Etihad Airways has appointed Hareb Al Muhairy to the position of vice president, corporate communications.

Dassault Falcon operators from Saudi Arabia joined others from the United States, France, Switzerland, South Africa and Brazil in the fifth E-Forum run by the French business jet manufacturer.

Candan Karlitekin,the chairman of Turkish Airlines has resigned.

MAC Aircraft Interior Specialists have appointed Martin Longden as its new Managing Director.

An insufficiently-skilled workforce could scupper the Middle East's plans for an active space programme, according to an education specialist.

Jet Professionals, the global aviation staffing subsidiary of Jet Aviation, has extended the scope and reach of its Crew Advantage membership program to include MENA and Asia regions.

Algerian national airline Air Algérie has signed a contract for four ATR 72-500s. This agreement, valued at some US $ 82 million, was signed today in Algiers in the presence of Mr. Amar Tou, Algeria's Minister of Transport. Deliveries of the aircraft will take place in 2010.

The Middle East Aerospace Consortium (MEAC) has today announced the appointment of Alan Ewing as Chairman.