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Yasmeen Al Maimani (Arabic: ياسمين الميمني) is the first woman from Saudi Arabia to become a commercial airline pilot. She received her commercial pilot license from FAA in 2013, which she converted to Saudi General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) license and became the first Saudi Arabian commercial airline pilot in 2019.
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Saudia (Arabic: السعودية, romanized: as-Suʿūdiyyah), formerly known as Saudi Arabian Airlines (Arabic: الخطوط الجوية العربية السعودية, romanized: al-Ḫuṭūṭ al-Jawwiyyah al-ʿArabiyyah as-Suʿūdiyyah), is the flag carrier of Saudi Arabia, based in Jeddah.
The company is known for hiring the first Saudi female commercial pilot, Captain Hanadi Zakaria al-Hindi, who trained at the Mideast Aviation Academy in Jordan. [ 10 ] It is the owner of and was the lead developer of the Kingdom Centre in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) (Arabic: الهيئة العامة للطيران المدني) is the regulator of Saudi Arabia's civil aviation sector. It was established in 1934 as the Civil Aviation Administration (Arabic: إدارة الطيران المدني) to oversee the air traffic control of Saudi Arabia.
Lockheed Martin confirmed Monday that it has won a $253 million contract to train Royal Saudi Air Force pilots and mechanics to -- respectively -- fly and maintain the new F-15SA fighter jets in ...
Programs include fighter pilot, weapon director, air traffic controller, and information technology training. Because most of the Royal Saudi Air Force 's equipment is made by the United Kingdom and the United States , instruction is in English, and much of the faculty is British. [ 6 ]
Riyadh Air announced an order for 60 Airbus A321neo jets, confounding speculation that the new Saudi airline was set to order Boeing 737 Max aircraft.