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Dubai to get Middle East's first aviation safety training academy
Dubai World Central Aviation City, which will be home to the world's largest maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) centre in Jebel Ali, has signed a land lease agreement with a Dubai company to set up the Middle East's first independent aviation safety training academy.
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- Published: 00:18 November 14, 2007
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Dubai: Dubai World Central Aviation City, which will be home to the world's largest maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) centre in Jebel Ali, has signed a land lease agreement with a Dubai company to set up the Middle East's first independent aviation safety training academy.
Spatial Aviation Safety Training Academy, a specialist provider of aircrew training solutions, will build the $37 million (Dh136 million), 14,000 square metre facility to cater to commercial airlines, private and corporate jet operators, helicopter and light fixed wing crew.
"This regional 'first' will significantly add to DWC's proposition as a totally comprehensive aviation hub and provide a vital service to the industry within the Middle East who will be able to access world-class training without the costs of sending staff overseas," said Abdullah Al Quraishi, chief executive of DWC Aviation City.
"Aviation City will be a hub for global aviation training institutions who meet all international regulatory standards in order to bridge the gap between demand and supply to the full gambit of aviation pro-viders regionally."
The academy's safety training programme complies with International Civil Aviation Organisation, Joint Aviation Regulations and the UAE's General Civil Aviation Authority standards.
"Our vision is to establish the academy as an exemplar provider of world class safety training programmes for the aviation industry, at Dubai World Central," said Joseph Mc-Keever, CEO, Spatial Training Solutions.
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