Bahrain Airport Company (BAC), the operator and managing body of Bahrain International Airport (BIA), has signed an agreement with Gulf Aviation Academy (GAA) to provide civil aviation security training to hundreds of airport-stationed Ministry of Interior (MOI) personnel each year.

UK-based software firm, Ideagen, has secured a project with the Saudi Arabian flying academy, OxfordSaudia, which will see it provide software to help it meet regulatory and operational requirements.

Emirates Aviation University celebrated its 30th graduation ceremony, honouring more than 243 students.

Etihad Aviation Training, the specialist training division of Etihad Aviation Group, has become the first aviation company in the Middle East to gain approval from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) to train Boeing 777 and 787 pilots for European operators and carriers elsewhere which adopt Europe’s air safety standards.

Alsalam Aerospace Industries has appointed Karl E. Jeppesen as Acting President and CEO, starting on 12 January, 2020.

Gulf Air has welcomed a new batch of 22 Bahraini aircraft maintenance technicians who have recently joined the airline and began their training programme. With this recruitment Gulf Air has reached 90% Bahrainisation in the position of aircraft maintenance technicians.

SunExpress has appointed Max Kownatzki as chief executive.

Etihad Airways has announced a partnership with Norwegian technology developer Braathens IT, to develop TravelPass, an innovative travel solution initially aimed at corporate and frequent travellers which will launch later this year.