Abu Dhabi Aviation

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Abu Dhabi Aviation

IATA ICAO Call sign - AXU -
Founded	1975; 49 years ago (1975)
Hubs	Zayed International Airport
Fleet size	61
Headquarters	Abu Dhabi, UAE
Key people	Nadir Al Hammadi (Chairman) Ahmed Al Dhaheri (Vice Chairman) Mohammed Al Mazrouei (General Manager) Mohamed Saeed Al Remeithi (Deputy General Manager) Ashraf Fahmy (Chief Financial Officer) Dr. Mark Pierotti (Commercial Director) Herbert Brantl (Operations Director) Ian Taverner (Engineering Director)
Website	ada.ae

Abu Dhabi Aviation Co. (Arabic: شركة طيران أبوظبي) (ADX: ADAVIATION) is an airline based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It serves oil-fields and economic facilities in the United Arab Emirates and other Arab states. Its main base is Zayed International Airport.^[1] Abu Dhabi Aviation is the largest commercial helicopter operator in the Middle East,^[2] operating and owning 58 aircraft in total comprising 51 helicopters. (16 AgustaWestland AW139s, 22 Bell 412s, 12 Bell 212s, 1 EC-135), and 7 fixed-wing aircraft (DHC-8). The company employs over 1000 personnel, including 130 pilots and 250 engineers. The bulk of the company's business activity is in support of Abu Dhabi offshore oil and engineering and construction companies. Other business activities include medical evacuation, aerial construction, survey, photography, charter, and providing VVIP passenger transportation services. All aerial spraying of crops in the UAE and the majority of aerial spraying in Oman is carried out by ADA.

Abu Dhabi Aviation Group companies are: Maximus Air, ADA Millennium, ADAIRE, Abu Dhabi Aviation Training Center, Royal Jet, Agusta Westland Aviation Services LLC, ADA Real Estate Management and General Maintenance LLC.

Abu Dhabi Aviation Training Center (ADATC) is a pilot training service provider for commercial and military pilots utilizing CAE full flight level "D" simulators; AW139, Bell 412, EMB 145 and King Air 350.