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Abu Dhabi Charter Operator GI Aviation Receives AOC
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(left to right) David Lawlor, head of projects and corporate finance, GI Global Ideas; Yousif Al Hammadi, director security & government affairs, GI Aviation; Marios T. Belidis, general manager, GI Aviation; Matti Auterinen, chairman, Hendell Aviation; Mikael Lees, CEO, Hendell Aviation, pause to celebrate the new operating certificate.
(left to right) David Lawlor, head of projects and corporate finance, GI Global Ideas; Yousif Al Hammadi, director security & government affairs, GI Aviation; Marios T. Belidis, general manager, GI Aviation; Matti Auterinen, chairman, Hendell Aviation; Mikael Lees, CEO, Hendell Aviation, pause to celebrate the new operating certificate.

GI Aviation, the Abu Dhabi-based charter company, is celebrating its newly granted aircraft operator’s certificate (AOC) from the UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA). The operator is hoping to revolutionize business aviation in the UAE with Pilatus PC-12NG single-engine turboprops.