Students see value of aviation thanks to Air Expo and GCAS

Abu Dhabi made good use of last week's Air Expo by encouraging young people from the emirate to get a feel for the aviation industry as part of its goal of encouraging Emiratis to consider careers in the industry
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The Gulf Centre for Aviation Studies (GCAS), based at Al Bateen executive airport, hosted more than 250 students for a tour of their state of the art training facilities during the Abu Dhabi Air Expo 2014.

Students from various schools in Abu Dhabi, were given a presentation by Dr. Othman Al Khoori, chief human resources officer of Abu Dhabi Airports, on the most exciting aspects of the aviation industry. This was followed by a question and answer session and a tour of both the GCAS facilities and the Air Expo show including the aircraft on display of around 100 aircraft.

Aws Al Khanjari, general manager of GCAS said: “The aviation industry is growing at a rapid rate and so too is the demand for highly skilled aviation and airport staff. We have a wealth of talent here in the UAE to meet this demand, and through our outreach activities with local schools, we can nurture this talent from a young age. This is an on-going process that we will continue to provide, and will ultimately result in strengthening the UAE’s position as one of the fastest growing players in the aviation industry.”

 

 

 

PICTURED: She may be too young for the GCAS courses but Lulwaa Al Mansoori, who visited the Air Expo in a very smart pilot’s uniform, demonstrates that age is no limit for women to have ambitions to join the aviation industry in Abu Dhabi