It provides Emirati and international students with an international training program and modern housing with sports facilities
Emirates Academy expects to graduate 100 pilots in 2022
Admission to the Academy is available to holders of high school diplomas.
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Abdullah Al Hammadi: "Carriers operating in the Middle East need 54,000 pilots by 2040."
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The Director of the Emirates Pilot Training Academy, Captain Abdullah Al Hammadi, said that the number of trained pilots in the academy reaches 250, while the maximum capacity of the academy in all training stages is 600 students.
He added that the academy recently celebrated the graduation of the second batch of its pilots, as 25 other students successfully completed the academy's global training program, bringing the total number of academy graduates since the first graduation ceremony in 2020 to 50 cadet pilots.
He expected that next year will witness the graduation of 100 pilots from the academy.
training programs
Al Hammadi explained that enrollment in the academy is available for holders of secondary certificates, at a time when the study period reaches 21 months, which includes practical training by helicopter, then by small jet aircraft, and after graduation and receiving a pilot license approved by the General Authority of Civil Aviation, graduates can enroll in a special course for training in Flying a Boeing 777 for two months with Emirates Airlines.
He added, "The academy provides aspiring young people with a world-class training program using the latest technologies, with an infrastructure to train more than 250 students per year," stressing that the academy continues to contribute to supporting the aviation sector in the UAE.
Training Academy
Al Hammadi pointed out that the academy is located in Dubai South, and is based on an area of 164,000 square meters (the area of 200 football fields), and includes 36 modern classrooms and new generation simulators.
It also owns 27 single-engine Cirrus SR22 G6 aircraft and Embraer Phenom 100EV light jets, explaining that the academy also has a special runway 1800 meters long, with lighting and navigational signals, an independent air traffic control tower, in addition to a rescue and fire service and a center. for maintenance.
Academy Curriculum
Al Hammadi revealed that the academy adopts a four-pronged approach to training its students, which are: interactive theoretical learning in the classroom using advanced digital content and immersive virtual reality technology, experiential learning on modern training aircraft, the use of advanced flight simulators, and finally training on specific models to meet Air carrier requirements.
innovative curriculum
He pointed out that the academy has developed an innovative curriculum, starting from learning to fly the "Cirrus SR22 G6" single-engine aircraft, to applying directly to the "Phenom 100EV" light jet aircraft, which provides students with more experiences on jet aircraft.
He continued, "Students of the latest batch of pilots who graduated in December 2020, spent more than 6000 flying hours during their training at the academy," noting that the graduates obtain a "commercial pilot" license (CPL) on an aircraft powered by several engines, while the training takes between 21 and 24 a month.
He stressed that Emirati and international students have modern accommodation facilities, including sports and entertainment facilities, while the academy accommodates up to 600 students in various stages.
Al Hammadi stated that carriers operating in the Middle East need 54,000 pilots until 2040, according to a recent report by the American Boeing Company, as the UAE and Saudi Arabia come first in terms of the need for pilots in the region.
sector recovery
In response to a question about the continued shortage of pilots, despite the challenges currently facing the aviation sector, and the decline in air traffic globally in light of the restrictions that some countries continue to impose on travel, Al Hammadi explained that the aviation sector is usually at the forefront of sectors that receive shock during global crises. On the other hand, he leads the pace of recovery from it later.
He added: “Based on what the sector has gone through during previous international crises, such as the events of September 11 and the global financial crisis in 2008, the recovery period for the sector ranged between one and three years, so it is expected that the sector will return to recovery to pre-pandemic levels ( COVID-19) by the summer of next year.
Aviation Training Leaders Conference
The Director of the Emirates Pilot Training Academy, Captain Abdullah Al Hammadi, said that the Emirates Airlines academy, in partnership with the Dubai-based consulting company AFM.aero, hosted 50 pilots training industry leaders at a conference on the sidelines of the “Expo Dubai Air 2021” which recently concluded its activities.
He added that the 50 industry leaders are responsible for training 10,000 new pilots every year, which is about half of the pilots who graduate from various academies around the world, noting that they discussed the effects of the pandemic during their visit to the academy's headquarters.
He explained that the attendance included world leaders from the United States, Europe, Africa, Asia and the Middle East, which is in line with the vision of "Expo 2020 Dubai".
The leaders held two seminars for the aircraft training sector “Flight School” and the “Pilot Simulator” training department, with a review of the full effects of the pandemic on the training industry, and a discussion of the ability to provide the aviation industry with the required numbers of pilots in the coming years.
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