Capt. Tilmann Gabriel, programme director for City University London's (City) aviation management programmes has called for a plan to encourage more local talent to carve a career in one of the UAE's corner stone industries.

Omani students studying at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) in the UK last week attended the second Insight into Industry visit at BAE Systems' Military Air facility at Warton in the North West of England.

Oman Air has held a major emergency response exercise at its headquarters in Muscat.

The Arabian section of the Ninety Nines female pilot organisation have completed their 4th annual meeting which took place in Jordan - an event which saw the group increase its numbers with its first member from Syria. .

Airberlin is continuing strict fleet capacity management as it undergoes long-term restructuring.

A course on Safety Management Systems in Aviation is being held in Abu Dhabi Sept 29-October 1.

News Briefs from the July 8, 2015 issue of MRO Digest

FlightPath International will launch a full service Commercial Aviation Training Centre in the city of Johannesburg, South Africa. Training services will be offered for the full cadre of aviation professionals: Airline Pilot (Including MPL), maintenance engineers, cabin crew, and flight dispatch.