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18 Events maltatoday, WEDNESDAY, 27 NOVEMBER 2013 Emirates Flight Academy will help address Middle East pilot demand 40,000 pilots needed in the region over next 20 years EMIRATES Flight Academy will help address the need for 40,000 pilots in the Middle East over the next two decades in support of a fast growing aviation sector. Representatives of the academy have been explaining the latest developments at Dubai Air Show at Al Maktoum International, Dubai World Central in Jebel Ali. The 2013 Boeing Pilot & Technician Outlook projects a requirement for nearly half a million pilots globally over the next 20 years, with 40,000 of those required in the Middle East. "With the dramatic growth of the aviation sector, the demand for new pilots is clear. Emirates is taking the lead and planning for the future. This academy is a major commitment by the airline to the UAE's aviation industry, and it supports the global industry's need for a new generation of pilots," said Adel Al Redha, Emirates Executive Vice President & Chief Operations Officer. "The Emirates Flight Academy also takes an innovative approach to pilot training that will set the benchmark for training excellence in the industry," added Al Redha. The AED 500 million Emirates Flight Academy is designed to accommodate up to 400 students at a time. It will initially serve as the dedicated training centre for Emirates' National Cadet Pilot Programme, and gradually expand its cadet intake to include ab-initio pilots from other carriers. Based at Dubai World Central, the facility will have its own 1.5 kilometre runway, control tower, airport code and a fleet of training aircraft. The fully integrated academy will comprise of classrooms, student accommodation, flight simulators and flight training. A distinct advantage is that students will be introduced to advanced jet orientation - dealing with fast and high speed jet aircraft - right at the beginning of their course, bringing a safer and simpler transition to First Officer status. Once completed in 2015, the 140-hectare site, employing over 150 staff, will bring all aspects of cadet training within Dubai under one roof. Around 160 graduates are expected to be produced each year on the doorstep of what will be- The scale model of Emirates Flight Academy and a holographic video explaining its innovative pilot training concept at the Emirates Stand at the 2013 Dubai Air Show come the world's largest airport. Emirates operates four scheduled flights weekly from Malta to Dubai via Larnaka, Cyprus, on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. While on Sundays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays, Emirates operates direct flights from Dubai to Malta and return flights fly via Tripoli. MELITA'S its on download. As a special introductory offer, Sliema residents can benefit from FibrePower 250 bundled with Melita's XL FibrePower Entertainment Pack at just €96 per month. That's the same price of the existing 100 Megabit product. The bundle also includes XL TV package, HD service, Video-OnDemand!, Movies OnDemand! as well as telephony with free calls to all local numbers. Customers also get free access to TV Everywhere on up to two devices such as tablets or smartphones. "The FibrePower 250, melitaWIFI and TV Everywhere are all services that leverage the investments Melita has made in the past years and further strengthen the company's position as Malta's internet service provider of choice. We are seeing an exponential growth in demand for higher speeds and capacity. This is driven by a larger number of people connected in the same household or business, more devices and more consumption of video over the internet," commented Michael Darmanin, Director of Marketing & Corporate services at Melita. Customers may also test and experience FibrePower 250 at Melita's new retail outlet in Bisazza Street, Sliema from Monday to Friday between 9am and 2pm and from 4pm to 7pm or on Saturday's from 9am to 1pm. Melita is the only internet provider in Malta to offer broadband speeds of up to 250 Megabits per second in select areas. Melita also offers 100 Megabits per second nationwide and has been regularly confirmed by independent international test sites as Malta's fastest internet service provider. For more information visit www.melita.com or Melita's outlet in Bisazza Street, Sliema Maltese Business Melita rolls out 250 Megabit internet in Sliema Performance Improvement Company Receives Prestigious Award 250Mbps super-fast broadband is now available in most of Sliema after becoming available at Tigne Point (Midi) and Fort Cambridge earlier this year. Melita's service roll-out is now well underway and more localities in Malta will shortly have access to Malta's only 250 Megabit per second broadband internet speed. Over the past weeks Melita also deployed its new melitaWIFI service in Sliema with an outdoor Wi-Fi zone starting from Black Gold all the way to the Nazzarenu Church area. These initiatives are part of a €60 million investment programme planned by Melita for the next five years. Melita's 250 Megabit broadband is packaged within Melita's FibrePower product range and besides the staggering download speed, the product also offers an upload speed of up to 20 Megabits per second without any lim- Left to right: James Frampton, Channel Vice President for Epicor EMEA, Keith Deane, Senior Vice President for Epicor EMEA, Trevor Mercieca, Managing Director of asp.BI IN a commercial environment where reliable business information has become a vital element to achieve market advantage and long-term stability, professional BI practitioners have become the new business gurus everyone is turning to. One such Maltese company called asp.BI forming part of the asp.Group GmbH, has been active in this sector since 2009. Now servicing more than 400 clients in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Malta and North Africa, the company provides technical services to support its customers' implementation of Performance Improvement strategies, and approaches every project from a business consultant perspective. This adds even more value and trust and ensures higher customer satisfaction. Using its expertise on enterprise resource planning application (ERP) and this consultancy approach, asp.BI has secured the largest amount of orders from its peers, successfully competing against the biggest traditional players in the industry. This approach has proved so successful for the company, that it has recently received a very prestigious industry award. Trevor Mercieca, Managing Director of asp.BI, was more than happy to receive the award at the annual 'Epicor Momentum and Ignite' event in Barcelona. With the extensive know-how of the asp. group GmbH in the background, asp.BI is far more than a technical ERP-vendor. More information about the company can be found at http://www. aspbi.com/ The Vodafone Malta Foundation announces the final figure of the Rowing Challenge 2 THE Rowing Challenge 2 embarked upon by Daniel Abela, Neville Calleja and Ruben Vassallo, which saw them row from Sardinia to Malta last July has raised the astonishing amount of €138,085, funds that will go towards a number of projects whose focus is on children in need. During the presentation, Daniel Abela, Chairman and founding member of The Children in Need Foundation and also on behalf of his fellow rowers Neville and Ruben said, "We are surprised by the generosity of all our friends and business associates, who have enabled us to collect this amount of money. No words are enough to thank our main sponsor, the Vodafone Malta Foundation and all those who have contributed either financially or in kind." He concluded by saying "unless all these individuals came together, none of this would have been possible and believe me, your greatest reward is knowing that you have either made a child smile, or made life a little easier for them. Left to right: Daniel Abela, Gemma Mifsud Bonnici, Neville Calleja, Roberta Pace, Nathan Farrugia and Ruben Vassallo Mrs. Gemma Mifsud Bonnici, Chairperson of the Vodafone Malta Foundation said, "the relationship between the Vodafone Malta Foundation and The Children in Need Foundation goes back a long way. Over the past few years we helped more than 20 families realise their dream vacation at the Paris Disneyland Resort with their children through funds generated by the Children in Need Foundation, and we are more than willing to do the same this time around," Mifsud Bonnici concluded. The initial projects that will be embarked upon are the setting up of an educational centre for children with learning disabilities, a project that will be carried out in conjunction with Inspire. Moreover in collaboration with Puttinu and Beyond the Moon, The Children in Need Foundation will continue sending seriously sick children for a fully paid holiday to EuroDisney, with their immediate family. Anybody willing to contribute to this cause, may do so by visiting and liking Children in Need's Facebook page www.facebook.com/childreninneedfoundation and enquire on how to give a donation