Cairns Aviation Skills Centre (CASC)
Based within the Cairns International Airport precinct since 2004, our Cairns Aviation Skills Centre offers hands-on aircraft maintenance engineering training on a fleet of real aircraft and helicopters.
- Phone
- +61 7 4034 8101
- Training centres
- Cairns Aviation Skills Centre with hangar workshop
Cairns
- Address
- 1 Tom McDonald Dr, Cairns North QLD 4870
- Phone
- +61 7 4034 8101
- Training centres
- Cairns Aviation Skills Centre with hangar workshop
Aviation Australia’s Cairns Aviation Skills Centre (CASC) opened in 2004 and caters for both domestic and international engineering students. Offering certificate- and diploma-level Aircraft Maintenance Engineering courses that help students kickstart their careers in the aviation industry, our Cairns aviation school features a range of aircraft so students can gain the hands-on experience needed to build their engineering skills and knowledge.
Equipment
The following aircraft are invaluable training aids that allow students to learn and carry out actual repairs and maintenance on real aircraft under the supervision of licensed and fully accredited training staff.
Falcon 10 Jet
A private executive 6-seater jet
Cessna 152 Trainer
The Cessna 152 is a two-seat aircraft used primarily for flight training
Robinson R44
A four-seat, light helicopter for general aviation
Piper PA-31T Cheyenne
A small twin turboprop business aircraft with 6 seats
Sikorsky S-76A
A medium-sized commercial utility helicopter, capable of carrying 14 people
A Fully Outfitted Cabin Simulator
Modelled after ATR Regional transport aircraft
Facilities available
Hangar Workshop
Cairns Aviation Skills Centre students learn and develop practical and technical skills needed to repair aircraft structures.
Technical Library
Houses aircraft maintenance manuals for all Aviation Australia hangar aircraft and allows students to learn the correct use of maintenance manuals as required for the repair, service and maintenance of aircraft.
Parking
Student parking is available in the car park opposite the facility and in front of the Cobham Hangar.
Public transport
Sunbus provides regular services from the northern beaches, south to Gordonvale. A convenient bus stop is available 200 metres from the campus (on the Captain Cook Highway).
Library and computer services
A technical training reference library is available where library publications may be loaned on a short-term basis under the approval of a staff member. ‘On loan’ library materials are the responsibility of the student and students will be required to pay full replacement cost of any items lost or damaged.
All students will have access to computers at the discretion of Aviation Australia and in accordance with Aviation Australia’s policies and procedures. Computers & internet access are not available for use other than study related use.
Meal facilities
Onsite is a kitchen, fridge, lunch room and vending machine. In addition, a food van comes by at 9:30am every morning and several fast food outlets are within a 5 minute drive of the facility.
Personal facilities
Showers, lockers and change facilities are available.
