Nexus, a Saudi Arabian aviation training company, and Rwandan training company Akagera Aviation, have signed a joint venture agreement that will upgrade Akagera’s training wing to a fully-fledged academy that will operate under the name Nexus Training Academy.
Spatial, a provider of cabin crew training simulators based in the UAE, has announced that it is to manufacture an A321NX Extended Over Wing Exit Trainer for Aer Lingus.
EgyptAir has selected FlightSafety International to design and manufacture a full flight simulator for the Airbus A220-300 aircraft. The simulator will be installed at the EgyptAir Training Academy headquarters located at Cairo International Airport.
Airlines Association of Southern African (AASA) CEO, Chris Zweigenthal, was named the recipient of the 2019 Ato Girma Wake Lifetime Award in recognition of his contribution to the air transport industry.
Airlines continue to consume aftermarket services at a record rate, with year-over-year sales growth projected at nearly 10% in 2019, driven by a demand for traffic and boosted by specific challenges—notably the Boeing 737 MAX grounding—new research from Canaccord Genuity shows.
Airbus has appointed a new executive committee led by chief executive officer Guillaume Faury, following approval from the Board of Directors. The changes are effective immediately.
Etihad Aviation Training and Abu Dhabi’s Khalifa University of Science and Technology have announced a three-year study to develop innovative and more engaging training procedures, drawing upon neuro-cognition, for the next generation of airline pilots.
Canadian LCC WestJet Airline is managing the Boeing 737 MAX grounding in part by re-shuffling its cabin-modification schedule, pulling 737 Next Generation (NG) models out of planned upgrade lines and subbing in MAXs.
Air New Zealand will boost its MRO capabilities at its Auckland hub by constructing another hangar, which the carrier says will be the largest in the world built with a single-span timber arch design.
The unexpected removal of more than 400 new narrowbodies from the global fleet via the Boeing 737 MAX grounding is sure to have repercussions in the aftermarket, but predicting them is proving challenging.
Collins Aerospace is taking the next step with its aerospace additive manufacturing activity, with aspirations to develop 20 production-ready metal parts in 2019, according to executive director-additive design and manufacturing Paula Hay.
Airline maintenance operations, conscious of the need to keep the pipeline of technical workers flowing, are putting effort into attracting and retaining mechanics, but opportunities exist to expand efforts by combining them, a top Delta executive said.
Delta CEO Ed Bastian expressed confidence in the US aviation regulatory system in the wake of the Boeing 737 MAX crisis, calling industry-regulator partnerships key to achieving unprecedented safety levels.
Alain Flourens, 61, currently Head of Engineering for Airbus Helicopters, has been appointed Head of Industry for Airbus Helicopters, following Christian Cornille’s departure from Airbus.
As the aviation industry faces an increasingly challenging recruitment environment, Krimson, the Ethiopia-based flight support company, is playing its part to support education at grass roots level.
