Maintenance & Training

The latest batch of graduates from Strata's Aerostructures Training Programme now means that over half of its employees are UAE Nationals, supporting the national ambition of building a global aerospace hub in Abu Dhabi's eastern city of Al Ain.
Maintenance & Training

Spatial is unveiling its mobile virtual slide trainer at the Asia Pacific Airline Training Symposium 2017, being held this week in Singapore.
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UTC Aerospace Systems is preparing to open a new nacelle assembly and manufacturing facility in Foley, Alabama, in the coming weeks, which will significantly expand its existing operations there.
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The Ethiopian Aviation Academy (EAA) is globally accredited facility aiming to train increasing numbers of vitally important African aviation professionals. Kaleyesus Bekele looks at the story so far.
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Panasonic Avionics has appointed David Bartlett as its new Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Chief Information Security Officer (CISO).
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By Linda Blachly
MRO Briefs-Aug. 22, 2017
Maintenance & Training

FlightSafety International, that has a Learning Centre in South Africa, has announced a new Integrated Growth and Achievement Preparation Programme for students entering the FlightSafety Academy in Vero Beach, Florida.
Maintenance & Training

Embraer has appointed Stephen Friedrich as Chief Commercial Officer for the Company's executive aviation business unit, effective immediately.
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The Boeing board of directors has elected Caroline B. Kennedy as a new member.
Maintenance & Training

By Linda Blachly
MRO Briefs-Aug. 10, 2017
Maintenance & Training

By Linda Blachly
MRO Briefs-Aug. 9, 2017
Maintenance & Training

By Polina Montag-Girmes
Russia’s S7 Engineering, an MRO member of the S7 Group, will provide maintenance for Azimuth Airline’s Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) fleet, the regional carrier said in a statement Aug. 8.
Maintenance & Training

Boeing has named Phil Musser as the company's next senior vice president of communications, succeeding Tom Downey, who has announced plans to step down from the role late this month and retire from the company early next year.
Maintenance & Training

Emirates Flight Training Academy has taken delivery of its first two Cirrus SR22 G6 training aircraft in Dubai. These are the first of the 22 single-piston engine Cirrus aircraft that have been ordered by the Academy to train ab initio pilots.
Maintenance & Training

The African airline industry is facing a critical shortage of well-trained aviation professionals. Kaleyesus Bekele has been looking at the problem.
Maintenance & Training

Qatar Aeronautical College (QAC) has ordered 14 training aircraft and two simulators from Austria's Diamond Aircraft
Maintenance & Training

Beaverton, Oregon-based Precision Aircraft Solutions (PAS) and Wilmington, Ohio-based Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) have formed a joint venture (JV) company to develop a passenger-to-freighter conversion of the Airbus A321-200.
Maintenance & Training

The Etihad Aviation Group Board of Directors has appointed Ray Gammell as interim Group CEO, and confirmed that James Hogan, current President and Group CEO, will leave the company on 1 July 2017.
Maintenance & Training

By Linda Blachly
MRO Briefs-Aug. 3, 2017
Maintenance & Training

Monarch Aircraft Engineering, the GCAA CAR 147 approved organisation, is to launch a series of training programmes that will enable airlines in the Middle East to train their engineers on the new Airbus A320 NEO and Boeing 737 MAX aircraft families.
Maintenance & Training

By Linda Blachly
MRO Briefs-July 31, 2017
Maintenance & Training

Air Partner’s Aircraft Remarketing division (formerly Cabot Aviation) has been appointed by Saudi Arabia’s national carrier Saudia as its exclusive remarketing agent for 15 Boeing 777-200ERs.
Aircraft & Propulsion

The XIESA MRO facility—a joint venture (JV) of China Eastern Airlines and Safran Landing Systems—has begun construction in Xi’an.
Maintenance & Training

By Linda Blachly
MRO Briefs-July 24, 2017
Maintenance & Training

LATAM Airlines has appointed Guido Blanco as the new commercial manager for the UK, Africa and Nordic Countries.
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