That's true.
Alpha has limited their intake to 50 students per year now due to the surplus.

Lesson no.1 - you can expect anything but fair from Air Arabia/ Alpha management - they care only about your money. Once You give it to them and they already suck You dry - You become worthless.

positive climb isnt here anymore? TRE's tell you you bought a job?

Latest news:
-there is to many pilots in Middle East and from Alpha itself
-new students will face tremendous problems to get hours, all will be delayed indefinitely
-new students - forget about the contract, after You finish the school You will look for a job in an industry that is going downhill.
-there was a meeting in Air Arabia to lower F/O salaries, there is excess first officers so the management can do whatever the fu.ck they want
-other airlines will not lower the salaries - they will just terminate

Still want to apply ?? :D

Fifi how are you affiliated to alpha ? Are you a current / former student ?

ABY has reduced the FO salary before , this is a fact

No cadet will get a permenant contract , that is also correct

Industry completely going south ... Not really , region is still alright for the time being

I'm a former student.

Is alpha in search of a new partner airline ? Also ABY is doing pay to fly 100,000 AED +++ for CPL holders .

Can u clarify a bit more regarding thia info.
And is it official ?

I can't clarify about new airlines, just something I heard. Pay to fly is certainly going on . 100,000AED up front and another 100,000AED bond for 5 years.

They should line up the guys who will sign up to this and pull the trigger

Is alpha delaying batches intentionally so that ABY does not have to pay ? The latest in hearing is that it's so badly organized that the cadets don't know what's going on in terms of timeline, everyday it's a different story!

People who are currently stuck , please post your experiences. Yes and for those who think this is a wonderful place to be I'd like to hear from you too !

The whole thing sounds so Mediocore to me .

Alpha/ Air Arabia management are greedy liars and there are big delays during the course - this is nothing new.

What's new - there is already excess F/O (around 90) with new students coming every few months. Those F/O who do not have contract till now, will not get it for sure.

If You apply to Alpha now, the only thing You will get, is worthless AA licence and it will take around 3 years judging by recent batches.

bond 150K for five years not reducing not even one Dirham until completing 5 years exactly.

Guys this course should be renamed "Scam of the Century".

I would question the intelligence of anyone willing to sign up to this nonsense. Put it this way, I most certainly would not be willing to get on a plane with such a person at the controls and I will not use Air Arabia out of principle if ever I find myself in the region.

Niether would I , not saying the training isn't good , more on moral reasons . The way they act is pathetic

MPL at alpha
 

Hi malir I am thinking of moving to alpha but I have not yet come to conclusion which one to take the airline pilot training option or else MPL option also how can I avail the student loan facility I am currently working in KSA as sales coordinator.

Entrance requriement
 

Hi malir I did not put for physics and math at high school can I get the admission at alpha ?. How tough is ADAPT ?

Before you spend 700,000 aed read very carefully !

Also be advised that if your medical or visa is rejected you will be charged fully for the assessment , this has happened in the past .

Haha nice one , it is true though . Alpha management are typical khaleeji style , mostly lazy and incompetent

They are in talks with a new airline, a low cost carrier in Oman. But it wont be a partnership with Alpha, it would be only with Air Arabia.

Salam air ?

Can you elaborate a little more ? Basically aby cant accommodate everybody so they are pushing it off to a start up ? Won't this mean even more delays ? Am I correct ?

It's pretty much confirmed that nobody is going to get a permanent contract . Latest developments indicate that the pipeline will be slow and many will be asked to leave. I have been saying this will happen for a long time. I do feel sorry for those who are a stuck and it serves as a warning to those who are considering alpha.

do you mean after the 1500 flying hours,nobody will get permanent contract?

Can you please share your sources? I mean reliable source!

Meeting recently happened in Sharjah , would be better if someone on the inside can confirm this..

Entrance exam
 

Can anyone provide with the kind of questions asked in the entrance exam

Students are on a hiatus , no end in sight , definitely no job !

Reading above thread if I understand correctly, there is no permannet contract after 1500Fh, but the training would still include the 1500FH correct?
Is it not enough to look somewhere else? Apprecite if somebody give an advice.

Another drop in profit reported , students will be delayed for a long long time. Very unreliable place

More fool those who paid £140,000 to fly an A320 with no living costs or anything at all contributed. Plus £600 selection fee, and they don't even help with your visa. Someone somewhere hasn't got enough suitcases to fit all his cash in.

Hi,

I need some advice please help me with some information.
The MPL AAG program includes 1500FH, is that correct?
The uncertainty is that there is no permanent contract after this, is that also correct?

After your 18months training suppose you have completed everything, how long before you can join Air Arabia for the Line A320FH training to complete the 1500H?

The problem starts with after completing 1500FH? if so, is it not enough FH to look job somewhere else?

Appreciate it!

The problem starts the minute you pay them your first deposit , they will delay you and not give you any answers.

It is not so bad as you are thinking.
Please stop posting rumor here bro.

Dogkim what's your experience of the programme? Are you on it? I am very intrested to hear the opinion of someone on the course who can tell us reality because all I have heard are very bad rumours and a very rude email from Alpha in my inbox from the one time I inquired about this programme

For me, so far it is fine. Good instructors and fine schedules.
There are delays between phases but it is getting better and better.

When did you start ? When are you going to do your posts flying? How can you say it's not so bad without experiencing it start to finish ? Many unqualified arrogant people there

@ officer K ? What did the rude email say ?

This is the "Professional Pilots Rumour Network" (PPRUNE)

I'm contemplating sending my son to the Middle East for training on the mpl course but One thing is for sure middle east is in trouble and I doubt I will be sending him to AAA. It's too risky spending all that money especially as the big two down there are reducing in size and talks of mergers etc.

Europe seems the best least risky option.