| Aurès Aviation | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
| 17 Allées Ben Boulaïd, Industrial Zone Kechida Batna, 05000 Algeria | |
| Information | |
| Type | Flight school |
| Established | 2000 |
| President | Abdelmajid Louai |
| Director | Derbal Ismaïl |
| Website | www.auresaviationacademy.com |
Aurès Aviation (in Arabic: أوراس للطيران), is an Algerian flight school based in Batna. The Algerian Minister of Transport described it as
the only school in Africa that guarantees high-level training for airline pilots and small aircraft pilots.
It is also the first private professional flight school in Algeria.
History
Aurès Aviation was created in 2000, under approval number 001 issued by the Directorate of Civil Aviation and Meteorology (DACM), by Abdelmajid Louai. It is the first professional flight school in the private sector in Algeria.
During the first 10 years after its creation, the school was subject to a boycott by the Algerian state, which opted for foreign schools. In 2010, the Algerian Minister of Transport, Amar Tou, decided to train the pilots of Algerian commercial airlines within Aurès Aviation. In the same year, the companies Tassili Airlines and Air Algérie signed a contract with the school for the training of their pilots.
Location
The headquarters of Aurès Aviation is located in Kechida, with courses taught in the industrial zone of the city.
Facilities
Aurès Aviation has its own residence to accommodate all its students. The hangars for the aircraft are rented from the management of the Batna Airport. The Aurès Aviation fleet consists of ten aircraft, including Piper PA-38, Piper Arrow PA-28, Cessna 150, and Cessna 340. Aurès Aviation has the first ALX flight simulator in Algeria, delivered at the end of March 2010 as well as a helicopter simulator.
Notes and references
- Tassili Agro Airlines opte pour l'école Aurès Aviation El Watan, 08.11.2010, Retrieved 17.10.2011
- Lancement de la première formation de pilotes en Algérie Liberté, 07.11.2010, Retrieved 16.10.2011
- (in Arabic) Training conditions for pilots now available in Algeria Al-Seyassi, 11.03.2010, Retrieved 17.10.2011.
- ^ Nesrouche, N. (8 March 2010). "Amar Tou in Batna: "Pilots will now be trained in Algeria"". El Watan. No. 5886. p. 9. ISSN 1111-0333. Retrieved 7 January 2010.
- Aures Aviation On flightschooldb.com, Retrieved 5 January 2012
- ^ Aviation school of Batna: Icarus in the land of the Aurès El Watan, 03.08.2010, Retrieved 17.10.2011
- ^ History of Aurès Aviation On the official AA website, Retrieved 17.10.2011
- ^ The training of pilots on the menu Liberté, 09.03.2010, Retrieved 17.10.2011
- Pilots in Batna Le Soir d’Algérie, 15 January 2011, page 2, Retrieved 5 January 2012
- Aurès Aviation will train Air Algérie pilots L'Expression, 09.03.2010, Retrieved 17.10.2011
- ^ (in English) First ALX in Algeria with Aures Aviation Retrieved 17.10.2011
- (in English) The ALX flight trainer installed in Algeria Retrieved 17.10.2011
