he International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced several training agreements with Saudi airlines, airports, and academic institutions to address critical skills needed to support the Kingdom\u2019s growing aviation sector. These agreements were concluded at the IATA Aviation Day Middle East and North Africa (MENA), taking place in Jeddah on 6-7 May 2025.
\nIn the initial phase, over 1,000 aviation graduates and employees will receive comprehensive skills training, covering a wide range of areas, including airport development, safety, airline management and ground operations.<\/p>\n
Today aviation contributes USD 90.6 billion, or 8.5%, to Saudi Arabia\u2019s GDP and supports 1.4 million jobs\u201462,000 of which are directly employed by airlines and 79,000 by the country\u2019s airports and air navigation service provider (ANSP). This contribution is expected to ramp up significantly over the next few years, with travel and tourism serving as one of the key pillars of Saudi Arabia\u2019s Vision 2030. To support this growth, the Kingdom has committed to a significant investment to airport infrastructure and fleet renewals.
\n\u201cSaudi Arabia\u2019s aviation sector is undergoing unprecedented growth and transformation. The Kingdom is not only expanding its aviation infrastructure, but it is also investing in its people. This is vital to meet the immediate skills requirements while developing a professional workforce able to deliver on Vision 2030. IATA is working with the country\u2019s training community as it establishes Saudi Arabia as a hub of aviation excellence,\u201d said Kamil Al-Awadhi, IATA\u2019s Regional Vice President for Africa and Middle East.<\/p>\n
The training agreements concluded for 2025 are:
\nRiyadh Airports Company and Qassim University will become Regional Training Partners while Prince Sultan Aviation Academy (PSAA)\u2014a long-standing Regional Training Partner\u2014will add additional courses. Across the three entities, they will offer more than 60 training courses covering airport development and operations, safety, commercial and people skills and ground operations.
\nIATA will provide industry awareness courses to graduates across Riyadh Air and Saudia Airlines, aimed at attracting and nurturing national talent for future leadership roles within the airlines.
\nIATA will provide Dangerous Goods Courses to the management and operational personnel of the Saudi Academy of Civil Aviation (SACA).
\nSAL Saudi Logistics Services has been certified as a CBTA Center while Saudi Ground Services (SGS) renewed both its CBTA Center and Training Validation Program (TVP) certification for its ground operations training program. Iata<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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