And guys, how is it doing there at AAA? Are the first graduators already in line training?

Cheers up!

Hi all,

Just by way of an update, I have learned recently that the Core Flying phase (70 hours) of future courses will be carried out exclusively in Australia. Also, it appears like as a result of this the course length is likely to be reduced by a couple of months...

Updates
 

There are alots of changes & updates in Alpha, one of them is the Core flying in Australia, plus some updates to MCC training & the overall reduction in the training period with a better training standard.

As for batch 1, we have just started our final A320 Sim check (Skill Test), by the end of the week, batch 1 will be finally A320 Type Rated & ready to go online in Sept. will be updating you shortly when I am back in Sharjah next week. :ok:

Hope to hear from you (guys) soon!

@Marlim
 

Marlim,

Been counting on your valubale updates. Want to know everything before I resign from my FO-equal job & sign my life over to AAA.

On a less professional note "MY FUTURE DEPENDS ON YOU, LOL" :\

Looking forward to your updates!

More Updates
 

Well, now I have the time to talk & after becoming an A320 Type Rated Pilot :ugh: ... here are the lated update:

1. Training in Australia is running nicely & professionally with AAPA, it was said that 2 months & one week is the planned training period for my colleagues down there, google it! here are some links:

Australian Airline Pilot Academy

AAPA begins MPL training with UAE cadets | Australian Aviation Magazine

2. The Second batch of MPL cadets will be finishing their MCC course in a few days & start their A320 stuff sometime next month & Batch 3 will start end of this month their MCC.

3. I GUESS there are 3 batches in the Ground school by now.

4. Batch One is already A320 Type Rated as of today, they still have 3 things to go, that are:

- Zero Flight Time Training (ZFT) to prepare us for the 6 TOs & Landings (which is Tomorrow) simple touch & goes on the Simulator ;)

- 6 TOs & Landings (3 days to finish all 9...3 per day)

- English ICAO test (done in 1 hr)

All will be done sometime before Sept OR by first week of Sept, SERIOUSLY, we need a break !

@ Risk, here is some exclusive news for you, in order for Alpha to help its MPL cadets out & just incase if Air Arabia is congested with Second Officers (end of 2012), they are making some arrangements with some airlines (can't mention them) to line train them & probably send them back to Air Arabia :)

@ Capt Weird, thanks for the post, we will definitely keep you updated :ok:

Ahh great news malirm! You are saying that Air Arabia is going to be congested in 2012 with Second Officers. Isn't that a reason to be concerned about? The training isn't really cheap, but we say okay to that, we will pay, but we want the job. If they are (really) going to be congested with Second Officers, where will they fly then with their MPL's? You say that Alpha is talking with (some) other airlines to send their students to them for the line training, do you think that these airlines will take these students and offer them a jobcontract, or will Air Arabia take these students over after the line training and offer them a jobcontract, or will they sit home?

Thanks for the updates! I'm asking myself what newcadet is doing, he is a very helpfull guy too!

Hello,

Does anyone know when the next batch at AAA may be starting?

Thanks in advance.

@Marlim & drc_10
 

Marlim:

I believe Captain.weird has already perfectly captured the question that came into my mind when I saw your post... Your mention of the word 'congested' suggests that AA is not prepared or rather will be unreceptive (more scary) to future cadets as they will reach saturation. On the other hand it also shows that AAA's MPL program is a success :D but that is just my political side talking... Truth is, it is a bit disconcerting to see that there will be 'congestion'. I like your use of the word though. It makes it sounds like, yes there will be a slight delay, but you'll make it through.... and rightfully so, it seems that they are on the right track in talking to other airlines. What needs to be looked at is if these airlines actually absorb these cadets instead of Air Arabia & that would be great... I don't need to explain why now do I...

Well all in all, every post of yours shines another ray of hope...

drc_10

As per my last chat with Mr. Peter from AAA the next batch was to start in Nov/Dec. There is a new batch every 4 months...

