United Arab Emirates – Wissam Mehyou, CEO of Intercontinental Aviation Enterprise (IAE) and Chairman of Intercontinental Aviation Academy (IAA), has been recognised in Aviation Business Middle East’s A‑Listers Power List 2025. This honour highlights senior aviation leaders whose day-to-day operational efforts are instrumental in shaping the Middle East’s aviation future.

• Current flight training bases/partnerships: Lebanon, Cyprus, Greece and later this year in the United Arab Emirates

• Expansion plans:

  • 5th flying base to open in Portugal in 2026 to serve Western Europe and North Africa.

  • New base planned in Saudi Arabia in Q1 2027

• University partnerships:

  • First milestone partnership signed with Al-Faisal University, Saudi Arabia.

  • Additional agreements underway in Iraq, Lebanon, UAE, and Cyprus, with plans to scale globally to 32 ground school bases by 2030.

  • Students will complete initial ground school at partner universities before transitioning to IAE’s flight bases, merging professional training with academic diplomas in aviation management.

Source: IAA