Alpha Aviation Group and Air Arabia launch International Aviation Training Academy

Alpha Aviation Group, the specialist global aviation training provider, and Air Arabia (PJSC) , the first and largest low-cost carrier (LCC) in the Middle East and North Africa, announced today at the Dubai Air Show the signing of a joint venture agreement to launch a new multi-million dollar International Aviation Training Academy based in Sharjah, UAE.
Alpha Aviation Academy (UAE) LLC is the second of Alpha’s global network of International Aviation Academies and will be modelled on its existing academy, Clark Aviation, based in the Philippines. In addition to satisfying Air Arabia’s own internal needs for pilots to man its expanding fleet of aircraft, the Academy will also train and supply pilots for other carriers in the region.
Operations are scheduled to commence in early 2008, training ab-initio airline pilots under the new ICAO Multi Crew Pilot Licence. Phase II will extend operations to include training for cabin crew, engineering and other aviation operational personnel. Following ongoing discussions with the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), the application for approval of the Academy is in process.
14/11/07 AME Info, United Arab Emirates