Thank you Risk - that's helpful to know.

@ All
 

Guys, I used the word Congested, as I really mean it, you are talking about over 60 SOs in one airline!!! the reason for talking to other airlines is that our Head Of Training (HOT) (one of the greatest Captains I have ever met), doesn't want anyone to wait or get delayed, we are talking about a week to 2 weeks off between each training phases (nowadays), not like what happened to us, stayed 7 months at home after ground school, then another 2 months after flying, then another 3 months after MCC...this is now HISTORY, and in order for Alpha to keep its word :ugh: and not do the same mistake that it did with us (Air Arabia were a little concerned about how the training flows), they are suggesting that SOME of the batches (Late batched) could line train with A320 operators & then come back to Air Arabia as FOs ;) the latest is that Fly Dubai has reduced its requirements for hiring Pilots, will or has already opened their Cadet Pilot Program AND Etihad's Terminal 3 is already small for the Airline, away from Qatar Airways & Emirates !!!

Guess what...I heard it on Sunday, A great pilot shortage is expected in the coming few months with the A320, 737 & 787 deliveries in the region...I was discussing it with a couple of Captains & FOs here & there, it is really strange to realise that now :confused:

Talking about Scary, well, its true, from the time I decided to get into Pilot training, it was all about RISK, but I weighed CPL/IR + a Type Rating & Flight time on A320 with MPL, I say MPL will have better chances nowadays...especially if we (the first batches) do good ;)

RISK, to be honest, most probably with that Pilot shortage, I guess a fresh CPL/IR graduate will be getting a job on Jets :ok:

Please guys don't think I am marketing for Alpha or Air Arabia, I am just providing you with what I believe & what I experienced & heard ;)

Ahh thanks malirm for your post! That clears everything. So Air Arabia can't train all those S/O's in one time, so they have to spread them over a few airliners for their linetraining, whereafter they can join the Air Arabia club. Nice to hear! I'm just waiting now my time just to see how you guys (the first batches) are dealing with this. Are you guys going to get the job or will they refuse it. It's very exciting.

When will you start linetraining?

Goodluck with it!

FlyDubai doesn't have any cadet pilot programme dude.

@Marlim
 

I understood your use of the word but was concerned 'AT' its use. Yes, having a heap of SO(s) is obviously not ideal, but then so is having a heap of FO(s) not ideal. What I mean to say is, AA will say 'enough' sooner or later.

Anyway, I guess time will tell.... But yeah, very sorry to hear that you had to spend all that time at home...

About Fly Dubai, firstly, FD does not have A320(s), they have B737(s), so I don't reckon they would accept A320 MPL graduates... or at least I don't think the syllabus would allow that & neither would the GCAA. Secondly, FD takes their pilots from CTC & they do not have a cadet program. Yes Etihad is growing bigger & its pants are getting tighter, but they only want braded clothes (experienced flyers), won't take Karama stuff (new flyers) ;)...

About the pilot shortage, let me give you an 'insiders-insight' :E, so let's compare ALTEON (Boeing's training division) forecast, Boeing's forecast in 2010 & then again in 2011

ALTEON in 2008: Middle-east: 17,500

BOEING in 2010 (Source: Flight International, 21/09/10): Boeing forecasts a global need for 448,000 new airline pilots to enter the industry over the next 20 years.... .....the Middle East 23,000.

BOEING in 2011 (Source: Le Bourget, France, 22/06/11, PRNewswire): The Boeing outlook indicates that by 2030 the aviation industry will require 460,000 new commercial airline pilots..... .....Middle East will require 36,600 pilots.

So as you can see, the forecast of Boeing is increasing incrementally. In fact I was as at a Boeing's symposium recently in Seattle, US & the last topic on day 2 was about how airlines should address the global shortage of pilots.

Don’t worry Marlim, we know you aren't marketing for them, that’s why the trust bro!

