DUBAI, UAE, With over 350 cadets already graduated through the program since its inception in 1992, Emirates National Cadet Pilot Program continues to recruit UAE National to join Emirates pilot team.
In order to help interested applicants experience a career as a pilot, Emirates will be hosting ‘experience sessions’ at various locations around Dubai where candidates will have the chance to fly a mock aircraft simulator, to experience what it is like to control a machine weighing over 352 tonnes at a speed of 350KM/H. In addition UAE Nationals will be able to speak to current Emirates pilots; gaining a perspective of the role and the Cadet Pilot program through those with first-hand experience. Times and locations for the Emirates Cadet Pilot experiences are:
12-14 July, 2012, at Fudo Coffee Shop from 7:00pm to 12:00am.
19-21 July, 2012, at Midif City Centre Cinema from 7:00pm (8:00pm with start of Ramadan) to 12:00am.
26-28 July, 2012, at Shu Coffee Shop from 8:00pm to 1:00am.
The two-and-a-half-year pilot training program is open to UAE Nationals who pass the application process and testing to enter the program. Supported by Emirates Airline, each year over AED 70 million is dedicated to UAE National Cadet Pilot Program and the results are clear: a quarter of Emirates’ pilot have joined the organization though the program. There are currently over 150 UAE Nationals undergoing the Emirates Airline National Cadet Pilot Training Program and the autumn class is accepting applications for 80 cadets to join. Each year, Emirates receives over around 1,500 applications for the program but accepts only 5% due to strict joining requirements.
The program includes intensive Aviation Science and English-language courses. Following these classes, cadets earn their commercial pilot’s license with a multi-engine instrument rating (CPL/Multi IR) before completing aircraft-specific simulator training. Flight training for the cadets, providing real-life flight experience, is undertaken at the Emirates partner facilities.
“Some people feel the pinnacle of success is reaching the top floor executive offices. But for our cadet pilots, our ‘office’ is 35,000 feet in the air, with 230,000 pounds of thrust behind you, and the responsibility for the safety of hundreds of people,” said Abdullah Al Hammadi, national cadet pilot manager. “The talented, professional Emiratis who join the Cadet Pilot Program embody both Emirates and the UAE when in Dubai and abroad; ambitious, expert, responsible and with limitless opportunities. Our Cadet Pilots have not only the 125 and growing Emirates destinations open to them but the limitless horizons of the open skies in which to expand their career.”
