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I didn't think we were that sought after...
Let's see if I can fulfill prospective instructor curiosity. Ayla Aviation Academy is a flight school in Aqaba, Jordan. We pride ourselves in giving high quality training and we employ high qualified flight instructors. Jordanian aviation system is a copycat of the FAA system and all the training is based on the American system.
AAA is a part 141 flight school and operates with Diamond aircraft, and the whole fleet is based on G1000 glass cockpit system. The main base is in King Hussein Airport in Aqaba while the ground school is done in a massive new facility in downtown Aqaba.
I was the first instructor to be employed by the school and I arrived in Aqaba in mid-April. Since then we have already finished two PPL courses and we are now starting the thirt PPL course, the first CPL/IR course and a bridging course for Gulf Air cadets.
The high quality of the training environment is assured by top level maintenance and experienced flight instructors. Although we mostly employ high qualified flight instructors, we give chances to low time instructors to form and grow up with the company.
Now that I gave you the bright sides, let me tell you that there are also downsides. Aqaba is a resort area in the Red Sea, but it's still pretty far away from what most of you can expect from this kind of places. I found the place quite boring and not much to do in your spare time. This place is also extremely expensive, probably the most expensive of the whole Middle East. The vicinity of Eilat, Israel just on the other side of the border with its shiny resorts and well maintained beaches will increase the frustration.
The company has just a little more than 6 months of life and of course is still undergoing a settling period but after a little false start that was promptly corrected we are now heading in the right directions and the new comers will probably not notice the initial struggles that many of the "pioneering" instructors did.
Remember that like every other company that employs mostly ex-pat the daily frustration is based on the capacity that the company has to make their employees "at home" and in this, every employee has different needs and different ideas. So be warned about this.
Of course this is not an official description and it is only my personal view of my the company. So, if you have any other question about working in Ayla... now you can PM me