@ RISK & Capt Weird
 

I understand that MPL currently applies to A320, but, you can apply the changes to the last bit of the training Phase of the MPL to meet the Type Rating for ANY jet, Fly Dubai had a visit to our academy long time back, as per Mr Peters, I can't say anything about what Etihad & Emirates what will they be doing to fill their Cockpits, but I know & I am sure about it, Etihad is preparing to accept MPL once they see the outcome of Alpha, that is a confirmed news & I have an email about it from them ;)

In the middle of this Pilot shortage, where airlines in this region are feeling/noticing it badly...I guess all experienced pilots will go for well paying airlines & run away from Air Arabia, Al Jazeera & all these small airlines (comparatively) thus, giving us more space, still, we are in a flexible ground, maybe alpha won't need to line train the MPLers out & keep them for Air Arabia...

The Pilot Training Business is rolling now, trust me, if an airline comes with a suggession to Alpha to train MPLer for another type of aircraft, they will come out with it ;)

As for the line training, I have been asked to submit copies of some of my training documents to Air Arabia to arrange for us the line training, guess Sept is a date :ok: as far as I know, we will start observing flights 8 sectors or so, then PNF for 8 sectors, then PF, as far as I heard from here & there, but what I know & have seen, Air Arabia has one of the best line training Syllabus in the region :)

Hope that I can update you soon, when/where ever possible !!!

Thanks for the trust :ok:

Oh, BTW, Fly Dubai will be taking the Emirates Emarati cadets for a couple of hours before they are released to Emirates, plus, Emirates Aviation College has opened its flight training to non-Emaratis for 600,000 AED, here's the link !

Emirates Aviation College - Training Courses

Guess what...600,000 AED they call it Ab-Initio, but don't really mention ANYTHING about type rating or about the later stages, but it mentions in the FAQs that there are no Job Guarantees with Emirates, Fly Dubai or any other airline !!! Thanks for making life easier for Mr. Peters & Alpha :p

To all
 

Another 'insider’s insight':

ALL, yes, ALL, major airlines in this region are contemplating MPL seriously. Since I am employed I can't name & say it directly (you all know of the previous incident of Etihad & PPRUNE), but TRUST me, Marlim is right.

....and if any traditionalist PILOT tells you otherwise, tell him to get a medical done :p because such decisions are not made by flying pilots. They are made by pilots sitting in cushy chairs & big offices who have a better outlook of the problem & have calm heads & have already overcome their frustrations in life.... and in some cases they are made by non-pilots! PLUS, airlines are airlines, because they want to make money, that’s it! So the faster they can get their 'workers' the better for them...

I know this might sound a bit demeaning to pilots, but that is the reality. I am too a 'worker' we all are...

Anyhow, basically, MPL, MPL, MPL!

About the EAC course… Again, no comments ;) but they will only run the course if the minimum number of students sign up... there is no affiliation to any airline (even though EAC is owned by EK). You get a fATPL & the other CPL/IR stuff...

About AAA:

So Marlim, your date is in September & by when do you expect to be a fully-fledged FO in AA? I want to calculate the exact time I will be out of a (GREAT PAYING) job & riding a bicycle TILL I start earning again...

When is the next batch going into this 8 sectors stage?

@ RISK
 

Thanks for the Latest news :)

As for our training, all of us (The First Batch & HOT agreed to get 2 Weeks Off as the last Vacation) before the 12 Take Offs & Landings then an immediate line training, as I said, Air Arabia has already got the required documents to start preparing for our line training, I guess we will hear from them soon for a couple of courses.

By Mid of Sept around 15th, we will be ready to go to the line, before that we will be doing some courses with Air Arabia that include Safety, Dangerous Goods, Performance, A320 ground school exam agian (Air Arabia's Requirement) & First Aid training...etc.

