The Aircraft Owners Association of Guyana (AOAG) has elected Michael Correia, Jnr as President. Correia, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Trans Guyana Airways, had previously served as President of the board.According to information, the AOAG held its annual general meeting at Ogle Airport last Thursday to elect its executive. Anthony Mekdeci was elected first Vice President; Ronald Reece as second Vice President, Gerald David Gouveia, Jnr as Director; and Christopher (Kit) Nascimento as Chairman.Following the meeting, Captain Ronald Reece and Charles Hutson were also appointed Chairman and Vice Chair of the Aeronautical Engineering School Art Williams & Harry Wendt Aeronautical Engineering School (AW&HWAES), respectively.During the meeting, Chief Executive Officer, Malcolm G. Chan-a-Sue of AW&HWAES reported on the progress and future development of the subsidiary of the association.Chan-a-Sue, noted that the School, the only one of its kind providing the Aviation Maintenance Training needs of the Caribbean aviation industry, is now accredited and certified by the Civil Aviation Authorities of Jamaica,Deportivas Asics Mujer Baratas, Trinidad & Tobago, Suriname and the Caribbean Aviation Safety Oversight System of CARICOM, as well as Guyana.He reported that the School, which offers both Mechanical and Avionics disciplines, through its highly subsidised Ab-Initio Programme, has a current enrolment of 131 students, and is planning to enroll 150 students by the end of August.The Aeronautical School has, to date, graduated 153 students, including 125 Licensed Engineers, many of whom are employed today as engineers in major airlines such as LIAT, Caribbean, Delta, and American.
