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Emirates Aviation College ties up with Boeing unit for pilot training

Boeing has come on board Emirates Aviation College in Dubai to provide high-quality ground and flight training for cadets and help support a continued pipeline of qualified commercial pilots.

Boeing subsidiary Jeppesen is teaming up with Emirates Aviation College and other pilot training schools worldwide to guide cadets through the ab initio stage of training to become professional pilots, a Boeing Press release said.

The Jeppesen scheme is the first step in a comprehensive Boeing flight training programme that will guide candidates through several stages of training from inexperienced newcomers to becoming licenced commercial pilots, the release said.

“Our working relationship has been fruitful as we were able to bring together the outstanding reputation of Emirates Aviation College with Jeppesen’s training know-strong training programme to provide the proper foundation for a dynamic new generation of pilots and technicians,” said Sherry Carbary, vice-president of Boeing Flight Services, a business unit of Commercial Aviation Services.

“The Jeppesen ab initio pilot training programme establishes the first step of the pilot development process and builds on the Boeing and Jeppesen expertise in aviation training to offer customers the advantage of a full-service platform for student training and career development,” Carbary said in the release.

The Jeppesen ab initio programme prepares students for the jet bridge training delivered by Boeing. This gives students the advantage of a single source of training to move from cadets to jet pilots with respected aviation companies. The release said Jeppesen is working with leading international airlines to incorporate airline-oriented elements into their ab initio curriculum. This will provide students with real-world learning opportunities.

The 2013 Boeing Pilot & Technician Outlook, a respected industry forecast of required aviation personnel, forecasts a strong demand for nearly half-a-million commercial airline pilots globally over the next 20 years. Jeppesen and Boeing are working with leading global airlines, flight schools and universities in the United States, Europe, Australia, South-east Asia, the Middle East and South Africa to prepare the next generation of pilots and help meet this demand, the release added.

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