Gulf Aviation Academy and Bahrain Air sign aviation training agreement

GAA will facilitate training opportunities and services covering Airbus A320 theoretical and practical training for Bahrain Air's pilots and cabin crew personnel. The training will be conducted at the Academy's facility in Muharraq in accordance with curriculum provided by Bahrain Air and developed to meet Bahrain Civil Aviation Authority's requirements.

Tim Shattock, chief executive officer of GAA, said: "We are very pleased to have been selected by Bahrain Air to deliver our aviation training solutions,"

"GAA was established to make aviation training opportunities more accessible to our clients in Bahrain and the region, we look forward to an ongoing and successful partnership with Bahrain Air and we are positive that this agreement will help in initiating a platform for further cooperation between the two companies.”

Captain Ahmed Yaqubi, Bahrain Air chief operating officer added: "We are delighted to extend our successful cooperation and relationship with GAA and are proud that this agreement will enable us to once again reflect our commitment to invest in our staff who are the future not only of Bahrain Air but also the Kingdom of Bahrain.Passengers and crew Safety is Bahrain air's number one priority and therefore we continue to invest in top quality training for our staff."