United Arab Emirates – Airways Aviation, one of the largest aviation and pilot training group’s in the world operating pilot training academies across Europe, the Middle East, Asia/Australia, India and Africa, has shared that it was represented at the Queensland Exporters Roundtable by Rizwan Taj who outlining how the Dubai branch acts as a feeder academy to the Gold Coast campus in Australia and stressing the mutual economic benefit of training students from the GCC region.

• The event at Jumeirah Emirates Towers was convened by The Hon. Ros Bates MP, Minister for Finance, Trade, Employment and Training, and brought together government, diplomatic, investment and business leaders

• Organized by the Trade & Investment Queensland (TIQ) Middle East team, the roundtable included contributions from Kassem Younes (Commissioner – Middle East) and Emma Page, who support trade ties between Queensland and the Gulf region

• In his presentation, Taj framed Airways Aviation’s Dubai campus as a pivotal link—enabling students to access world‑class pilot training in Australia, thereby contributing to Australian education, economy, and aviation workforce

• Dialogue at the roundtable tackled student visa challenges; government officials reportedly committed to reforms aimed at supporting Queensland’s education and training sector

Source: Rizwan Taj (Airways Aviation)