Ian Sheppard has acted as Editor International Show Editions for AIN since June 2013. Based in the Redhill, England, Ian reports for the various AIN publications as well as providing support to International Editor Charles Alcock in covering international air shows (such as Farnborough, Paris, Singapore and Dubai), and the EBACE and MEBA business aviation events. His central role is to cover Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
Prior to becoming more involved with AIN in mid-2011 (initially as deputy international editor), Ian worked for various aviation publications through his company, First Aerospace Media. This included being part of the AIN team covering daily news at international air shows.
Ian has worked for publications such as Flight International (technical reporter, 1997-8) and Aerospace International (editor, 1999-2000). He was publications manager at Airclaims (Ascend) between 2000 and 2004 before forming First Aerospace Media. Since mid-2009 Ian has also been managing editor of Regional International, the journal of the European Regions Airline Association (ERA).
Ian hasis working towards a European commercial pilot licence, having held an FAA private pilot license in 1991, and instructor rating. He also has a degree in aeronautical engineering from the University of Bath, England, and a graduate diploma in law from Kingston University, and is a graduate of the legal practice course (College of Law, Guildford).

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Al Ain-based Horizon International Flight Academy, which has assembled a fleet of nearly 30 aircraft since it was established in 2002, is looking for growth opportunities. General manager Mohammed Al Zaabi told AIN that Horizon established a second training center to north of Dubai with the signing of a contract with the Umm Al Quwain emirate in September 2008 and that it is “open to ideas for new locations in the United Arab Emirates or further afield in the Middle East and Africa.”
Horizon was created by Mubadala Development Co. of Abu Dhabi to supply pilots for UAE civil and military organizations, including its own Etihad Airways subsidiary, and now trains pilots from all over the world, said Al Zaabi. At present, 200 students are enrolled and it has trained around 320 pilots for Etihad since it started.
The firm employs 36 instructors and its fleet consists of 13 Cessna 172s, three Diamond DA42 Twin Stars for twin-engine training, three Robinson R44 and 10 Bell 206 helicopters. It is now able to offer 27,000 hours of flying training per year, said Al Zaabi. It also has three simulators, one based on the Bombardier CRJ for multi-crew training.
In addition, Horizon has received approval to offer a higher diploma curriculum, which if taken in conjunction with studies for an air transport pilot certificate takes two years to complete (compared with the 18 months required for the JAA ATPL). The company also recently has begun training female airline pilots.

Horizon Flight on the prowl for opportunities

Al Ain-based Horizon International Flight Academy, which has assembled a fleet of nearly 30 aircraft since it was established in 2002, is looking for growt

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