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Aviation Studies U.A.E and how loads of Aerospace | Aeronautical Engineering graduates are still without jobs?

The leading aviation colleges in the Middle East

Job in Emirates Airlines Facts:

Most of the aviation maintenance students dream to be part of the emirates airlines.

But getting a job into Arab airlines is not an easy task, in some cases emirates airlines do help you but there is no guarantee.

It is the situation that no one wants to take an inexperienced aircraft maintenance students in U.A.E before an after recession.

The aviation maintenance/airline companies are looking for an individual who would pick up his tools and start working like a “professional Maintenance Engineer” but all the experience we get back here is sheet metal, wire locking and in "wheels and brakes".

The situation has always been similar for every aircraft maintenance engineering students.

What comes to your mind when you read airline/maintenance company's name? are they part of Emirates groups ?

1) Air Arabia: A “low cost” carrier based in Sharjah the Manager said, "we are a low cost airline and we do not have time nor the money to train new trainee's”. Now  they are charging 820 $ for a month of OJT, they charging students to work for them and even this training wont help you get a job either.

2) Emirates Airlines: They are the only company, which has taken students once a while but to score a job or get OJT you need to have influence.

3) ADAT: Similar situation, to score a job or get OJT you need to have influence.

4) Etihad Airlines: Engineering operations are carried out by ADAT.

5) Fly Dubai: Engineering operations are carried out by Emirates engineering.

6) Jet Aviation: Caries out no OJT training programs (neither is interested) and to get a job you need to have a minimum of five years of working experience.

7) ExecuJet: Caries out no OJT programs (neither is interested) and to get a job you need to have a minimum of five years of working experience.

8) Dolphin Air: Caries out no OJT programs (neither is interested) and to get a job you need to have a minimum of five years of working experience.

9) Ave Air- Caries out no OJT programs (neither is interested) and to get a job you need to have a minimum of five years of working experience.

10) Royal Air wing: Will never employ a fresh graduate.

11) Airbus Middle East: “Go on the website and check, they do not carry out such engineering apprenticeship maintenance programs . In U.A.E and Airbus Middle East only hire from Europe.

12) Boeing Middle East : They also do not carry out such programs In U.A.E and they only hire from U.S.A.

13) Aerovista, Air Cess, Al Jaber Aviation, Al Rais Cargo, Eastern SkyJets, Falcon Aviation Services, Falcon Express Cargo Airlines, Kang Pacific Airlines, Maximus Air Cargo, Midex Airlines, Palm Aviation, Royal Jet, SkyLink Arabia and Western Aviation.

All these airlines have the similar situations they have 3rd party maintenance by companies mentioned above or similar OJT and job conditions which are not very graduate friendly.

The thing i have shared with you is the condition of a Aerospace Engineering Graduates career situation in U.A.E and how loads of aircraft maintenance engineer graduates are still without jobs.