Aurès Aviation (in Arabic: ), 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.
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.
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 Airlines
Tassili Airlines () is an Algerian passenger airline, based in Algiers, owned by Sonatrach, the national state-owned oil company of Algeria.
Founded in 1998, Tassili now provides scheduled services out of Houari Boumedienne Airport, as well as ...
and
Air Algérie
Air Algérie SpA (, ) is the flag carrier of Algeria, with its head office in the El-Djazair office block in Algiers. With flights operating mostly from Houari Boumedienne Airport in Algiers and Ahmed Ben Bella Airport in Oran, Air Algérie op ...
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
The Cessna 150 is a two-seat tricycle gear general aviation airplane that was designed for flight training, touring and personal use.Plane and Pilot: ''1978 Aircraft Directory'', pages 22-23. Werner & Werner Corp, Santa Monica CA, 1977. In 19 ...
, and
Cessna 340
The Cessna 340 is a twin piston engine pressurized business aircraft that was manufactured by Cessna.Plane and Pilot: ''1978 Aircraft Directory'', page 92. Werner & Werner Corp, Santa Monica CA, 1977. Montgomery, MR & Gerald Foster: ''A F ...
.
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.
Notes and references
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Transport in Algeria
Companies established in 2000