Gulf Air has recently commenced a five-month training course for the airline's global network of representatives – bringing Gulf Air country managers to Bahrain to take part in a comprehensive programme that will equip them with the requisite tools and skillset to better achieve their tasks, positively enhance their knowledge base and support their work abroad.

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. has appointed Nicolas Robinson as regional vice president of new aircraft sales for Africa.

News Briefs from the Jan. 6, 2016 issue of MRO Digest

AAR reported second-quarter fiscal year 2016 consolidated sales of $423.8 million and income from continuing operations of $10.4 million.

An Air India aircraft maintenance technician died after being sucked into the engine of an Airbus A319 at Mumbai Airport.

News Briefs from the Dec. 16, 2015 issue of MRO Digest

Indonesia’s Transport Ministry has begun checks on Airbus A320s operated by the country’s airlines after a crash investigation of AirAsia flight QZ8501 discovered potential issues with the aircraft’s rudder travel limiter units.

Russia’s Technodinamika, part of state-owned Rostec, plans to open a component maintenance center near Moscow’s Vnukovo International Airport.