CAE's Dubai-based full-flight simulators (FFS) for Dassault Falcon 7X, Falcon 900EX/EASy and Falcon 2000EX/EASy aircraft are all now equipped with smoke generation capability, providing a highly realistic pilot training experience for cockpit smoke emergencies.

The president and chief executive officer of Etihad Airways, James Hogan, has been named World Tourism and Travel Council's (WTTC) vice chairman for the Middle East and Africa.

RAK International Airport has continued to strengthen its management team with three recent appointments of Michael Coe as the development director, Terry Sloan as the head of operations, and Salem Hasan Al–Ghafri as the head of security, control authorities and regulatory compliance.

The second day of the Global Aerospace Summit in Abu Dhabi saw industry leaders looking at evolving global demand, the supply chain and the region's embryonic space industry.

Qatar Airways and Thales - the airline's In-Flight Entertainment and Connectivity supplier - announced today the opening of a new technology research, development and training centre located at the Qatar Science and Technology Park in Doha.

The aviation industry's leaders are debating the challenges facing the sector at this week's inaugural Global Aerospace Summit, being held in Abu Dhabi.

The region's thriving airlines are putting aside their current successes to wrestle with the challenges facing the aviation sector on a global scale – geo-political, natural and economic - at this week's Global Aerospace Summit, being held in Abu Dhabi on Monday and Tuesday, 16 and 17 April, 2012.

Through the partnership of EgyptAir Training Centre and African airlines, The Libyan handling & maintenance services company (LHAMS) has started the training of the first batch of technicians on A320 and A330 aircraft.