Ayla Aviation Academy in Jordan and Atlantic Flight Training in the UK have obtained UK CAA Approval for Integrated Flight Training to be conduced at their facilities in Aqaba, Jordan and Coventry, England.
Etihad Airways has appointed Geert Boven as senior vice president Americas. He will be based in New York and responsible for all Etihad's current operations in the US, Canada and South America.
Claudio Peer, the former chief operating officer of Swiss Air's private aviation subsidiary has joined Jet Aviation as the new senior director of sales for aircraft management in EMEA and Asia
Etihad Airways has appointed Mr Qutiaba Zahde to the position of Country Manager in Iran, responsible for overseeing the airline's commercial activities and sales growth in the Iranian market.
The Boeing Company has named Jeffrey Johnson as president of Boeing Middle East. Johnson succeeds Paul Kinscherff, who has been appointed chief financial officer for international finance.
With the head of Egypt's civil aviation department Ahmed Shafik being appointed interim prime minister of the country there has been a reshuffle in ministerial responsibilities.
The Al Ain based Horizon International Flight Academy has signed a deal with Austria's Diamond Aircraft for the purchase of five brand new Diamond DA42 NGs.
A two-year contract to provide rotary wing and fixed wing training to Afghanistan's pilots has been signed between the US Government and Raytheon according to Kevin W. Massengill, Raytheon Vice President and the regional executive for the Middle East and North Africa speaking at the IDEX show today.
Students from the UAE now have the chance to demonstrate their capabilities at designing building and flying a UAV thanks to a new competition announced at IDEX in Abu Dhabi today.
The world's largest FBO provider and distribution network for business aviation services, Signature Flight Support has selected Bahrain as the location for its first office in the region.
Thirteen of Oman Air's 40 Young Ambassadors have embarked on their voyages to deliver messages of evolution, development and achievement to the airline's destinations of Bahrain, Qatar, Lebanon, Nepal, Sri Lanka, India and Pakistan.
Barfield won a 10-year contract from Avianca-TACA to provide full component support for the Airbus A320 fleet operated by the group’s four airlines, Avianca, TACA, Aerogal and Ocean Air. Barfield’s MRO support includes an option to provide logistics in Miami as well as the supply of consumable items. As part of the agreement, the US subsidiary of Sabena Technics committed to setting up specific repair capabilities in Bogota to better support Grupo Avianca-TACA’s airlines. The facility will also support other operators in South America.
