Etihad Aviation Group (EAG) has appointed Duncan Bureau as senior vice president global sales and distribution, who will report directly into the group’s chief commercial officer, Robin Kamark.

Spirit AeroSystems’ deal to buy certain Bombardier commercial aviation assets significantly broadens the aerostructures specialist’s aftermarket presence beyond traditional spare-parts sales, largely through principal customer Boeing.

Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair has withdrawn three of its Boeing 737-800 aircraft from service after the discovery of cracks located between the aircraft’s fuselage and wing.

South Africa’s Mega Aero Training Academy (MATA) is working with Swiss maintenance provider, SR Technics, to establish a European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Part 147 programme that will cover type ratings, basic and specialised training, using website-based training methods. Dave Calderwood reports.

The Gulf Centre for Aviation Studies (GCAS), the training arm of Abu Dhabi Airports, has been recognised and awarded by the Airport Council International (ACI) as the best performing ACI training center in the Asia-Pacific Region, with the highest number of students trained in 2018.

Marking the largest move yet in the overhaul of the aerostructures sector, provider Spirit AeroSystems will buy Bombardier’s aerostructures businesses in Northern Ireland and Morocco.

EgyptAir Training Academy has received a high-level delegation from the Republic of Malawi headed by Rhoda Gadama, executive director of Airports Development Authority, to discuss ways of cooperation in various training fields.

Currently holding the position of the Vice Chairman since 2017, Ali Ahmed Alnaqbi has been elected as the Chairman of the Governing Board - IBAC.