EMIRATES-CAE FLIGHT TRAINING has officially opened the inaugural phase of an aviation college that will launch Dubai as the centre of excellence for flight training in the region. The facility is the first part of the airline”s ambitious plans for developing operations in this field. The flight training premises, in the airport's Free Zone, is a state-of-the-art training facility, housing a Boeing 737-NG/BBJ and an Airbus A320 family full flight simulator (FFS) and various advanced classroom trainers. In operation since June 2002, the facility now has training services agreements with seven airlines: Qatar Airways, Kuwait Airways, Oman Air, Yemenia, Air Sahara, Helios Airways and Air Seychelles. http://www.emirates.com