Chief Flight Instructor

• Supervise, mentor, and evaluate the flight instructor team to maintain uniform instructional quality and alignment with syllabus goals.
• Conduct standardization flights, checks, and periodic peer evaluations for flight instructors across single-engine, multi-engine, and instrument disciplines.
• Monitor instructor duty time, flying hours, and rating revalidations to ensure full regulatory compliance and workload balance.

• Conduct flight instruction in strict compliance with the approved syllabus.
• Deliver pre-flight briefings and post-flight debriefings focused on practical airmanship, flight preparation, and Threat and Error Management (TEM).
• Oversee training delivery to ensure flight instructors execute briefing and flight standards consistently.

• Conduct official skill tests, proficiency checks, and revalidation assessments as an authorized Flight Examiner across single-engine, multi-engine, and instrument disciplines.
• Evaluate candidates and instructional staff objectively against GCAA practical test standards.
• Authorize test endorsements, audit examination documentation, and provide actionable feedback to candidates and instructors.

• Track student flight progression across departments, identifying performance trends and designing targeted remedial training programs.
• Perform regular audits on student training files, instructor logbook endorsements, and flight management system records for accuracy.
• Issue final authorizations for solos, cross-country flights, and check rides upon verification of prerequisite completion.

• Lead safety culture initiatives across the flight line by ensuring strict adherence to Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and safety management systems (SMS).
• Evaluate flight dispatch safety, weather conditions, and aircraft airworthiness, maintaining ultimate operational authority over flight line decisions.
• Coordinate with maintenance, flight dispatch, and other departments to optimize fleet utilization and operational safety.

• Experience:
  
  Minimum of 3 years of active CFI experience.
• Flight Time:
  At least 4,000 hours of instructional flight time.
• Pilot License:
  Valid Commercial Pilot License (CPL) or Airline Transport Pilot License (ATPL) - Aeroplane.

• Applicants must hold valid ratings and privileges in the following categories:
• Aircraft Ratings:
  Single-Engine Piston (SEP) & Multi-Engine Piston (MEP)
• Instrument Ratings: IR/SE & IR/ME
• Instrument & Examiner Credentials:
  • Flight Instructor (FI)
  • Instrument Rating Instructor (IRI)
  • Class Rating Instructor (CRI)
  • Flight Examiner privilege

Fujairah Aviation Academy (FujAA) is a premier aviation training institution committed to excellence in aviation education. We provide world-class training for pilots, aircraft maintenance engineers, and aviation professionals.

Our Culture: We foster a collaborative, innovative, and professional work environment where every team member contributes to shaping the future of aviation.

Benefits: Competitive salary, comprehensive benefits package, ongoing training and development opportunities, and a supportive work environment.

Application review typically takes 5-7 business days