Kuwait's Wataniya Airways, has appointed Lee Shave as the company's new chief commercial officer bringing along with him over twenty years of expertise in the international aviation sector to the airline.

Gulf Aviation Academy (GAA) recently signed an agreement with Civil Aviation Affairs to participate in the inaugural Bahrain International Airshow (BIAS) 2010 which is to be held under the Royal patronage of His Majesty King Hamad Bin Issa Al Khalifa. GAA will be announcing its official launch to both local and International markets for the first time during the three day event held from 21 to 23 January 2010 at the Sakhir Air Base.

President and CEO of MEBAA - the Middle East Business Aviation Association - Ammar Balkar has announced his resignation from the post today.

StandardAero, a Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) company, has appointed Jeff Manion to the position of Vice President, Global Sales & Customer Service for the company's Business Aviation Sector.

The former head of Harrods Aviation is in a new job and has plans for extending FBO facilities to the Middle East.

Boeing has announced organisation and leadership changes within its Integrated Defense Systems unit that affect the Middle East. The realignment is effective immediately, and the unit will begin operating under a new name: Boeing Defense, Space & Security.

Robert Hersov has been named as Chairman of the newly formed VistaJet Advisory Board.

Details are emerging of the programme for the fifth edition of the highly acclaimed Middle East Special Operations Commanders Conference (MESOC), which kickstarts the Special Operations Forces Exhibition 2010 (SOFEX-2010) being held in Amman, Jordan, May 10-13.