Abu Dhabi, July 18th, 2011 (WAM) -- The Gulf Centre for Aviation Studies (GCAS), and Kenyon, a worldwide crisis management consultant, have signed a cooperation agreement to provide the internationally renowned crisis management training to aviation professionals at the centres facility in Abu Dhabi.
Kenyon is one of the oldest and most experienced firms of its type with over 100 years of direct involvement in more than 300 crisis events. It provides various consulting and operational services directly related to crisis management including, corporate losses, major aviation losses, natural disasters, terrorist attacks, or war. The agreement between the two bodies will facilitate the joint implementation and delivery of higher education studies relevant to crisis management, joint research in crisis management disciplines, and hosting of symposiums, forums and workshops. In addition, Kenyon will provide specialised crisis management training programs at GCAS, which will include foundation courses, development and deployment of response teams, humanitarian assistance, managing a station response, and airline accident investigation & risk management. Dr. Othman Khoury, Deputy General Manager of GCAS, explained "With Middle Eastern airports seeing thousands of people moving through each day, staff must be highly aware of the risks and potential crisis that may strike. These new courses at GCAS, in partnerships with experts Kenyon, will help aviation professionals from across the region understand how to proactively manage a crisis within different scenarios."Copyright Emirates News Agency (WAM) 2011.
