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Saudis Offered Scholarships for Aviation Courses in US
JEDDAH, 20 June 2006 — The Ministry of Higher Education and the General Authority of Civil Aviation are offering scholarships to Saudi men and women to study various majors related to civil aviation in the United States.
The forms are available online at the ministry’s website until July 12 for both bachelor’s and post-graduate studies. Nominations will be announced on July 31. Interviews will take place in August and final scholarship winners will be announced on Sept. 2.
The scholarships are available in majors such as communications, electrical and computer engineering, computer science, systems analysis, air traffic control, flight safety, and other majors related to the airline transport industry.
Applicants for the bachelor’s program must have a minimum score of 85 percent in the science section and 90 percent in other sections, such as Qur’an memorizing, administrative and commercial sciences. […] (Source)
I have it on good authority that these scholarships are only for education in the proficiency of flying in level flight and that no funds will be provided for any training in landing the aircraft.
Comment by Ray Elliott - June 20, 2006 @ 5:07 pm
and every graduate will receive a body razor and a bottle of perfume…
Comment by ralphieboy - June 20, 2006 @ 10:12 pm
I hear rumors that the pilot trainees are demanding their 72 virgins up front.
Comment by Grimmy - June 21, 2006 @ 3:49 am
Grimmy,
Do you mean in the COCKpit?
Comment by Ray Elliott - June 22, 2006 @ 2:37 pm
“Offering scholarships to Saudi men and women”
They wont let their women drive cars, yet they’ll send them to learn to fly.
Comment by Preiss is Nice - June 23, 2006 @ 1:44 pm
PIN,
Saudi Women are allowed to fly if they have a father or older brother in the cockpit and if they fly no more than one day’s journey by camel from home.
Comment by ralphieboy - June 23, 2006 @ 10:29 pm
Meanwhile, we must be sure to expend vast federal resources to lock up and deport our tequila-swilling, mass-attending, pork-eating workforce. In the interests of national security. And don’t forget to make Grandma take off her shoes at the airport!
Comment by Herr Mike - June 29, 2006 @ 1:30 pm
You might be amused by this set of questions from jihadists posted in Harper’s: http://www.harpers.org/FireAway.html
Comment by ralphieboy - July 1, 2006 @ 1:25 pm
Virgin Airways is offering nonstop flights to paradise, any takers? ACLU be-damned, Whoever flies the plane I’m on better have two eyebrows and fury spuds. I mean really?! If the flight were diverted would these pilots have to tape another picture to the steering wheel?
Comment by Del Hoeft - July 4, 2006 @ 7:33 am
You’ve got to be kidding. On second thought, we wouldn’t want to offend such a close ally in the GWOT. Oh brother.
PS. I’m adding you to my Foreign Sites category. Have a great day.
Comment by Rosemary - July 4, 2006 @ 11:42 pm