Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain, 10 September 2012

Bahrain based Gulf Aviation Academy (GAA) announced today receiving the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) FSTD Approval Certificate for its new CAE A330-200 Full Flight Simulator (FFS).

The new CAE 7000 Series Airbus A330 FFS, GAA's fourth CAE simulator, incorporates a CAE TroposTM-6000 200 degree field of view visual system, and represents a state of the art simulation of the latest Airbus A330-200 aircraft. The Simulator will be used for initial and recurrent pilot training for Airbus A330 operators in the MENA region and beyond.

Eng. Mahmood AlBalooshi, Chief Executive Officer at GAA, said "GAA is very pleased to add the new A330 full flight simulator to our portfolio of state-of-the-art training facilities and will continue to make significant investments in the latest technology and training devices to fulfil our customers' aviation training needs in the region."

The new Simulator is EASA Level "D" certified and is now ready for conducting dry and wet A330 training to Airbus operators in the MENA and wider region. Technical training for the type for engineers and technicians is provided at the Academy as well.

In addition to the Airbus A330 FFS, GAA has recently taken delivery of a new CAE Simfinity Airbus Maintenance Flight Training Device (MFTD) 2D/3D Trainer, as well as an A320 and EMB190 Emergency Evacuation Trainers. 

GAA, Bahrain's first aviation training academy, and one of the few internationally certified aviation training centers in the region, is a UK CAA TRTO and also has Bahrain CAA / KDGCA / QCAA / GACA training approvals and offers a wide range of high quality aviation training solutions for the aviation industry in the Middle East and North Africa region, in addition to providing IATA training as GAA is an IATA Regional Training Partner.

The Academy has also been recognised recently as a Top ten Middle East International Air Transport Association (IATA) Authorised Training Center (ATC) for 2012, in recognition of GAA's outstanding contribution in developing human capital by reaching out to the next generation of leaders in the evolving air transport industry in the MENA region.

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About Gulf Aviation Academy (GAA):
GAA, positioned as the future of commercial aviation training, is based in the Kingdom of Bahrain to serve the needs of the aviation industry in the MENA region. The academy, a fully-owned subsidiary of Mumtalakat, the investment arm of the Kingdom of Bahrain, offers a comprehensive range of high quality aviation training solutions to all aviation personnel including pilots, engineers and cabin crew. GAA's training facilities, located at Bahrain International Airport, operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week and provides state-of-the-art latest simulator equipment with internationally qualified personnel.

For press enquiries about GAA please contact:
Annie Shagra
Marketing, PR and Communication Manager
Gulf Aviation Acadey
É +973 1735 7712
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annie.shagra@gaa.aero

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