By the end of Sept more line training Captains will be ready to take us, there are currently 20 Captains, I guess 5 or more are coming, this makes atleast 25% increase in production, I guess 3 to 4 months will be the period (it depends on the individual's Performance), its a busy month for Air Arabia, as more FOs are becoming Captains & more Captains are becoming TRI/Es & line training Captains...etc. :ok:

Once I get a time frame I will be providing it for you, but just for limiting the excitement, I can say, it will take 6 months for the First Batch ;) to be line trained...

@Working professionals in UAE wanting a change
 

Right, so here we are in this country, some by birth & some because of a decision made by our parents & some by our own accords. A lot of us or our parents made that decision for a variety of reasons, but I reckon the most prominent of them all is finances.

So here we are (repeat)... because we can earn more than in our own countries. General rule of a place that you live in, including a small village, is that you become one of them. In fact that is a famous saying in Arabic & the stay period in the saying is a mere 40 days. Here, you are always a passenger... My point is that we have one & only aim, money, which will eventually lead us to good life (yes we forget that religion could do the same...but that is another discussion).

So my parents, well actually my dad (I come from a very traditional family) started to work at the age of 7, that too as a labourer... today he has kids that are highly educated in western countries & he still maintained his responsibilities as a traditional person (this part can only be understood by people who know).

All in all, he made something out of us, if not of himself, so that today we can sit on a cushy chair & reap the benefits of his hard work...

Sorry I am drifting, back to the point...

Today, I sit on that cushy chair, making him proud; giving him the feeling of security that I am there to back him up if need be.... but inside my very calm exterior is a brewing storm. I want to put everything that he worked hard for & I have accomplished on the line for a fluttering hope... to fly.

There are absolutely no guarantees that I will be lucky as the first time & i will lose everything... & like I started my post with... I will lose the reason why we are in this country... & my parents’ hard work...

If I was say in a western country... I would possibly have been naturalized within five years & if I had to take this risk at least there would be support for me... but not here. We are on our own.

Now I open this page every day, hoping that someone I know by the name of Marlim would post something that would be so amazingly eye opening that it would answer all my questions...like a God sent answer... Don’t get me wrong, Marlim is the MOST useful person on this forum; his posts are invaluable! But what I am referring to is those questions that you normally will ask God... "Is this right for me?., Will I make it?, If I make this decision will I work for a major airline in about 5 years?"

Anyhow, I don’t know why I am writing all this, but I guess I have been looking at this page & didn’t see anything change... so wanted to see a new post, even if it’s my own...

In essence, if any of you out there want to fly, DO IT EARLY! Don’t wait like me.... I wanted to make others happy, but what I have realised is that those people who you are trying to make happy by doing things they want..... Are actually asking you to do those things because they think that doing that will make you happy... see the circle??

So make yourself happy & they will become happy when they see you happy... just don’t go overboard... you know what I mean... don’t apply this rule to everything in life.... but to a few that are definite.

Signing off...

@ Risk
 

What a great post, this is reality for 99.99% of all expats here!!! I also open this page every now & then & find out there are no posts... :{

I have a very small update, the title is "Contract with Air Arabia", we finally got the chance to get a look on our contracts with Arabia, it is a SO training Contract that mentions a FO contract at the end of the training (Depending on your performance & the company requirements...both are covered with god's will)...the only problem with that contract is the BIG/HUGE Financial Guarantees from the Cadet's side...which is DANGEROUS after paying the whole 440K paid for the MPL, I won't mention/add anything about/to the contract as of this moment, there is alot going on between Alpha/Air Arabia for the first Batch (probably the next batches), as they know that we are financially exhausted, Mid Sept is closing up, we will have congested weeks ahead, prayers please :)

Risk, please don't give up on your dream, I had a stormy 3 years of my life, but reading a contract that has my name on it...gave me the best ever feeling of my career trajectory :ok: I WILL KEEP YOU POSTED...Probably fireworks next week ;)

Haha risk and malirm! Me too! I'm everyday lookin' if this topic is bumped up in the middle east section.

