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New academy to boost Suhar as aviation hub

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First-ever facility: Institution to attract local, regional cadet pilots -


Conrad Prabhu -


MUSCAT, JULY 24 -


The new Suhar Airport’s rapidly growing importance as a potential aviation hub will receive a further boost upon the establishment of a major aviaiton training academy, formal agreements for which are due to be signed here tomorrow.


Together with sizeable passenger throughput capacity and significant air cargo handling capability as well, Suhar Airport has the potential to evolve into a gateway of wider regional importance, as is already evident from the groundswell of interest shown by a number of GCC carriers recently, say experts.


The Omani Authority for Partnership for Development (OAPFD), which is overseeing the implementation of investments and initiatives under the national offset programme, is spearheading the establishment of the Sultanate’s first aviation academy at Suhar. The Authority has roped in some of the world’s best known commercial airline training services providers in the development and operation of the facility.


Supporting the establishment of the Oman Aviation Academy (OAA) is Airbus Helicopters, while the technical operator is CAE Oxford Aviation Academy, reputed as the largest ab initio flight training network in the world with world-class flight schools in the US, Netherlands, Belgium, UK, Australia and India. Operating a fleet over 165 aircraft, CAE supports the training of around 2,000 cadet pilots annually.


According to OAPFD, the Oman Aviation Academy will support the training of national and regional cadets to receive the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Airline Transport Pilot License (ATPL). This qualification will enable graduates to work in any local and international airline. Besides, the facility will provide special training programmes for military pilot training.


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