Abu Dhabi Airports Company's (ADAC) Gulf Centre for Aviation Studies (GCAS) and Thales Université, the training and education arm of Thales Group, have signed an MoU that aims at exploring opportunities for establishing training solutions targeting high-level professional and academic programmes with a focus on technical, engineering, maintenance and project management training in the field of aviation.

The Gulf Aviation Academy (GAA) has announced that it will be conducting the Aeroplane Electrical Wiring Interconnection System Training Programme (EWIS).

Members of the Kuwait Air Force have just completed a six month training course at the Electronic Warfare Operational Support (EWOS) facility of Selex ES, a Finmeccanica company.

Saudi Aviation Flight Academy (SAFA) has been declared as a Part 141 approved Pilot School by the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. SAFA ihas become the only flight school in KSA with a Part 141 approval by GACA

UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has concluded a training course on strategic planning in the civil aviation industry in Cali, Colombia, with the participation of 50 specialized attendees representing different member states of the Latin American Civil Aviation Commission (LACAC).

Malaysia Airlines has announced the appointment of Mr. Nur Shaffik Haris as General Manager – UAE & Gulf, tasked to spearhead expansion of the airline's foothold in the growing Gulf region.

L-3 Link Simulation & Training (L-3 Link) announced today that it has been awarded a contract modification to build the Iraqi Air Force (IqAF) two F-16 Block 52 Weapon Tactics Trainers (WTTs), two brief/debrief systems and one mission observation centre.

Qatar Airways integrated training centre in Doha will be featuring Boeing 787-8 Full Flight Simulators (FFS) developed by L-3 Link, later this year.