Lebanon’s flagship carrier Middle East Airlines announced the establishment of an aviation academy for initiating and training pilots at its headquarters in Beirut’s Rafik Hariri International Airport, an MEA statement said.
MEA’s CEO Mohammad al-Hout was quoted as saying that the academy would start operating in April 2015, offering specialized pilot training in a first phase, to be fully completed by early 2016. The academy consists of a built area of 14,000 square meters above ground and 23,000 square meters underground.
The Daily Star
12 November
