Gulf Air and BAS Forge Strategic Partnership to Enhance Aircraft Maintenance Training Experience

Gulf Air and BAS Forge Strategic Partnership to Enhance Aircraft Maintenance Training Experience

BAS Aircraft Engineering Training Center (BAETC) has partnered with Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, during which Gulf Air’s Technical Affairs Division will equip BAETC students with essential maintenance experience required to complete the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Part 66 License. The agreement aims to bolster the competency and skill sets of Bahraini talents, particularly focusing on the development and empowerment of future aircraft engineers within a rapidly growing aircraft engineering and maintenance industry world-wide. Under the agreement, Gulf Air will provide BAETC students with essential maintenance experience across several batches. The students will gain the necessary expertise by participating in maintenance activities carried out by the Gulf Air Technical Division, which will include Line Maintenance, Base Maintenance, and Workshop Maintenance to complete their EASA Part 66 Modules. On the occasion, a delegation from Gulf Air’s Technical Affairs Division and the BAS management team conducted an orientation visit to the Center. This induction program signifies the beginning of the project, which is anticipated to last for the next two years.Commenting on the collaboration, Ms. Hana Abdulwahed, Chief Human Capital Officer at BAS, said: “We are pleased to be joining forces with Gulf Air to