North is an internationally recognised academy with more than 120 employees originating from over 20 countries and delivering training for more than 3300 students yearly. Our five modern training facilities are equipped with more than 270 state-of-the-art simulator positions, five 270°/360° 3D and seventeen 180° 3D state-of-the-art simulators.

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