Bahrain based Gulf Aviation Academy (GAA) has extended its training agreement with Qatar Airways through signing a long-term, comprehensive aviation training agreement for the Qatar Airways flight crew. As per the agreement, the training will be delivered at the Academy’s training facilities in Bahrain.
GAA will provide Qatar Airways with a training services package for its A320 and A330 fleets. The training services include A320 and A330 simulator training, utilising GAA instructors, quality systems and approvals, in addition to handling scheduling, visa arrangements, accommodation, transport and meals during training.
The Academy is also in the final stages of acquiring the necessary regulatory approvals to start providing cabin crew and ground training services to Qatar Airways.
“Qatar Airways’ rapid expansion across the airline’s operations requires a robust training partner in order to meet the demands of our growing route map. Gulf Aviation Academy will continue to support us in the training required for Qatar Airways flight crew,” said Qatar Airways Chief Executive Officer Akbar Al Baker.
Mahmood AlBalooshi, Chief Executive Officer of GAA, said: “We are very excited at the opportunity of training the flight crew of Qatar Airways, the SKYTRAX worldwide best airline of the year. This agreement truly displays the level of confidence Qatar Airways has in GAA to provide a complete package of aviation training services on a long term basis, and is a testament of the level of training quality and customer focus that GAA provides to its clients.”