Turkish Technic, had signed a LDG maintenance services agreement with Yemen Airways, which will cover three Boeing 737-800 LDG shipset overhaul, replacement and spare unit loan.

Etihad Airways was awarded the Airbus Top Operational Excellence Award for its fleet of A340-500/600 aircraft at the Airbus Technical Symposium after the Berlin Air Show ended.

PlaneConnect, the air-to-ground maintenance data link Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. introduced in September 2007, is now able to offer summary fleet information to Gulfstream operators through myGulfstream.com, the secure Gulfstream customer communications website.

Alkan Air, the Cairo based charter operator and service centre, has received an Egyptian Ministerial decree to maintain and service King Air and Hawker Beechcraft aircraft.

Gulf Air is planning to bring its line maintenance activity back in-house as part of the carrier's turnaround strategy.

Honeywell announced today that it will be analyzing the effects of ash ingestion in two of its TPE331 turboprop engines used to gather scientific data during recent volcanic eruptions and flights into the subsequent ash cloud over Europe.

Several engine failures on Middle Eastern aircraft has led to the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issuing urgent safety recommendations for the CF6-45 and -50 engines.

Libyan carrier Buraq Air has again selected A J Walter Aviation to provide power-by-the-hour (PBH) support for an additional two B737- 400 aircraft in its fleet. This three year deal is additional to the airline's two B737-800 aircraft already supported by the UK firm.