The next generation of engineering talent from the Gulf state of Oman is to receive specialist training from air traffic management company, NATS.

Abu Dhabi Airports announced today that its training facility Gulf Centre for Aviation Studies (GCAS) signed an MoU with Emirates Group Security - Centre of Aviation and Security Studies (CASS) to provide a number of joint Aviation Security training programmes.

Saudi Aviation Flight Academy (SAFA) is celebrating its second anniversary this week and its first students are now in airline roles.

Etihad Airways has appointed Robert “Dougie” Douglas as its General Manager for Armenia.

Three Libyan students who recently graduated from Progress Flight Academy have successfully achieved a full type rating on the Airbus A320 at the Airbus Training Centre in Toulouse.

Etihad Airways has welcomed the latest group of graduates from its innovative development programme to join divisions across the airline as pilots, managers, contact centre staff and technical engineers.

Airways Aviation Training Academy (AATA ) a subsidiary of the Airways Aviation Group is to launch aviation theory and aviation foundation courses from its Dubai Knowledge Village facility with further opportunities for students to then go on to undertake practical aeroplane or helicopter flight training at one of the Airways Aviation bases in Australia, the United Kingdom or Montenegro.

Arabian Aerospace editor-in-chief Alan Peaford has been presented with a Lifetime Achievement award in the International Aerospace Media awards at the Royal Aeronautical Society in London