Air Transport Maintenance & Training
Mar 13, 2013
Turkish Technic signed a C check maintenance contract with Nordwind Airlines for two Airbus A321s. Services will be carried out in March at the Turkish Technic facilities in Istanbul. Saab won a five-year contract with British Midland Regional for component maintenance and the repair of BMI Regional’s 18 Embraer 145 and Embraer 135 aircraft. The contract is valued at SEK105 million ($16.4 million) and covers approximately 400 components.
Mar 13, 2013
Briefs from the March 13, 2013 issue of ATW's MRO Digest.
Mar 13, 2013
Ethiopian Airlines and Airbus have partnered to host workshops for close to 100 students from schools in Addis Ababa this week.
Mar 13, 2013
The EADS board of directors has accepted the resignation of Lutz Bertling as chief executive officer of Eurocopter and member of the EADS Group executive committee effective April 30 2013.
Mar 12, 2013
A J Walter Aviation’s (AJW) recent acquisition of the component maintenance business of bankrupt Montreal-based Aveos Fleet Performance is a two-part story. One half tells how an opportunistic London-based company continues to strengthen its aircraft services empire worldwide with this purchase. The other half of the tale reveals how component maintenance is growing faster than airframe and engine maintenance and how AJW is capitalizing on the trend.
Dec 07, 2009
The UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has appointed industry veteran, David Chapman, as the new senior safety advisor as part of its plan to boost aviation safety standards across the country.
Dec 07, 2009
Emirates chief, Tim Clark is making a special trip to London this week when he will be a guest at the famous Royal Aeronautical Society to collect one of the most prestigious awards in the industry
Dec 07, 2009
Gulf Air Director for Information Technology Jalal Al Qassab has been voted the 'Top CIO” (Chief Information Officer) by a group of global leading technology research organisations.
Dec 06, 2009
Etihad Airways has appointed Ken Marshall as its country manager in Nepal.
Dec 03, 2009
Aviation professionals in the Middle East needing to ensure clear and accurate aviation English language have a new place to turn to following the launch of the Edgewater College Middle East Training Centre in Al Ain
Nov 26, 2009
Saudi Arabia's plans to establish a first class pilot training academy in the country's capital took a major step forward this week when SAFA - the Saudi Aviation Flight Academy confirmed the purchase of 20 Diamond DA42 and DA40 aircraft and 5 flight simulators
Nov 25, 2009
The impact of the 9/11 terror attacks in New York was felt around the world, but not every outcome was bad news. The creation of the Horizon International Flight Academy in the UAE in the aftermath of the attacks began as an act of necessity and has grown to become the premier training facility in the region.
Nov 25, 2009
When the late King Hussein discovered his passion for aviation he had the foresight and the commitment to recognise that this could be shared by many of his countrymen.