The Canada-based Moncton Flight College will open a second campus in Fredericton to handle an increase in students from China who will train as pilots.

The Moncton school, in partnership with CANLink Aviation, recently signed a contract with the Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics to train 20 Chinese students.

The college currently has 104 student pilots from China training in Moncton with the first graduating class of 28 students to receive their certificates next month.

A Fredericton campus will open in June this year.