Press Release

Issued by CAE Oxford.

January 19, 2012

Oxford Aviation Academy (OAA) and Emery Roberts (ER) are delighted to announce the launch of a new English Test for Aviation (ETA) test centre at OAA's training facility at Hong Kong International Airport.

Developed in 2010, ETA provides for both direct and semi-direct testing of English speaking and listening skills complying fully with all ICAO guidance on language testing within aviation.

The new ETA centre, managed by OAA with the support of Emery Roberts, will deliver ETA services to aviation customers across Asia Pacific. A team of five examiners – three English language experts and two aviation subject matter experts have successfully completed the intensive examiner training session which culminated in a site visit by representatives of the Hong Kong Civil Aviation Department (HKCAD).

Now fully approved by HKCAD, ETA testing services for corporate and individual customers commence this January both at the OAA training centre and at the customers' preferred location.

Commenting on the launch of the new centre, Henry Emery, Director of Testing at Emery Roberts, commented "We are excited to be offering an independent, quality language testing service to pilots and flight crew in Hong Kong with our partners at Oxford Aviation Academy. In addition, we at ER are delighted to have established a presence in the Asia Pacific region, and we recognise this is a first and important step towards providing a full range of specialist language proficiency training and testing services to the industry in Asia."

Mike Humphreys, OAA's Managing Director of Type Training added "Oxford Aviation Academy (OAA) is delighted to be working with Emery Roberts; they are an internationally recognised and leading provider of aviation English language education and assessment services. Language Testing complements our own aviation assessment products and adds to the excellence in training that the OAA brand stands for. We have jointly met the requirements of the Aviation Regulators and look forward to working together to bring this service and expertise to the Asian Market."