First Officer Lapsitthipone, aka Moss - CAFTC 2024 Graduate (ATPL Course) Updated April 24th, 2026 To become a pilot, you will need to meet certain age, medical, and training requirements.    Age To receive student pilot authorization (SPA), you must be at least 16 years old. To receive a private pilot license (PPL), you must be at least 17 years old. To receive a commercial pilot license (CPL), you must be at least 18 years old. To receive an airline transport pilot license

Dependable o   We have been offering aviation training in Laos since 2004 Training Conducted 100% in English o   Aviation is an English speaking environment. o   While some schools choose to teach in the local language, we focus on helping you improve your English by insisting that all training is conducted in English. Professional Aviation Training o   We strive for excellence from day one of your training to offer you the highest possible value for the cost of training. o  

Saturday, April 25th Do you dream of becoming an airline pilot?  Are you Lao and between 17 and 25 years old? Join our FREE Pilot Training Workshop and gain a clear understanding of what it takes to become a professional pilot in Laos. Secure a slot. Click here or scan the following QR code on the poster. Sign-Up Deadline: April 20th! Location: CAFTC Laos, Wattay International Airport Time: Registration 8:30 AM | End 4:00 PM  What you will gain: A clear overview of pilot trai

About my experience at CAFTC/PACTEC as an intern. I spent one week in January 2026 to learn about the work at a flight school.

ໃນເດືອນກ່ອນນີ້,​ ພວກເຮົາ ສູນຝຶກແອບນັກບິນໄດ້ລົງຢ້ຽມຢາມໂຮງຮຽນຕ່າງໃນນະຄອນຫລວງວຽງຈັນ ເຊິ່ງເປົ້າໝາຍຫລັກໆຂອງພວກເຮົາແມ່ນເພື່ອສ້າງແຮງບັນດານໃຈໃຫ້ກ...

ໃນລະຫວ່າງການຝຶກອົບຮົມພາສາອັງກິດການບິນ, ນັກຮຽນບໍ່ໄດ້ພຽງແຕ່ຮຽນພາສາອັງກິດການບິນເທົ່ານັ້ນ ພວກເຂົາຍັງໄດ້ພົບປະກັບພະນັກງານໃນຂະແໜງການບິນຕ່າງໆ...

Michael, Jennifer and Rick holding their ICAO Aviation English Rater Certificates Our staff Jennifer Bottrell, who is the Head of our...

On Thursday February 27th 2025, PACTEC International signed a new agreement with the Lao government at DoubleTree by Hilton Vientiane....

Visiting the simulator. Have you ever seen a screen that big? Today we welcomed 27 children from Kiettisack International School. The 5-6...

Training Session in our P.C172.3 At the end of January we upgraded our simulator, P.C172.3, to X-Plane12 Pro. X-Plane , a US based flight...

We were honored to host Mr. Xaysongkharm Manotham, the Vice Minister of Public Works and Transport, at the Lao Civil Aviation Flight...

Piloting the Cessna 172 during my flight training Hi, my name is Vangmuang Phongphailath (Tay). I am a former student of CAFTC. I really...

With my Flight Instructor Rick in 2017 Hi, my name is Sitthima Keovongkoth. My friends call me Moss. I am a former student of CAFTC. My...

Today we celebrated the opening of a new course, Aviation Career Preparation Course (ACPC). Today is a significant day for the Civil...