FTEJerez last night hosted a graduation and wings ceremony for the latest group of Emirates Airline Cadets Pilots successfully completing their training at the college. Cadets graduating were Ibrahim Al Hammadi, Hamad Al Hammadi, Ibrahim Al Shamsi, Saeed Bin Huzaim and Abdulla Bin Thalith. This brings the total of Emirates Cadets who have graduated from FTEJerez over the past two years, to forty nine.
A number of Emirates students who have reached milestones in their training or who recently have gone solo for the first time also received certificates to commemorate their achievements. The event, followed by a gala dinner on campus, was hosted by FTEJerez CEO, Oscar Sordo, with Captain Abdulla Al Hammadi, National Cadet Programme Manager attending as guest of honour. Other Emirates representatives who flew in from Dubai were Captain Nabil Al Boom, Deputy National Cadet Programme Manager, and Mr. Eddy Van Geerke, Cadet Training & Development Manager. FTEJerez was also privileged to host Mr. Khalifa Salem Almazrooei, Deputy Head of Mission of the UAE Embassy to Spain, at this special occasion.
“We would like to congratulate the graduates on having completed this demanding course and wish them every success in their new roles as the future captains of one of the world’s leading airlines”, FTEJerez’s CEO, Oscar Sordo said.
The Emirates Airline National Cadet Pilot Programme is designed to support the development of UAE nationals into industry-leading pilots. The results of the two-and-a-half-year pilot training programme are clear: a quarter of Emirates’ pilot have joined the organisation though the programme, with over 350 Cadets already graduated since its inception in 1992. The Emirates Cadet Pilot Programme encompasses intensive Aviation Science and English-language courses. Following these classes, cadets earn their Commercial Pilot’s License with a Multi-Engine Instrument Rating (CPL/Multi IR) before completing aircraft-specific simulator training. Flight training for the cadets, providing real-life flight experience, is undertaken at the Emirates partner facility in Jerez, Spain.
