Air Austral is investing its wealth of experience and skills in its new Cabin Crew Training Centre which will open in October.

The Lion Air Group’s maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) subsidiary plans to expand its base on the Indonesian island of Batam, to handle the group’s expected fleet growth and also to service more third-party customers.

Zurab Pololikashvili, current Ambassador of Georgia to Spain, Morocco, Algeria and Andorra, has been appointed Secretary General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) for the period 2018-2021.

MRO Briefs-Sept. 12, 2017

Garuda Indonesia’s maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) subsidiary is launching an initial public offering (IPO), which will mainly raise funds for the unit’s ambitious expansion plans.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced that Goh Choon Phong, CEO of Singapore Airlines, has assumed his duties as chairman of the IATA Board of Governors (BoG) for a one-year term.

Airports Council International (ACI) and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) have signed an MoU to work together on a wide range of aerodrome training services to benefit the 1,940 ACI Member Airports worldwide, and to support the 191 ICAO Member States.

The latest batch of graduates from Strata's Aerostructures Training Programme now means that over half of its employees are UAE Nationals, supporting the national ambition of building a global aerospace hub in Abu Dhabi's eastern city of Al Ain.