Predicting a jump in demand by airlines for support services as the world’s fleets expand over the next 20 years, Airbus has created dedicated business units for maintenance, training, operations and upgrades.

Lufthansa has appointed Heike Birlenbach as vice president sales EMEA Lufthansa Group Airlines. She will take upon the role in January 2017.

Air Transport editor Victoria Moores scooped a major award at the Aerospace Media dinner at the Royal Aeronautical Society headquarters in London.

Farnborough Airshow Briefs-July 11, 2016

Alpha Aviation Academy, an aviation training provider and currently the largest Multi-crew Pilot License (MPL) facility in the region, is set to participate in the Arab Aviation Summit 2016 taking place in Jordan on December 5th.

France has honoured TAV Group CEO Sani Şener with l'Ordre national de la Légion d'Honneur (The National Order of the Legion of Honour), which is the highest French order.

Turkish Airlines has extended its agreements with GE Aviation for overhaul, maintenance and repairs services for its CF6-80E engines.

GE Aviation has a business backlog of $154 billion and expects to deliver more than 2,800 large commercial engines this year, the company said on the eve of the Farnborough Airshow.