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IN FOCUS: Bahrain's Gulf Aviation Academy prepares for a 'defining year in terms of growth'

14:00 GMT 16 January 2012

Gulf Aviation Academy will announce an expansion to its facility next to Bahrain's international airport at the show, kicking off what chief executive...

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