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Massive growth from regional carriers is predicted to need 8,000 additional pilots by 2025
Emirates has 1200 pilots from 60-plus countries and is looking to double this number by 2012. It is aiming to recruit 200 pilots this year and 300 next year" Alan Elsey, Head of Operations, Touch Aviation.
Etihad Airways, the national carrier of the UAE, has launched a new pilot training initiative to ensure it will not be caught short of pilots as it expands in the future.
CAE has signed agreements to source, recruit, and train more than 600 candidate pilots for Jazeera Airways, Kingfisher Airlines and Wizz Air over a four year period to address the global pilot shortage.
According to Boeing, the local fleet is expected to grow by 600 aircraft over the next 20 years which means that around 4800 extra pilots need to be recruited or trained.
With more than US $ 80 billion being invested in GCC aerospace infrastructure, demand for skilled aviation professionals is at an all time high in the Middle East.
"Horizon has over 90 percent UAE national enrolment, and is now planning a major recruitment drive to increase programme uptake rates to meet increasing demand. The coming five years will see the academy double its capacity" Mohammed Humaidan Al Zaabi, General Manager, Horizon International Flight Academy.
The UAE Air Force plan to order around 24 lead-in fighter trainers and between 30 and 40 basic trainers.
The GCC market for crisis management training in various branches of government, civil defence and security agencies is picking up quickly.
The UAE Air Force plan to order around 24 lead-in fighter trainers and between 30 and 40 basic trainers.
The Royal Saudi Air Force recently procured the Typhoon jetfighters and is looking for lead-in trainers for fifth generation fighters to fulfil future needs.
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