Emirates has announced a number of management changes in its commercial operations department that will see two UAE Nationals assuming new roles to support the airline's growth in the Middle East and Far East.

News Briefs from the Dec. 9, 2015 issue of MRO Digest

Lufthansa Technik is stepping up its capacities to support the Airbus A350 by expanding a highly modern warehouse for spare parts in Munich.

The Indonesia Ministry of Transportation has begun inspecting Indonesian-registered Airbus A320 aircraft for potential issues with Rudder Travel Limiter Units (RTLUs) following the findings on the fatal crash of Indonesia AirAsia flight QZ8501 in December 2014.

LORD Corporation has announced that Joel D. Rood has been named president of the company's EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) Region.

Etihad Airways has appointed Toyin Alaran as its new general manager for Uganda, following the launch of its new services between Entebbe and Abu Dhabi on 1 May 2015.

Captain Haitham Misto has been confirmed as Royal Jordanian's president/CEO.

The Saudi Aviation Training Conference and Exhibition (SATCE) 2015 which was due to take place on 18-19th of March has been postponed due to what organisers described as “reasons beyond our control.”