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Alpha Aviation Academy UAE in Sharjah
| College name | Alpha Aviation Academy UAE |
| Director's name | Mustafa Ali (General Manager) |
| Executive body or owner | Alpha Aviation Group |
| Date founded | March 2009 |
| Number of students (approx) | |
| Number of staff (approx) | |
| Type of institute | private profit-making college |
| College location / area | Upper Floor, Cargo Terminal 2, Sharjah International Airport (no map) |
| Postal address | PO Box 132, Sharjah, UAE |
| Telephone | +971-6-5580481 |
| Fax | +971-6-5580483 |
| info@uae.alphagroup.aero | |
| Website | uae.alphagroup.aero (new window) |
| Curriculum | |
| Qualifications | ICAO MPL |
| College fees | 293,600 dhs per year (2008-2009) |
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18 March 2009
- Alpha Aviation Group (established in February 2006 in the UK) run Alpha Aviation Academies (AAA) in several different countries in addition to the new facility in Sharjah in the UAE. AAA UAE was first announced at the Dubai Airshow in November 2007, originally scheduled to "commence operations early 2008" (November 2007 press release)
- AAA UAE is established in partnership with Air Arabia, a Sharjah based budget airline.
- Pilot training course leads to the Multi Crew Pilot Licence (MPL) for commercial jets. Students will train on large commercial planes with big L signs on the tail*
- Length of course 12 months. MPL courses are expected to start on a monthly basis.
- Student capacity at the Sharjah facility is 120 per year.
- Course approval from the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA / GAA) received December 2008.
- Cost of course calculated based on AAA FAQs information that fees are $80,000, and may not be applicable to the UAE - check with AAA.
- Other AAA institutes are
- UK - Alpha Aviation Academy Europe based at London Gatwick
- Philippines - Clark Aviation in the Clark Special Economic Zone (CSEZ), Pampanga province, open 2006 (November?).
- Kazakhstan - International Aviation Training Academy, operations scheduled to "commence in the second half of 2008" (November 2007 press release).
- India - National Flying Training Institute (NFTI) in Gondia (planned, or proposed - February 2007 information).
- *We made up the bit about the L sign.
UAE pilot training flight schools and aviation industry colleges
- Alpha Aviation Academy in Sharjah (established March 2009)
- DAE Flight Academy in Ras Al Khaimah (established October 2007)
- Emirates Aviation College in Dubai - aviation, aerospace, air traffic control degrees and vocational courses (established 1991)
- Frankfinn Institute of Air Hostess Training in Dubai
- Horizon Flight Academy UAE in Al Ain (established September 2003)
Last update 18 March 2009
General Comments - might not apply to Alpha Aviation Academy UAE
- Fees, facilities, education quality varies widely. Allow extra fees for visa, transport, accommodation.
- Salaries, accommodation, other benefits for lecturers vary substantially. Check contracts carefully for medical, housing, flight allowances, etc.
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- Teaching in Sharjah and the UAE (mostly about schools but good for instructors too)
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