Maintenance & Training

Etihad Airways has appointed Rashed Saif Al Shabi as its new General Manager for Cyprus.

Jetstream Aviation Academy - has signed a long-term agreement with Nasair, to provide pilot assessment and provisioning services.

Satcom1 has announced the appointment of its new CFO Henrik Zinck, who will lead and develop Satcom1 Corporate Finance & IT Departments worldwide.

The UAE's General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), Air Navigation and Aerodrome Department (ANA) held its 6th Annual ANA Safety Seminar. The event which was titled "Fatigue & Human Factors Managementfor Air Navigation & Aerodromes” was supported by both national and international civil aviation organizations, and was seen by many delegates as another successful major event in the UAE safety promotion calendar.

Gulf Aviation Academy (GAA) and Bahrain Airport Company (BAC) have announced signing a comprehensive training agreement to deliver aviation training services for Bahrain Airport Company and its personnel.

Ram Menen, divisional senior vice president cargo, Emirates Airline is to retire.

BAE Systems has announced the appointment of a new regional managing director for the Middle East and Africa.

BAE Systems has announced the appointment of a new regional managing director for Africa and the Middle East.

Qatar Airways has turned to Baltic Aviation Academy for the recruitment of new cabin crew members from the Baltic States.

Rizon Jet has announced the appointment of its new director of flight operations, Captain Siddharth Bhardwaj.

Sabena technics has appointed Martin Assmann as its executive vice-president civil sales.

Alenia Aermacchi's upgraded turboprop – the SF-260TP primary and basic trainer- now equipped with a glass cockpit, an enhanced multi-spectral vision system and an upgraded air conditioning system has completed its first flight in Venegono, Italy.

Alenia Aermacchi's upgraded turboprop – the SF-260TP primary and basic trainer- now equipped with a glass cockpit, an enhanced multi-spectral vision system and an upgraded air conditioning system has completed its first flight in Venegono, Italy.

Precision Polymer Engineering (PPE), manufacture of moulded elastomer seals, has appointed a new distribution manager for its EMEA sales territories.

CAE's training centre in Dubai joins its sister-facilities in Bordeaux, France; Little Rock, Dallas and Morristown, USA; and Burgess Hill, UK; in celebrating the award of a Falcon Training Policy Manual (FTPM) certificate, which validates that CAE is delivering superior quality training services for Falcon pilots and maintenance personnel.

Saudi Arabian Airlines has signed a contract with Alubat Middle East FZCO to design, fabricate and install six sophisticated Cabin Service Trainers (CSTs) at their new In-flight Service Training Centre currently under construction in Jeddah, it was announced at the AIME/MRO Middle East event today.

Northrop Grumman and Abu Dhabi's Higher College of Technology have launched the 2013 Innovation Challenge unmanned aircraft competition.

Former Hawker Beechcraft senior executive for the Middle East, Africa and Europe, Sean McGeough, has been appointed president of Nextant Aerospace the , maker of the Nextant 400XT, the world's only remanufactured business jet.

Former Hawker Beechcraft senior executive for the Middle East, Africa and Europe Sean McGeough has been appointed president of Nextant Aerospace the , maker of the Nextant 400XT, the world's only remanufactured business jet.

BBA Aviation Flight Support has announced the promotion of Maria Sastre to president and chief operating officer for Signature Flight Support Corporation.

IAG Cargo, the single business created following the merger of British Airways World Cargo and Iberia Cargo, has appointed Tony Snell as regional commercial manager with a mandate to drive growth in the strategic markets of the Middle East & Africa (MEA).

IAG Cargo, the single business created following the merger of British Airways World Cargo and Iberia Cargo, has appointed Tony Snell as regional commercial manager with a mandate to drive growth in the strategic markets of the Middle East & Africa (MEA).

BBA Aviation Flight Support has announced the promotion of Maria Sastre to president and chief operating officer for Signature Flight Support Corporation.

Etihad Airways' biggest ever India recruitment campaign has been heralded a huge success with more than 1,000 applications received from men and women looking to join the airline's cabin crew division.

Ethiopian has announced that the Ethiopian Aviation Academy has graduated 20 pilots and 72 cabin crew.