Maintenance & Training

The Airbus Corporate Jet Centre (ACJC), the specialist in Airbus Corporate Jet VIP cabin completion and customised nose-to-tail services, is pleased to announce the nomination of Marco Mantovani as Head of Customer Support and Services, effective 1st May 2012.
Maintenance & Training

Egyptair training center has successfully arranged a complete programme to serve airlines to develop qualified instructors in the very demanded field of dangerous goods.
Maintenance & Training

Jordan Airline Training and Simulation (JATS) recently held a graduation ceremony for the first batch of Libyan maintenance graduates who completed the A318/A319/A320/A321 (CFM56 and V2500) B1T1+B2T2 under EASA 147 Approval for Maintenance courses.
Maintenance & Training

Edvaldo Pereira Lima
Aeroméxico (AM) will invest $30 million on a new maintenance facility at its Mexico City hub, which is scheduled to open in September, CEO Andrés Conesa told local media.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Qatar Airways chief executive officer Akbar Al Baker was voted onto the Board of Governors of the global aviation industry body, International Air Transport Association (IATA) earlier this week.
Maintenance & Training

Dnata has appointed Gary Morgan as CEO for the company's UK operation.
Maintenance & Training

IATA has named Wang Changshun, the Chairman of Air China, as its president for the 68th AGM and World Air Transport Summit, which is taking place in Beijing, China, this week
Maintenance & Training

A new board has been appointed for Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC).
Maintenance & Training

The Saudi Aviation Flight Academy (SAFA) has moved toits permanent home at Thumamah Airport outside of Riyadh.
Maintenance & Training

Former DAE Captal chief executive Robert Genise has joined to the board of Californian engine supply specialist Avioserv.
Maintenance & Training

Oman Air has appointed Janab Al Sayyid Captain Manin bin Khalifa bin Said Al-Said to the new position of General Manager, Quality and Safety. The role, which includes responsibility for Emergency Response Planning, was previously included within the duties of Oman Air's Chief Officer, Flight Operations.
Maintenance & Training

Bahrain-based Gulf Aviation Academy (GAA), has been recognised as a top ten IATA authorised training centre (ATC) for the Middle East.
Maintenance & Training

Oman Air has appointed safety specialist, Capt. Manin bin Khalifa bin Said Al-Said, to the new position of general manager, quality and safety.
Maintenance & Training

Bahrain's Gulf Aviation Academy (GAA) has signed a $13.3million lease agreement with Tadhamon Capital to purchase and operate a new A330 full flight simulator.
Aerospace

Airbus has appointed Fabrice Brégier as chief executive officer of Airbus; he is taking over the position previously held by Tom Enders, who was appointed CEO of the EADS group.
Maintenance & Training

Oman Air has appointed Jaffar Juma Al Lawati as country manager, for Oman making him responsible for achieving the set targets for Oman Air's hub station by optimising sales revenues and promoting the airline through various sales channels.
Maintenance & Training

Etihad Airways has welcomed 18 Omani cadet pilots to its expanding flying programme as part of a recently launched recruitment drive in Oman.
Maintenance & Training

BAE Systems has today been awarded a contract for £1.6 billion to support the future aircrew training requirements of the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF).
Maintenance & Training

The Gulf Centre for Aviation Studies (GCAS), the training arm of Abu Dhabi Airports Company, officially represented the Middle East region at last week's annual IATA Training Partner Congress in Istanbul, Turkey.
Maintenance & Training

Captain Ali Hassan Sulaiman has been appointed acting chief officer flight operations for Oman Air, following the decision by Captain Patrick Rotsaert, chief officer flight operations, to retire from the company.
Maintenance & Training

Horizon International flight academy, based at Al Ain International airport, has introduced the iPad for Ground School (Theoretical Knowledge) training.
Maintenance & Training

During the third Saudi Employment and Rehabilitation Fair, BAE Systems received an honour from Engineer Abdullah Al-Hagbani, Deputy Ministry of Labour for Planning and Development, acknowledging BAE Systems' efforts in recruiting Saudi nationals and its ongoing initiatives with job applicants and university alumni, attracting national cadres whether they are graduates of the Faculty of Engineering, Technical Studies or Business Administration.
Maintenance & Training

Kurt Hofmann
Lufthansa Technik Switzerland (LTSW) will undergo extensive restructuring and reduce its workforce from 304 to 82, LHT in Hamburg said.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Etihad Airways has appointed Luisa Pastrello as its General Manager for Australia and New Zealand.
Maintenance & Training

CAE has acquired major training and crew sourcing services provider, Oxford Aviation Academy (OAA), for $314 million.
Maintenance & Training