Aurès Aviation (in Arabic: Training conditions for pilots now available in Algeria Al-Seyassi, 11 March 2010, Retrieved 17 October 2011. ), is an Algerian flight school based in Batna. The Algerian Minister of Transport described it as It is also the first private professional flight school in Algeria.Aures Aviation On flightschooldb.com, Retrieved 5 January 2012
History Aurès Aviation was created in 2000, under approval number 001 issued by the Directorate of Civil Aviation and Meteorology (DACM),Aviation school of Batna: Icarus in the land of the Aurès El Watan, 3 August 2010, Retrieved 17 October 2011 by Abdelmajid Louai. It is the first professional flight school in the private sector in Algeria.History of Aurès Aviation On the official AA website, Retrieved 17 October 2011
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.The training of pilots on the menu Liberté, 9 March 2010, Retrieved 17 October 2011 In the same year, the companies Tassili AirlinesPilots in Batna Le Soir d’Algérie, 15 January 2011, page 2, Retrieved 5 January 2012 and Air AlgérieAurès Aviation will train Air Algérie pilots L'Expression, 9 March 2010, Retrieved 17 October 2011 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. First ALX in Algeria with Aures Aviation Retrieved 17 October 2011 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 The ALX flight trainer installed in Algeria Retrieved 17 October 2011 as well as a helicopter simulator.
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