Risk: I totally understand you bro! Just go for your dream! Are you already an airline pilot or do you want to become one!

Malirm: wish you all the best dude! I'm now a student studying at a regular university.. I really want to make it as an airline pilot, but I'm really scared of all those stories.. If I think that I can't get a job, I would be totally screwed!!

@Marlim/Captain.weird
 

Thanks for the support guys...

Marlim, I must ask you of these financial implications you spoke about... That is if you can say or at least PM me...

Secondly, the next batch is starting in Dec/Jan 2011/2012... plus I reckon that you guys will be flying by 15th....yaaaaay!

AAA has about 80 students & I believe AA requires 139 pilots by 2015... so still some space...

The official course length is now 14 months which is good... and I believe just this month about 5 pilots handed in their resignations...

SOOO, not so bad aye?

Captain Weird; I did what you are doing... I went to a f*@#ing university instead of a flying school and became an ENGINEER.... which is great... but guess what... I can DESIGN aircraft... I can MAINTAIN aircraft, I can disassemble & assemble an aircraft... but what is the best part of aviation... FLYING... and guess what.... I can't fly... yes I CAN'T fly with my degree... it is surely getting me big monies, but that stupid worm up my backside is still bothering me & biting me every time I sit down & tell me to get up & fly!

Plus, I am a GEEK... so the fun part of an Engineering degree is designing... and guess what... given my nationality & my religion and so on... I can’t get a job in that sector because all those jobs are either in the US of the EU... both of which are IMPOSSIBLE to enter directly purely on the basis of your knowledge... so at the end I am stuck in the APU exhaust :)

So back to the point, if flying is what you really want, do it NOW or forever remain silent...... or you will end up like me a talkative old man :)

Anyhow, 0.5 million Dirhams is a lot & not easy to come up with... so I guess it really boils down to that doesn't it...

Trust me as time goes by, Pilots jobs will increase & demand will too... within the next 5 years will be a great time to be a pilot...

I will get back to work now ;)

Back to Business
 

Okay...back to Business, Tomorrow (Friday) & Friday the Next for those guys who still didn't arrive from vacation, Alpha's MPL's First Batch will have the practical SEP...i.e. jumping from a fuselage shaped structure to a swimming pool & learn how to survive...etc.

More to come next week...:ok:

Updates
 

Back from an interesting day at Emirates Crew Training College, with a lots of confidence about how to handle Evacs & Safety Equipment...etc. :)

As for the Base Training & Line Training, most probably we will hear from GCAA soon about certifying doing the 12 TAGs in non Air Arabia A320s (I know it is a little late for that), which is going to be done in Amman ;) ...most probably certification will be next week & Base training next week too. As for the line training, we can't start it until we get the licenses, so, Observation flights are expected to start & keep on running until the Licenses are issued, probably some PAs & RTs can be trained (en-route Orientation or something like that) :ok:

That is the latest, I guess next week will be interesting ;)

@Marlim
 

This surely sounds intresting...

I can't even comprehend your feelings right now; knowing you are so close to turning your dream into a reality :)

HOPE TO SEE YOU IN JANUARY... RISK contemplating risking it all...:ooh:

@ Risk
 

LOL, Will see you hopefully on Jan...:ok:

@Marlim
 

Today is the 15th.... any news?

@ Risk
 

Will be Signing the Contract with Air Arabia soon...

Base Training is next week, mean while we were having Lots of Obs Flights all around Air Arabia Routes...GREAT CREW, very helpful & so full of joy, its a nice Family :D ... So we are kept busy like that...Guys (who are close to me here), please PM me if you have more questions about anyhing...I can't just post everything here :ok:

@Khayat
 

Ture, it is a gamble & a hustle... but as with all aspiring pilots, we tend to ignore everything & risk it all...

Marlim has been positive about it even after quite a hecic & long time spent there... since you are a relatively newer batch & quite frustrated, do you feel that Air Arabia might not take you guys?

