Aurès Aviation
{{short description|Flight school in Algeria}}
{{Infobox school
| name = Aurès Aviation
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| country = Algeria
| address = 17 Allées Ben Boulaïd, Industrial Zone Kechida
| postcode = 05000
| city = Batna
| website = [https://www.auresaviationacademy.com/ www.auresaviationacademy.com]
| established = 2000
| type = Flight school
| president = Abdelmajid Louai[http://www.djazairess.com/fr/elwatan/298121 Tassili Agro Airlines opte pour l'école Aurès Aviation] El Watan, 08.11.2010, Retrieved 17.10.2011
| director = Derbal Ismaïl[http://www.djazairess.com/fr/liberte/145487 Lancement de la première formation de pilotes en Algérie] Liberté, 07.11.2010, Retrieved 16.10.2011
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Aurès Aviation (in Arabic:{{in lang|ar}} [http://www.alseyassi.com/ar/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%AF%D8%AB/124-------- Training conditions for pilots now available in Algeria] Al-Seyassi, 11.03.2010, Retrieved 17.10.2011. {{lang|ar|أوراس للطيران}}), is an Algerian flight school based in Batna. The Algerian Minister of Transport described it as {{quote|the only school in Africa that guarantees high-level training for airline pilots and small aircraft pilots.}}{{Cite news |first1=N. |last1=Nesrouche |title=Amar Tou in Batna: "Pilots will now be trained in Algeria" |newspaper=El Watan |issue=5886 |date=8 March 2010 |pages=9 |issn=1111-0333 |url=http://www.elwatan.com/archives/article.php?id=153225 |access-date=7 January 2010}} It is also the first private professional flight school in Algeria.[http://www.flightschooldb.com/school/aures-aviation/ 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),[http://www.elwatan.com/reportage/ecole-d-aviation-de-batna-icare-au-pays-des-aures-03-08-2010-85419_117.php Aviation school of Batna: Icarus in the land of the Aurès] El Watan, 03.08.2010, Retrieved 17.10.2011 by Abdelmajid Louai. It is the first professional flight school in the private sector in Algeria.[http://aures-aviation.com/historique.html History of Aurès Aviation] On the official AA website, Retrieved 17.10.2011
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.[http://www.djazairess.com/fr/liberte/131835 The training of pilots on the menu] Liberté, 09.03.2010, Retrieved 17.10.2011 In the same year, the companies Tassili Airlines[http://www.lesoirdalgerie.com/pdf/2011/01/15012011.pdf Pilots in Batna] Le Soir d’Algérie, 15 January 2011, page 2, Retrieved 5 January 2012 and Air Algérie[http://www.lexpressiondz.com/regions/75540-Aur%C3%A8s-Aviation-formera-les-pilotes-d%E2%80%99Air-Alg%C3%A9rie.html Aurès Aviation will train Air Algérie pilots] L'Expression, 09.03.2010, Retrieved 17.10.2011 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.{{in lang|en}} [http://www.alsim.com/143_First-ALX-in-Algeria-with-Aures-Aviation.php First ALX in Algeria with Aures Aviation] Retrieved 17.10.2011 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{{in lang|en}} [http://www.alsim.com/155_The-ALX-flight-trainer-installed-in-Algeria.php The ALX flight trainer installed in Algeria] Retrieved 17.10.2011 as well as a helicopter simulator.
Notes and references
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