Airbus and CAE have agreed to renew their flight training services cooperation agreement through to 2017. The partnership has grown significantly since it began in 2002, and combines Airbus' training expertise and CAE's global network of flight training centres.

It has been a good MEBA for Emirates-CAE Flight Training (ECFT). The Dubai centre announced on Tuesday that it had won a new flight-training contract with Athens-headquartered aircraft charter and management company Gainjet Aviation to provide Gulfstream G450, Gulfstream G550 and Bombardier Global Express training for its pilots.

Carol Ronan-Heath breezed into MEBA this week offering a fresh prospect for women in the industry. She has seen some success for her venture already. Last year the legal advisor for Emirates established a regional branch of the International Aviation Women's Association (IAWA) in Dubai.

Emirates-CAE Flight Training (ECFT) announced at the show that it is to use its Dubai centre to train pilots on the Bombardier Global Express for Lebanese charter operator and management company Executive Aircraft Services (stand C510). The programme encompasses simulation-based training.

Airbus and CAE have announced that they will continue to work together on flight crew training until 2017.

NEXUS Flight Operations Services – a subsidiary of MAZ Aviation – and FlightSafety International have signed an agreement to establish an aircraft dispatch training programme in the Middle East.

Three new Falcon simulators will be the latest additions to Emirates-CAE Flight Training Centre (ECFT). The Falcon 900EX and 2000EX are due to come online in early 2011, with the Dassault flagship 7X by springtime.

Emirates Airline has announced the appointment of Laurie Berryman as the award-winning carrier's new Vice President for UK and Ireland.