Oman Air has appointed Jamal Al Azki as country manager for the airline's homeland. His new role is based in the Omani capital of Muscat. Al Azki was previously Country Manager, UK and Ireland.
Russia’s Saratov Airlines has performed its first Embraer E-195 check at its new hangar at Saratov Airport, following approval by Bermuda aviation authorities to perform overseas territories aviation requirements (OTAR) Part 145 daily and bi-weekly checks.
Russia’s Transaero Airline has expanded its European Aviation Safety Agency’s (EASA) certificate to include performing C checks on Boeing 737 Classic and 737NG aircraft.
UK-based low-cost carrier (LCC) easyJet hopes to have a hovering drone in service “in 12-18 months” to conduct aircraft inspections, easyJet revealed at its Innovation Day meeting at Milan-Malpensa Airport.
Air traffic management specialist, NATS, has hosted a series of interactive workshops in Oman in an effort to share industry best practice and the latest thinking in the field of air traffic engineering.
AJW Technique, the component repair and overhaul specialists of the AJW Group, have achieved certification by the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore, a priority for AJW in recent months.
A consortium led by ANA Holdings has established MRO Japan to carry out aircraft maintenance at facilities to be constructed at Naha Airport in Okinawa.
All Nippon Airways Holdings (ANA) has established a joint venture (JV) with several other major companies to set up a new MRO operation in Okinawa, Japan.
L-3 Communications has bought UK-headquartered CTC Aviation for an estimated $210million. CTC has been growing across Africa with airline deals with Fastjet and First Nation and other contracts in North Africa.
Air Canada rouge’s 20 Airbus A319s will be converted by mid-June 2015 from current 3x3 seating configuration with a blocked middle seat to two side-by-side business class seats in a 2x2 configuration.
Belgian chemical company Solvay has launched Tegralite, a family of high performance lightweight materials that offers the aviation industry new downstream solutions and part-making capabilities to improve fuel efficiency and speed up the production, refurbishment and maintenance of planes at a lower cost.
