Ideagen Secures Software Project with Saudi Arabian Flying Academy

Ideagen has secured a project with a Saudi Arabian flying academy which will see it provide software to help it meet regulatory and operational requirements.

OxfordSaudia, owned by the Saudi National Company ofAviation (SNCA), will implement Ideagen’s Coruson system for quality managementwith additional functionality and capability for safety and risk.

The flying academy is the kingdom’s first, and is anauthorised training partner of CAE.

Coruson will be adopted for specific tasks such as theelectronic storage and management of crucial operational processes, trackingquality and safety issues, identifying risks and analysing data to provideareas of operational improvement.

Nigel Crompton, Safety Manager at OxfordSaudia, said: “Withinaviation, it is crucial to be able to keep track of processes and the thousandsof related pieces of procedural documentation that goes along with thoseprocesses, in order to maintain elite levels of safety and quality.

“This project with Ideagen will ensure that we have thecorrect system in place as we look to establish and grow in Saudi Arabia andenhance our reputation globally.”

OxfordSaudia was launched in 2017 following a joint announcementby CAE and SNCA at that year’s Dubai Air Show event. It has ordered 60aircraft, will staff around 200 instructors and is aiming to attract between1,000 and 2,000 students with 400 graduates a year.

OxfordSaudia has also been tasked with bringing through morethan 2,000 pilots – as part of the Kingdom’s ‘Vision 2030’ Saudizationprogramme. Saudization, officially known as Saudi nationalization scheme, orNitaqat, is the newest policy of the kingdom of Saudi Arabia implemented by itsMinistry of Labor and Social Development, whereby Saudi companies andenterprises are required to fill up their workforce with Saudi nationals up tocertain levels.

Crompton added: “CAE is providing Oxford Saudia with the keyelements for world-class cadet training such as commercial pilot licensecurriculum and courseware, training of staff and instructors, and safety andquality control systems.”