International private jet company Ocean Sky is signalling the next phase in its growth with the opening of a representative office in Dubai.

RUAG's Board of Directors has appointed Philipp Berner as the new CEO of RUAG Aviation and a member of the Executive Board of RUAG Holding Ltd,effective 1 December 2010.

Pratt & Whitney Global Service Partners inked a three-yearEngine Management Program agreement with Jordan Aviation to use its Web-based Advanced Diagnostics & Engine Management tools to provide engine performance monitoring services. Pratt & Whitney will also analyze the data to forecast engine health and maintenance for Jordan Aviation.

Chapman Freeborn Airchartering has announced a new senior appointment.

CFM International andOman Airsigned a Rate per Flight Hour MRO agreement covering the airline’s fleet of 33installed and spareCFM56-7B engines powering its 15 737NGs. Pratt & Whitney signed a three-year agreement with Singapore Airlines Cargo for Pratt's EcoPower engine wash service. Washes will be performed by Eagle Services Asia, a JV between Pratt & Whitney and Singapore Airlines Engineering Company, for the airline's PW4000-94 engines powering its fleet of Boeing 747-400Fs.

Etihad Airways' Vice President Treasury, Ricky Thirion, has been named GT News Magazine's 'Corporate Treasurer of the Year' at a gala dinner ceremony in Amsterdam.

MRO providers think 2011 will be the year that business turns upward.

SR Technics signed an Integrated Component Solutions contract with Swiss charter operator Hello. The contract, which runs until 2016, provides component services for five A320 aircraft. StandardAero reached a three-year exclusive maintenance agreement with Australia's Airnorth for work on the Hamilton Sundstrand APS2300 APU, installed on the carrier's E170s. Agreement includes two consecutive two-year options.