Boeing has named Chris Smith vice president and managing director for its defence business in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to further strengthen customer relationships and establish new in-country partnerships.

The Gulf Centre for Aviation Studies (GCAS) and AVTECH Middle East have signed a partnership agreement to offer a series of new “unique” courses for the Middle East market.

Swiss Aviation Consulting has announced the addition of two new team members to its offices in Switzerland and the UAE.

A J Walter Aviation, the aircraft spares support specialist, is calling for applications to be considered for the company's AJW bursary where it supports a student through a Masters degree in aircraft maintenance management in conjunction with London's City University.

EgyptAir Training Center (ETC) - the aviation training arm of the EgyptAir Group - has won a major training contract from Air India

Saudi Aviation Flight Academy (SAFA) the Kingdom's new pilot training academy at Thumamah Airport, 28 km northeast of King Khaled International Airport, Riyadh has achieved a major milestone with its first full-time Saudi national student making his first solo flight.

JATS (Jordan Airline Training & Simulation) has announced that the Embraer 175/195 Door Trainer (DT) has been successfully installed in the Inflight Safety and Service Training building and that it is already operational.

Bahrain's Gulf Aviation Academy (GAA), has been selected to deliver training services and facilities for Emirates Airlines flight crew.