Ruler and President of Abu Dhabi His Highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan issued an emiri decree to restructure the board of directors at Etihad Airways.

Thales has won the contract to supply two of its new RealitySeven Full Flight Simulators (FFS) to Turkish Airlines.

Saraya Skies the private aviation arm of Saray has appointed Bilal Yousuf as Managing Director and Ivan Tehaghapsao as Sales and Marketing Director.

Arab Wings, the first Middle Eastern corporate aviation operator and now aircraft management specialist is studying plans for a European acquisition as its owner embarks on an expansion strategy that includes new offshoots in Sharjah and Bahrain as well as an aviation university.

Emirates-CAE Flight Training (ECFT) announced today at EBACE that it has signed four new three-year contracts with customers from Europe, the Middle East and CIS.

Qatar will need 1,200 pilots by 2013 said Amit Agarwal, chief executive of the US-based Supreme Aviation Worldwide speaking at a seminar in Doha.

Gregory Olympios has been appointed regional sales director for Southeastern Europe and Middle East for Jet Aviation's MRO businesses.

Project Phoenix, the Dubai-based Bombardier CRJ-200 executive VIP conversion specialist, has brought in a well known industry specialist to boost its sales team.