GAL and Flight Safety International sign training deal

Abu Dhabi-based Global Aerospace Logistics (GAL) and FlightSafety International were at the Abu Dhabi Air Expo to sign a three-year agreement to provide training services for both VIP and search-and-rescue pilots.
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“GAL is always looking for the best training in the world and we have found that with FlightSafety,” said CEO Dr Hassan Yousef Al Awadhi, speaking at the show
“Teaming with an organisation such as FlightSafety will provide many benefits to the UAE.”
GAL is a provider of professional aerospace services, encompassing aviation maintenance for rotary and fixed-wing aircraft; components and system overhaul/repair; aviation logistics; depot facility/MRO; air traffic control operations and management; aircraft trading and sales; defence and aviation consulting and project management; turnkey aerospace services and tactical pilot training.
FlightSafety International, meanwhile, provides more than a million hours of training each year to pilots, technicians, and other aviation professionals from 154 countries and independent territories. It operates the world’s largest fleet of advanced full-flight simulators at learning centres and training locations in the United States, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Japan, South Africa, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.
“FlightSafety is proud to have been selected by GAL to provide training for the Agusta Westland AW139,” said Steve Gross, vice president sales. “Their pilots will benefit from the training that our highly experienced and well qualified instructors provide using advanced full-flight simulators.”
Shafie Sabry, the company’s Middle East regional sales manager, added: “An increasing number of government agencies and commercial aircraft operators based in the Middle East are selecting FlightSafety to provide training due to the quality and value we provide.”

 

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