One of the important parts of the study programme "Aircraft Technical Maintenance" is "Helicopter practical training". From 29.06. till 03.07. it was organized at the training centre of the RAI and was led by Juha Ollila, a certified specialist from Finland, and Vladimir Reiskarts, the Director of Engineering study programmes. The aim of the internship was to provide students with an understanding of the general aircraft maintenance processes, to learn how to set up practically helicopter parts. Students had a chance to work independently with assemblies, to remove and install parts of it, and to get new knowledge in aircraft documentation.

On the 19th of June in the conference hall of RAI the graduation ceremony was held for graduates. It was a big and emotional event to get a diploma after facing all the challenges on the road. Now it is high time to move on and double the received knowledge.

Good luck!

Study year 2019/2020 is coming to its end. It is time to celebrate!

We are happy to announce that on the 19th of June at 14:00 the graduation ceremony will take place at the conference room of Riga Aeronavigation institute.

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