Egyptian Air College

Not to be confused with The Egyptian Air Defense Academy or Egypt Aviation Academy.
Egyptian Air College
MottoFaith - Sacrifice - Glory
الإيمان - التضحية - المجد
TypeMilitary academy
Established1951 (1951)
DirectorAir Vice-Marshal Ezzat Metwally Ibrahim Ali
Location
Bilbeis
,
Sharqia Governorate
,
Egypt
AffiliationsEgyptian Air Force

The Egyptian Air College (Arabic: الكلية الجوية المصرية) One of the colleges of the Egyptian Military Academy, is a college in Bilbeis, Sharqia Governorate, Egypt, tasked with training officer candidates for the Egyptian Air Force. Established in 1951, the Egyptian Air College is one of seven military academies administered by the various branches of the Egyptian Armed Forces.[1] The current director of the Egyptian Air Academy is Air Vice-Marshal Abd-El Moneam Hassan Shouman.[citation needed]

In addition to Egyptian Air Force personnel, the academy has also trained cadets from a large number of other Arab countries, as well as cadets from Malaysia and parts of Sub-Saharan Africa.[2]

  1. ^ ACADEMIES Archived 2012-02-06 at the Wayback Machine (accessed 25 January 2012)
  2. ^ Condition of Joining the Air Academy Archived 2012-11-30 at the Wayback Machine (accessed 25 January 2012)