JATS (Jordan Airline Training & Simulation) is the latest aerospace company to buy-in to the initiative of introducing young people to the world of aerospace.
ST Aerospace Technologies (Xiamen), the joint venture between ST Aerospace and Xiamen Aviation Industry Co., opened a $78 million engine MRO facility in Xiamen.
Founding chairman of MEBAA – the Middle East Business Aviation Association – Ali Al Naqbi has been appointed to the board of Comlux. The Swiss-headquartered VIP charter with a major base in Bahrain.
Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker has been elected to the Executive Committee of the Arab Air Carriers Organisation (AACO). Al Baker has joined the organisation's executive body for a three-year term.
UK-based defence manufacturer L-3 is opening a new international office in Abu Dhabi to expand its presence in the Middle East and provide increased, localised support for its customers and partners in the region.
Mercator, the commercial arm of Emirates Group IT, has announced that Rolf Eichenberger will replace Roland Heller as chief executive officer, Mercator Asia.
Boeing is calling on the aviation industry for a revised approach to training that includes the use of online and mobile devices to meet the demand for aviation personnel over the next 20 years.
Lufthansa Technik Sofia, a joint venture between Germany's Lufthansa Technik and Bulgarian Aviation Group, is expanding its narrowbody hangar at Sofia Airport into a new two-bay hangar for heavy checks.
Emiratisation continues apace at UAE national carrier Etihad with the Abu Dhabi-based airline celebrating another group of national graduates completing their studies to join the airline.
A Turkish Airlines plane that skidded off the runway after landing at Mumbai International Airport, India on the 2nd September has finally been towed away, following four days stuck in the mud near the airport's main runway.
The board of Oman Air has asked its outgoing CEO Peter Hill to delay his departure from the company for a short time until a suitable candidate can be found to take over the reins, Muscat Daily has reported.
Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. has named company Jamie Fields to the newly created position of director, Repair and Overhaul Services in a role that covers the Middle East
Bombardier Aerospace has announced that Gary R. Scott, president, Bombardier Commercial Aircraft, will be retiring on 1 October 2011. Guy C. Hachey, president and chief operating officer, Bombardier Aerospace, will lead the Commercial Aircraft business unit until a replacement is named.
Robert Strodel, the first chief executive of Etihad Airways died suddenly in Sharjah on Thursday just days short of his 56th birthday. Strodel was working for Rus Aviation.
Sabre Travel Network has announced it has appointed Harald Eisenaecher to senior vice president of Sabre Travel Network, Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). He officially starts with Sabre on 1 September 2011.
BAE Systems and new aircraft asset manager Falko ( ATW Daily News, Aug. 8) signed a long-term agreement under which BAE Systems Regional Aircraft will continue to provide the full range of Total Support solutions to existing and future operators of the in-service fleet of BAe 146/Avro RJ regional jets and ATP and Jetstream family turboprops that are managed by Falko.
