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Australian National Airline College (ANAC)

Melbourne (Moorabbin), Australia

Airline-focused CPL training at Melbourne's Moorabbin Airport since 1990

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1990 Founded
CASA Accreditation
25+ Fleet size
YMMB Base airfield
EN Languages taught

01 Overview

Australian National Airline College (ANAC) at a glance.

Australian National Airline College has trained airline pilots at Moorabbin Airport in Melbourne since 1990, making it one of Australia's longer-established dedicated airline training schools. It operates under the CASA Part 142 integrated syllabus, which delivers a Commercial Pilot Licence with Multi-Engine Instrument Rating in minimum hours, and its graduates fly for carriers worldwide.

The college is CASA approved and CRICOS registered for international students. Students progress through Piper Warriors for primary flying, Piper Arrows for complex single-engine work, and Piper Seminoles for the multi-engine instrument rating, with simulator time in the instrument phase. The CPL and MEIR are taught as two nationally recognised diplomas, the Diploma of Aviation (Commercial Pilot Licence, Aeroplane) and the Diploma of Aviation (Instrument Rating).

Moorabbin is one of Australia's busiest general aviation airports, so students work in controlled airspace from early in their training, about 30 minutes from Melbourne's city centre.

ANAC holds CASA Part 141 and 142 approval and CAAC approval, and has trained cadet pilots for China Southern Airlines.

The school's own words: what sets it apart

02 Highlights

What sets Australian National Airline College (ANAC) apart.

CASA approved

Approved by CASA Australia and CRICOS-registered for international students.
Three decades at Moorabbin

Training airline pilots since 1990, with graduates flying for major airlines worldwide.
Busy-airport experience

Moorabbin's heavy GA traffic builds radio and circuit discipline that translates directly to airline operations.

03 Programs

Training programs at Australian National Airline College (ANAC).

The programs you can apply for through us. Open one for its requirements, its length and its fee.

- CPL MEIR
- pilot
- CASA
Diploma of Aviation CPL and MEIR
Flight hours
220 h
Tuition from
AUD 142,000
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- PPL
- pilot
- CASA
Private Pilot License (PPL)
Flight hours
81 h
Tuition from
AUD 46,600
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Fees provided by Australian National Airline College (ANAC). In US dollars: Diploma of Aviation CPL and MEIR approx. USD 98,000, Private Pilot License (PPL) approx. USD 32,000 (exchange rate of 9 Nov 2026).

04 Fleet

What you will fly.

The aircraft and simulators the school trains on, as the school lists them.

Piper Warrior (PA-28) PPL · VFR Single engine 4 seats
Piper Arrow (PA-28R) Complex · CPL Single engine 4 seats
Piper Seminole (PA-44) MEP · MEIR Multi engine 4 seats
Elite ST2000 IFR · Procedures Simulator

Three people airborne in the cockpit of an ANAC light single, shot from the left seat

05 · Gallery

See it for yourself.

Melbourne (Moorabbin), Australia, from the school's own pictures.

8 photos

06 Location

Based at Moorabbin Airport (Melbourne).

ICAO

YMMB

COORDINATES

37.9756°S · 145.1019°E

AIRPORT

Moorabbin Airport (Melbourne)

Moorabbin is one of Australia's busiest GA airports, giving extensive controlled-airspace exposure from early training.

CITY

Melbourne (Moorabbin), Victoria

Based at Moorabbin in suburban Melbourne, about 30 minutes from the CBD.

Distance

~30 min to Melbourne CBD

Region

Victoria

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