OxfordSaudia Flight Academy Signs Training Contract with Alpha Aviation Academy

OxfordSaudia Flight Academy and Alpha Aviation Academy, owned by Air Arabia, has signed an agreement to train up to 100 cadet students, yearly, in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

OxfordSaudia will train trainee pilots to the Alpha Aviation Academy syllabus in preparation for the Multi-Crew Pilot License under the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority, GCAA.

This agreement is the first for OxfordSaudia Flight Academy, in the GCC, outside of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, where it aims to be a landmark in aviation training and support the aviation industry considered to be one of the most growing regions around the world.

“We aim to be the best global destination for flight training. OxfordSaudia Flight Academy is strategically located, in the eastern region of Saudi Arabia being an hour away by flight from UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, and Bahrain. We are happy with our first agreement with the well-known Alpha Aviation Academy to support their training requirements for the advancement of the aviation industry in the region.

This agreement helps creates jobs for our Saudi graduates as flight instructors which is aligned with the Kingdom’s 2030 vision” Captain Larry Wade, the CEO of OxfordSaudia Flight Academy said.

“ We are happy to integrate with OxfordSaudia Flight Academy in aviation training as we have tremendous requirement to support Air Arabia.

OxfordSaudia Flight Academy was not a difficult choice as it draws upon more than 75 years of experience in aviation training. Our Trainee pilots will conduct their training in a state of the art brand new fleet of Diamond DA40 equipped with the latest technologies and has similar joy stick control to Airbus A320 which we believe is an added value as well” the Captain Nadhim Alhamad, the General manager for Alpha Aviation Academy explained.

• The training will be on DA40 as part of the Multi-Crew Pilot License approved by the GCAA in the UAE
  As many as 100 trainee pilots, yearly, from UAE

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About OxfordSaudia Flight Academy

OxfordSaudia Flight Academy has established its center in King Fahad International Airport in Saudi arabia to help address the significant regional shortage in aviation training. The center recognizes the skills of individuals in the region and the need to have a regionally based professional career path for qualifying students.

The academy has one of its kind training with guaranteed employment opportunity as flight instructors after graduation.

The academy is equipped with a brand new fleet of 60 DA40 and DA42 aircraft and with 4 FTD Diamond Simulators to ensure trainee pilots are trained as per the latest technologies and training methodologies.

About Alpha Aviation Academy

Launched in 2008, Alpha Aviation Academy UAE is the Middle East’s leading pilot training provider and one of the largest and most recognized providers of the Multi-Crew Pilot License in the world. The academy is managed by and in partnership with Air Arabia,

The Academy offers accredited trainings and programs in the aviation industry including A320 Type Rating, English Language Proficiency (ELP). Our Academy accommodates a GCAA Approved Examination Center that is allowed to conduct examinations for more than 90 different subjects