▁A viation ▁Academy ▁( R W AA ) ▁is ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia ' s ▁first ▁av iation ▁a cademy . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁As ide ▁from ▁being ▁the ▁first ▁av iation ▁a cademy ▁in ▁the ▁Kingdom , ▁the ▁a cademy ▁is ▁a ▁modern ▁flight ▁training ▁school . ▁▁ ▁The ▁CE O ▁and ▁founder , ▁Tur ki ▁bin ▁Mu q rin ▁bin ▁Abd ul - Az iz , ▁is ▁a ▁pilot , ▁business man , ▁and ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Sa ud . ▁Ad ib ▁Sh ish ak ly , ▁a ▁founder ▁of ▁the ▁Sy rian ▁National ▁Council , ▁is ▁the ▁Vice ▁CE O . ▁Sh ish ak ly , ▁not ▁a ▁pilot , ▁told ▁the ▁Sa udi ▁Gazette ▁that ▁he ▁" did ▁all ▁the ▁business ▁side ▁of ▁it ▁from ▁bu ying ▁the ▁aircraft ▁and ▁deliver ing ▁them ▁to ▁Rab igh . ▁I ▁also ▁helped ▁structure ▁the ▁maintenance ▁department , ▁the ▁fuel ▁farm , ▁and ▁the ▁market ing ▁and ▁business ▁strategy ▁for ▁the ▁school . ▁We ▁have ▁ 1 5 ▁aircraft : ▁some ▁single ▁engine ▁C ess nas , ▁and ▁single ▁and ▁tw in ▁Pi per ▁aircraft , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁two ▁tw in ▁engine ▁Sen eca ▁V s ." ▁ ▁The ▁a cademy ' s ▁first ▁social ▁event ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁with ▁the ▁Sa udi ▁" St reet ▁E ag les ," ▁a ▁Har ley - David son ▁club . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Arab ▁News ▁reported ▁that ▁Rab