My question arises from the fact that AAA has about 80 students with them now. Anyone joining now will have 80 people before them in the queue, so I want to know if it is indeed a bad decision to join now.

I dont want to pay 600,000 Dirhams & end up with nothing...

@ Khayat
 

First of all, Khayat is a good friend of mine, I was in contact with him yesterday & amazingly...he doesn't know PPRuNe! he was shocked by the fact that there is somebody using his name, please who ever you are, don't use anybody's name...I will check with Alpha if there is another Khayat in the Academy which is 0.01% chance, If I were you, I would use another nickname. :ugh:

About the Contract/Risks...etc. I was shocked to know that we will have to pay such an amount to Air Arabia after spending 440K in Alpha...well, I have compared it to other CPL/IR + TR + Line training options from Eagle Jet, it lies somewhere around 120K, then Obviously if you join an Airline, they are going to pay you less for sometime under a Temporary Contract...etc. while at the end of my MPL (Away from the Training techniques/equipment compared to CPL), I got a contract without me hustling here & there...to be honest, going the CPL/IR way to me was like a disaster looking at the chances I have, specially looking at my friends & instructors who were waiting for that shot that I already HAVE.

At the end of the day, You can spend 600K for getting into a Job or upto 600k for a CPL/IR + TR...I took the first option, here I am, I have been Lied to/Delayed/Sent away from home to get my training done/was not sure of my future...etc. I say again here I am, I got a JOB & well respected amongst my CPL/IR & ATPL holder friends...good luck with choosing :ok:

Thanks Marlim for clarifying that...

all
 

malirm is in the first batch, but unfortunately khayat is right and do not forget something: all the ordered planes will not be added to the current fleet, but 1/2 will replace actual leased planes, so no job creation for half of the order. The situation will be ok for the first batches, but as air arabia do not have enough TRE/TRI captains, and they will struggle to get in these profiles, the next batches will be queueing for a while after the training completion.
Air arabia is trying to promote current FOs to capt position but they are not able to be TRE/TRIs..... So the situation is risky for the last batches, lets say from batch 5 or 6 ongoing....
Once your inside, you're like an hostage, they can do anything they want, lie, rise the price, add fees on top of the ones you knew before, you will have no choice and they know that.... Nice business to play with people dreams, make a lot of money of it :E :}

@ All
 

Woooow, I guess that everybody wants to play it the PPRuNe way, Thanks Yannisfr :ok:

FAKE Khayat, I am here since 2008, it is a loosing battle, try another one, Alpha is a money making Business...Sure, Air Arabia is a money making low cost carrier...sure, are we victims, in a way YES, but in another way, I have secured a career in a Country that this kinds of careers go for highly experienced Pros, looking at myself 10 years from now...would I regret it :confused: lets see...

The School of mind starts again, you can take my words, FAKE Khayat's words or Yannisfr's (Yannos) or anybody else's, people ask me for updates, I post them, whether good or bad, would I say Alpha is bad...would I say Air Arabia is bad...well, I guess it is all about MPL, as I always said..WAIT & SEE...

Best of luck in choosing, from now on, I will be posting updates about my status & how my MPL training progresses, nobody asks me about recommending anything as I will let FAKE Khayat take over providing you all about alpha updates :ok: whoever you are, I wonder how would you deal with any delays/miss understandings later on in the few coming Months/YEARS of your training ;) wish you the best my Aviation Mate !

Interestingly, all posts by Khayat (or whoever they are) seem to have disappeared from this thread... Hmm...

Malirm, I would like to echo some of the previous comments in this thread that your posts have been the most helpful. Please keep sharing, as I am sure quite a few aspirants like me are looking out incessantly for updates in the hope that this would continue to bolster our confidence in AAA and the MPL.

Thanks and good luck.

To all
 

I don't know YOU! Yes, YOU, the reader, the poster & the observer...

