26 June 2019: Due to the growing demand for airline pilots and popularity of Airbus A320 and Boeing 787 aircraft have sparked major growth in the pilot training division of Abu Dhabi's Etihad Airways.
Last year, Etihad has won contracts to train pilots for over 40 clients, half of the airlines are in the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Indian sub-continent and South East Asia. A year ago, it supported only three other operators.
Currently, Etihad Aviation Training has over 100 cadet pilots and 22 training aircraft which includes four Embraer Phenom 100 jets.
Etihad Aviation Training has 10 Full Flight Simulators including three Airbus A320 devices, two Boeing 777s, three Boeing 787 units, a single unit for Airbus A330s/A340s, and one A380 simulator, as well as 12 fixed-based Airbus and Boeing training devices. An Airbus A350 simulator will be added later this year, as well as an A320 fixed base training unit.