Abu Dhabi Aircraft Technologies (ADAT) and Engine Alliance announced an agreement that will make ADAT a member of the Engine Alliance maintenance, repair and overhaul network provider for the GP7200 engines, reported the Gulf News.

Goodrich has presented an operational excellence award to Etihad Airways for averaging 2,600 landings between Goodrich carbon brake overhauls for its fleet of five Boeing 777-300ERs, each of which carries 12 brake assemblies.

Air France Industries (AFI) and Royal Air Maroc (RAM) are to create a heavy-maintenance operation in Casablanca to pursue the Airbus A320 market in the Mediterranean and North African markets.

Aerolia has identified four partners for a new factory the company is establishing in Tunisia to produce metal and composite parts.

DAE-owned StandardAero has won an $850 million engine maintenance, repair and overhaul for Canadian low cost carrier WestJet

Turkey's Kale Aero has signed an MoU to create a joint venture for engine component manufacture in Istanbul with US engine-maker Pratt & Whitney

Mubadala has today signed an extensive agreement with GE to become the world's first MRO network provider for the new GEnx engines that will power the Boeing 787 and and further advances Mubadala's plans to build a global MRO network centered in Abu Dhabi.

Germany's MTU Aero Engines has taken a stake in Saudi Arabia-based Middle East Propulsion Company (MEPC). The deal was announced by Germany's leading engine manufacturer at the Paris Air Show in Le Bourget yesterday.