An American partnership in the field of aircraft maintenance training – Saudi Airlines
Ashraf AboArafe
The Saudi Aerospace Engineering and Industry Company and Prince Sultan Academy of Aviation Sciences signed a partnership agreement with the American Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology in the field of exchanging training experiences and qualifying national cadres in the field of aircraft maintenance and raising the outputs and quality of training, in the presence of the Director General of the Saudi Arabian Airlines General Organization, Eng. Ibrahim Omar.
The agreement included providing consultations in the field of aircraft maintenance training for employees of the Saudi Airlines Company for Aviation Engineering and Industry, and supporting the company’s technical school with specialized expertise and trainers to raise the quality of the school’s outputs, provided that workshops and training programs would be held at the headquarters of the Prince Sultan Academy of Aviation Sciences.
His Excellency Eng. Ibrahim Al-Omar explained that the agreement will enhance the efficiency of technical training in Saudi Airlines, raise its quality, and qualify specialized national cadres of trainers in the field of maintenance of aircraft structures, engines and electronics, which will contribute to achieving the goals of the Kingdom’s 2030 vision of supporting local content and localizing the aviation industry and air transport.
Al-Omar stressed that training is an essential element in the comprehensive and sustainable development processes in the corporation and its companies, as it is currently witnessing a major shift to develop it and raise its efficiency, pointing out that all units and sections of the training programs in the corporation and its companies and strategic units have been linked to the Prince Sultan Academy of Aviation Sciences, which is characterized by high-quality international standards. In the field of aviation program training, as well as the availability of modern technical and training capabilities and an ideal training environment.
