Role of youth in aviation sector discussed in Baku

/By Azernews/

By Amina Nazarli

The first youth scientific-practical conference entitled "The creative potential of young people in aviation issues" was held in Baku on February 29.

Organized by Azerbaijan Airlines, Azerbaijan Engineering Academy and Azercosmos the event is aimed at enhancing the role of youth in aviation. The two-day conference will organize seminars and workshops on various subjects.

The first day of the conference started with the exhibition called “Aircraft modeling” as well as “NanoArt and Tessellation” by famous physicist Imameddin Amiraslanov.

Greeting the participants at the plenary session, Rector of the National Aviation Academy, Academician Arif Pashayev highlighted the importance of the conference.

He said that the lectures and workshops organized in the framework of the conference will further enhance the role of young people in aviation issues.

Speaking about the activity of the Academy, Pashayev noted that here, young professionals learn the secrets of this sphere based on the latest technologies.

Addressing the meeting, Rector of Moscow State Technical University named after Bauman, Anatoly Alexandrov and others also spoke about the importance of the conference.

Azerbaijan, the South Caucasus's most developed economy, is keen on developing civil aviation. AZAL has invested about $15 billion in developing the aviation sector over the last 10 years.

The company also has a very modern aviation training center, AZAL Training, which was founded in 2010, and equipped with advanced teaching aids and sophisticated aviation training simulators to ensure comprehensive training at all advancement levels for AZAL’s personnel.

The total route network of AZAL, one of the aviation community leaders in the CIS area, includes 40 destinations in 19 countries.

Last June, the airline received a prestigious "4 Stars" from the leader in air transport research, the world-famous British consulting company Skytrax for its services.