Dubai, UAE 6th November 2004 – The Emirates Aviation College (Aerospace & Academic Studies) is the first institute within the UAE to conduct a licensing course for pilots wishing to pursue a career in commercial aviation. The ground training course, which runs for 13 weeks, is for the Airline Transport Pilot Licence known as a "frozen" ATPL. Authorised by the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA-UAE), the college is conducting the course in collaboration with US-based Jeppesen Academy. Commercial Pilot Licence holders who meet the minimum flying requirements can register for the ATPL course. Emirates Airline's Cadet Pilots graduating from BAE Systems Flight Training in the Australian city of Adelaide will now be able to take the course at the college, enabling them to fly as First Officers on the fleet. Mohammed Al Budoor, Principal of the college's Aerospace & Academic wing, said: "The college has made a great effort in fulfilling the GCAA requirements and procedures for authorisation for this course which exceeds current standards available in terms of syllabi and instructors. "I am very pleased that we can now offer this course to not only our own cadets but also holders of commercial pilot licences throughout the region and give them the opportunity to fly with a commercial airline." The college holds the exclusive rights to offer the ATPL course to third parties in the UAE, the GCC states, the Middle East, North Africa, and the Indian subcontinent. The ATPL course is the second initiative between the Emirates Aviation College (Aerospace & Academic Studies) and Jeppesen Academy. The seven-week certification programme for Flight Dispatchers and Flight Operations Officers was the first such syllabus to be approved by the GCAA. "The Jeppesen Academy Dispatch Training being conducted at Emirates Aviation College has been a great success," said Kirk Quong Sing, Jeppesen Academy General Manager. "The ATPL class and beyond is a natural next step for our relationship." For more information on registration, contact Business Development Controller Maha Hmeid by telephone: +9714 2824000; email: maha.hmeid@emirates.com Contact: Frances Barton, Emirates' Corporate Communications; Tel: (+9714) 203 2144; M: (+97150) 650 3900; e: fran.bart@emirates.com visit: www.emirates.com
About Emirates Aviation College (Aerospace & Academic Studies) The college, located close to Dubai International Airport, inaugurated the new Air Traffic Management Training department this year. Students undergo training using the state-of-the-art, three-dimensional Air Traffic Control simulator (Adacel MaxSim) which features high quality, photo textured visual scenes with exceptionally realistic weather simulation. Other courses offered by the college include Aerospace Engineering, Electronics & Computers, Tourism Management and Business Management Studies. The programmes lead to vocational higher BTEC diplomas awarded by UK-based Edexcel Foundation. During their study, students are sent by the college on work-placements to various organisations within the UAE and abroad, in support of the vocational, technical and academic programmes. For more information, visit: www.emiratesaviationcollege.com
About Jeppesen Jeppesen founded Jeppesen Academy in 2000 to develop and deliver advanced training to pilots and flight operations personnel. Through a variety of courses, which can be delivered on site at customer facilities, Jeppesen Academy has rapidly become the leader in delivering professionally-developed training to airline and military operators around the world. Jeppesen Academy offers its courses at Jeppesen locations in Denver, Colorado; Frankfurt, Germany; Crawley, U.K.; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Dubai, UAE. Courses are also available at over 20 Alteon training centres worldwide. Jeppesen is recognised as the world's foremost provider of integrated aviation information solutions. Jeppesen's portfolio of products and services includes: flight information, flight operations services, international trip planning services, aviation weather services, maintenance information and aviation training systems. The Jeppesen group of companies has offices in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Australia, China and Russia. Jeppesen is a subsidiary of Boeing Commercial Aviation Services, a unit of Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Jeppesen product and corporate information is available at www.jeppesen.com.
Source: Flight International
