UAE GCAA Commercial Training Arm IACT Supports Emirates Flight Training Academy Safety Training

United Arab Emirates – International Aviation Consulting & Training (IACT), the commercial training and consultancy arm of the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), has delivered a tailored in-house Aircraft Accident Investigation and Analysis programme for Emirates Flight Training Academy (EFTA) in Dubai.

• IACT's public Aircraft Accident & Investigation Training programme is structured as a five-day course covering fundamentals and management of investigations, preparation for investigations, interaction with regulators and investigation bodies, safety recommendations, report writing, interviewing techniques, human factors, accident-site safety and analysis methods.
• The programme was facilitated by Mohammed Abdul Bari. IACT's current course information identifies Abdul Bari as a GCAA Specialist for Flight Recorders, Laboratory & Investigation Technology and also lists him as the instructor for its Aircraft Accident & Investigation Training programme.
• IACT's wider aircraft accident investigation curriculum is based around the investigation process described in ICAO Annex 13 and is intended to prepare aviation personnel to participate in or support State investigations as well as conduct limited-scope internal investigations and prepare safety investigation reports.
• The UAE GCAA has previously used IACT to deliver regulatory and technical aviation training to industry organisations. A GCAA information bulletin, for example, directed aviation organisations to IACT for airworthiness inspector training covering areas including CAR-M, CAR-145, CAR-21, operational approvals, safety management and audit techniques.
• EFTA operates a fleet of 32 training aircraft comprising 20 Cirrus SR22 G6 single-engine piston aircraft, five Diamond DA42NG multi-engine piston aircraft, two Gamebird GB1 aircraft used for Upset Prevention and Recovery Training and five Embraer Phenom 100EV very light jets. Its Dubai World Central campus also includes six 6-axis full-motion flight simulators, 36 classrooms, an independent air traffic control tower and a dedicated 1,800-metre runway with an Instrument Landing System.
• AFM previously reported that Emirates inducted 126 UAE nationals into its National Cadet Pilot Program in February 2026, with EFTA providing the ab-initio flight-training stage before cadets progress toward type rating and airline operations.

About International Aviation Consulting & Training
International Aviation Consulting & Training is the commercial services department of the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority and provides aviation training and consultancy across areas including safety, security, air transport, quality and risk management, regulation and organisational development. ICAO lists IACT as a governmental training organisation in the United Arab Emirates, while the GCAA states that IACT has received Associate Membership in the ICAO TRAINAIR PLUS Program.

Source: IACT - International Aviation Consulting & Training