Hi....
Please Calm down guys, I applied for emirates aviation college (engineering Dept.) & they required the same qualifications...I joined and had the tests + medicals AFTER being selected & here I am (will graduate in Sept 08), Moreover, it is mentioned in the website:
Medical Examination
Cadet pilots will be required to undertake and pass the company’s standard medical and dental examinations prior to joining. Cadet pilots will also be required to undertake and pass the UAE government standard medical examination and the GCAA medical examination.
Details will be given during a briefing prior to joining the programme.
(
http://careers.etihadairways.com/ehi...obDetails.aspx)
This means...when your application is shortlisted, the company will ask you to go & do the Medicals prior to arriving to Abu Dhabi OR (Most Probably) they will do it for you (appoint doctors & Pay them)...this is just what I so with the Emirates Airlines "Emarati National Cadet Pilot Program".
I'm not trying to be on anybody's side...but I would consider a medical report as an
advantage...but this won't have any effect on your application, as you will have to go throught the process again (even if you were a professional pilot who is transferring from an airline to another).