About This Role
The Deputy Chief Flight Instructor supports oversight of the Core Flying Phase of flydubai's Multi Pilot License (MPL) programme. The role ensures that contracted training providers, instructors, cadets, records, and training activities comply with GCAA regulations, flydubai Academy procedures, approved standards, safety requirements, and applicable flight- and duty-time limitations. It also delivers Instrument Rating Instructor training for Synthetic Flight Instructors supporting the Basic Phase MPL training conducted in FTD and FNPT devices.
Duties & Responsibilities
- The Deputy Chief Flight Instructor ensures compliance with GCAA regulations, flydubai Academy procedures, and safety requirements across assigned flight-training activities. The role oversees and monitors contracted training providers, manages their Service Level Agreements, coordinates training and operational matters, and verifies that delivery meets approved standards. Responsibilities include standardising and quality-assuring instruction across all phases
- conducting IRI training for SFIs supporting Basic Phase MPL training in FTD and FNPT devices
- monitoring cadet performance, progress, and competency development
- recommending targeted improvements
- supporting the development and continuous improvement of programmes and syllabi
- maintaining accurate and compliant training records
- verifying instructor qualifications, authorisations, competency, and currency
- monitoring instructor and cadet recency
- ensuring compliance with flight-time, duty-time, and fatigue-management requirements
- and reporting performance, compliance, and operational issues while supporting corrective actions. The role also requires compliance with company ISR policies, reporting security weaknesses or incidents, completing ISR awareness sessions, and following associated operational guidelines.
Requirements
- Applicants must hold a GCAA Commercial Pilot Licence (CPL) with a Single-Engine Piston (SEP) rating and at least 2,000 flight hours.
- The posting also requires a bachelor's degree, fluency in English, and seven to nine years of experience with the stated qualifications.
- Required instructional qualifications include Single Engine, Multi-Engine, and Instrument Rating (IR), Flight Instructor Rating (FIR), Class Rating Instructor (CRI), Multi-Crew Pilot Licence Instructor (MPLI), and Multi-Crew Pilot Licence Instructor Instructor (MPLII).