Nas Tech, the engineering and maintenance subsidiary of NAS Holding and Saudi Arabia’s national carrier Flynas are launching a new technical training program for Saudi youth with high school certificates.



The Aircraft Engineer Maintenance Program (AEMP) is scheduled to start on May 5 for a duration of 5 years and will qualify successful trainees with the EASA 147 certificate and EASA aircraft maintenance engineer license issued by the European Aviation Safety Agency, the centerpiece of the European Union’s aviation safety system.



EASA, which also includes the European Commission and the National Aviation Authorities (NAAs), is the European version of the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and has higher standards and is more recognized in the maintenance industry.



Commenting, Wael Al Sarhan, Director of Marketing & Communication at NAS Holding, said:  “NAS Group is totally committed to training and employing talented Saudi nationals and we believe in the Saudi youth’s high capabilities and very certain of the quality of manpower we are going to gain after this programme”



Mr. Izani Merican, the CEO of Nas Tech commented “The AEMP is a highly intensive training programme that presents a marvelous opportunity for young Saudi technicians to gain the internationally recognized EASA 147 certificate which qualifies them for a career in aviation industry, one of the fastest growing sectors of the kingdom’s economy.”



The Aircraft Engineer Maintenance Programme is being held in partnership with the Afaq Academy in Bahrain and training will take place at NasTech classes in Riyadh.



27 trainees have been accepted for the program which consists of 5 years of training; 1 year of English Language and 4 years of studying for the EASA certificate. – SG