Maintenance & Training

EDM has announced that it has shipped a second Cabin Emergency Evacuation Trainer (CEET) to Ethiopian Airlines.

EDM, a global provider of training simulators to the civil aviation and defence sectors, has shipped a second Cabin Emergency Evacuation Trainer (CEET) to Ethiopian Airlines.

Fastjet's chief executive Ed Winter will step down once a replacement has been found.

Gulf Air has recently commenced a five-month training course for the airline's global network of representatives – bringing Gulf Air country managers to Bahrain to take part in a comprehensive programme that will equip them with the requisite tools and skillset to better achieve their tasks, positively enhance their knowledge base and support their work abroad.

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. has appointed Nicolas Robinson as regional vice president of new aircraft sales for Africa.

News Briefs from the Jan. 6, 2016 issue of MRO Digest

AAR reported second-quarter fiscal year 2016 consolidated sales of $423.8 million and income from continuing operations of $10.4 million.

An Air India aircraft maintenance technician died after being sucked into the engine of an Airbus A319 at Mumbai Airport.

News Briefs from the Dec. 16, 2015 issue of MRO Digest

Indonesia’s Transport Ministry has begun checks on Airbus A320s operated by the country’s airlines after a crash investigation of AirAsia flight QZ8501 discovered potential issues with the aircraft’s rudder travel limiter units.

Russia’s Technodinamika, part of state-owned Rostec, plans to open a component maintenance center near Moscow’s Vnukovo International Airport.

Emirates has announced a number of management changes in its commercial operations department that will see two UAE Nationals assuming new roles to support the airline's growth in the Middle East and Far East.

News Briefs from the Dec. 9, 2015 issue of MRO Digest

Lufthansa Technik is stepping up its capacities to support the Airbus A350 by expanding a highly modern warehouse for spare parts in Munich.

The Indonesia Ministry of Transportation has begun inspecting Indonesian-registered Airbus A320 aircraft for potential issues with Rudder Travel Limiter Units (RTLUs) following the findings on the fatal crash of Indonesia AirAsia flight QZ8501 in December 2014.

LORD Corporation has announced that Joel D. Rood has been named president of the company's EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) Region.

Etihad Airways has appointed Toyin Alaran as its new general manager for Uganda, following the launch of its new services between Entebbe and Abu Dhabi on 1 May 2015.

Captain Haitham Misto has been confirmed as Royal Jordanian's president/CEO.

The Saudi Aviation Training Conference and Exhibition (SATCE) 2015 which was due to take place on 18-19th of March has been postponed due to what organisers described as “reasons beyond our control.”

EDM announced today that the second Cabin Emergency Evacuation Trainer (CEET) it has manufactured for Ethiopian Airlines passed its Factory Acceptance Test (FAT).

Ethiopian Airlines has finalised installation of Boeing 777 Flight Simulator manufactured by CAE ahead of its schedule and is now ready for training.

News Briefs from the Dec. 2, 2015 issue of MRO Digest

Rolls-Royce has announced changes to three approved maintenance center joint ventures, simplifying the structure of two and introducing a more competitive business model.

Emirates Group, comprising Emirates airline and dnata, plan to hire over 11,000 new staff in the coming year across its business, in line with its projected growth across six continents.

Polish maintenance firm Linetech has acquired 100% of Adria Airways Tehnika (AAT) from the Slovenian government.