BUT I know something... which is that I come here for hope, help & hints.... yes subconsciously I do also come here for negative thoughts because we are all adults & need to decide for ourselves & that won’t happen till we know both sides however bolstered they are.

So my ADVISE to all is that you can post whatever you want & read whatever you want, the question boils down to a these simple facts:

POSTER: Do you want to tell the truth, your feelings & the actual facts, or do you want to dramatize it? This can end up in other people getting hurt. If you post extremely positive when it is not the case, someone will end up investing their life in this & end up with nothing, or the opposite wherein you post something negative when it really is not (it might just be a bump) & someone might not do what they always wanted to do & still end up losing a dream. Which by the way is equal to losing hope & that is equal to losing your life….

READER: Read, just read & evaluate everything, then PLEASE GET OFF YOUR LAZY backsides & go do some research on your own, make your OWN conclusions & filter out the unwanted… ask an expert.. Don’t just believe everything online… that goes true for EVERY website on the internet…

To conclude, lets not argue, let everyone post what they want & it is our responsibility to correct any incorrect information & if there still is something that we can’t do, then it is up to the individual reader to decide whether what they are reading is right or not. I mean at the end of the day the readers of this thread are aspiring/potential pilots, so then they should have the judgemental capabilities to differentiate between right & wrong.

Latest Update
 

@ DRC, thanks mate, I hope I can help without forming a propaganda against or for the advantage of Alpha or Air Arabia, its up to the READER to decide.

@ Risk...I agree :ok:

As for the base training, Alpha & Air Arabia are sorting it out with GCAA (obviously) + other Country's CAA, as the deal was to make the 12 TOs & Landings in Air Arabia A320s (as known), but, Air Arabia & hence Alpha decided to do it with another airline in an Arab Country for the sake of Saving Air Arabia's A320s from a total of 108 Touch & Gos (Wear & Tear + Costs + Availability of Aircrafts) ...thus GCAA has decided to make an Audit of that Arab Airline & the status of its A320, & Training Captains...etc.

Everything is under process currently, I guess the deal will be, That Arab Airline Captain will be setting to the Left seat, while An A320 TRE from Air Arabia is Observing us (sitting on the Jump Seat) as nobody would let other pilots to fly their airplanes...still, we might hear from them anytime sooner or Later, it also depends on the availability of that Arab Airline A320...

This is what being Batch one feels/is like, you just wait for deals & legal stuff to happen :zzz: & hope for the best :O

You (The READER) judge it...good news or bad news...to me, I'm used to the delays :cool: This doesn't mean Alpha/Air Arabia/GCAA are bad OR Great...I am updating you (Reader) & you decide for yourself the best option !

Ye who hath held thine silence, do cometh from yonder & quoth unto us all but a few words of hope!

Any updates? Anyone?? Hope this meagre post would lead into breaking the silence and remind active posters that there are people like myself who are still tracking this thread in the hope to hear some news...

Thanks.

To All
 

First of all, I wish you a Happy Eid...

I will be updating you sometime by Mid/End Nov. 2011 :ok:

There is some good news...nothing bad for now except for the waiting :zzz: a good break to study & enjoy...:cool:

I thought that you're gone and let my dream ceased :{
Hohoo .. so Glad to hear from malirm :cool:
I am still on my original mission "collecting the bucks" :ugh:

HapPy Eid too, trust you've had a bless one !!! :)

Marlim, since I am considering joining the aviation industry, I would like to know, from you, how many students from batch 1 have been able to graduate to the line training stage?

What happens to those that gradate but are not able to to secure a job with Air Arabia. What value does the MPL have? There will be no takers for cadets with only 70 hours of flying and a few hours of IR rating.

Should then going for the CPL route not be a better option than MPL?

joining alpha
 

HI I am 30 year old from India ,I am deciding to join alpha for MPL .. could some one help me with information what will be the future of students joining next year will air Arabia take us into the airline as SO or we just have to settle with only a MPL