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AWARDS
PROJECT FEATURES
A landmark project which
reignites MEA’s training role
MIDDLE EAST AIRLINES in the region.
TRAINING & CONFERENCES Key components
» Four flight simulator bays
» Cabin Crew Training Division
CENTER, LEBANON specialized in safety, security,
and air hospitality training
» Technical Aircraft
Maintenance Division with
AMBITION BEYOND THE “I DIDN’T EXPECT the latest virtual simulation
equipment
OPEN SKIES TO VISIT IN BEIRUT » Ground and Administrative
The Middle East Airlines (MEA) A CENTER WITH Crew Training Division
Training and Conferences SUCH MODERNITY, » Involving more than 600
Center project is Lebanon’s first workers during peak periods
flight simulator training centre GRANDIOSITY » Safely delivered with zero
for the Middle East Aviation AND BEAUTIFUL construction-related fatalities
Academy near Beirut–Rafic
Hariri International Airport, and ARCHITECTURAL
therefore came with an extremely DESIGN."
high level of expectation from the
client, resulting in multiple design Tom Enders, President of Airbus
changes to elevate its grandeur. Group
“I didn’t expect to visit in Beirut leading a visit to the Airbus
a center with such modernity, training centre and factory
grandiosity and beautiful in Hamburg, Germany, to
architectural design. It is one find inspiration for many
of the most important training of the standout features
centers I have ever visited which ultimately made their
worldwide", says President of way into the redesign. This
Airbus Group, Tom Enders. included the Riad Salamé
"I am really impressed with the Auditorium’s internal
faith that the Lebanese people wood-cladded ceiling finish
have in the future of their (space design of broken
country and their persistence diamond), the curved
in overcoming the difficulties leather seating, and the
and unfortunate circumstances extruded control room,
through continuous investments while we revamped the
and achievements similar to this cockpit simulators area and
edifice we see in front of us.”
the cabin crew area, with
We tackled the redesign requests the ceiling design modified
head on by chairing a working from conventional ceiling
group involving the client, general to exposed concrete ceiling
contractor and interior designers, with round HVAC ducting
part of which resulted in us utilities at high levels.
Cabin crew and cockpit simulators
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