Emirates Flight Training Academy signs pact with Boeing for pilot training system

Dubai / Emirates Business

The Emirates Flight Training Academy, the new world class flight training facility developed by Emirates airline to respond to the industry’s growing need for pilots, has signed an agreement with Boeing under which both organisations will collaborate on a comprehensive training curriculum and software infrastructure to support Academy operations.
Emirates Flight Training Academy, currently under construction at Al Maktoum International Airport – Dubai World Central, DWC, and scheduled to open in October 2016, will combine best practices in education with state of the art learning technologies and cutting edge training aircraft.
Under the agreement, Emirates Flight Training Academy will receive an integrated software system for managing cadet learning and training flight operations, and an enhanced curriculum customised for Emirates. Cadets will learn with highly interactive digital content delivered in purpose-designed classrooms and on personal tablets.
“Our programme is designed to produce career-ready pilots. Exceeding regulatory requirements, the curriculum will, for instance, see cadets complete at least 1,100 hours of ground and 315 hours of flight training using a competency-focused approach. We are leveraging Boeing’s expertise in airline pilot training to identify opportunities to enhance the Academy’s curriculum,” said Captain Alan Stealey, Principal, Emirates Flight Training Academy.
Emirates designed the academy to promote advancements in four key areas of pilot training: interactive learning for theoretical subjects in classrooms, practical learning in the most capable training aircraft, practical learning in advanced flight simulators, and airline-focused line-oriented flight training.
When fully operational, the academy will be able to accommodate over 600 students at a time.