Etihad Airways has appointed Nabil Matarweh Hijazine as the airline's new Country Manager for Kuwait. He takes over from Magdi Labib, who now is responsible for commercial activities in Cairo.
Airbus and CAE have agreed to renew their flight training services cooperation agreement through to 2017. The partnership has grown significantly since it began in 2002, and combines Airbus' training expertise and CAE's global network of flight training centres.
It has been a good MEBA for Emirates-CAE Flight Training (ECFT). The Dubai centre announced on Tuesday that it had won a new flight-training contract with Athens-headquartered aircraft charter and management company Gainjet Aviation to provide Gulfstream G450, Gulfstream G550 and Bombardier Global Express training for its pilots.
Carol Ronan-Heath breezed into MEBA this week offering a fresh prospect for women in the industry. She has seen some success for her venture already. Last year the legal advisor for Emirates established a regional branch of the International Aviation Women's Association (IAWA) in Dubai.
Emirates-CAE Flight Training (ECFT) announced at the show that it is to use its Dubai centre to train pilots on the Bombardier Global Express for Lebanese charter operator and management company Executive Aircraft Services (stand C510). The programme encompasses simulation-based training.
NEXUS Flight Operations Services – a subsidiary of MAZ Aviation – and FlightSafety International have signed an agreement to establish an aircraft dispatch training programme in the Middle East.
Three new Falcon simulators will be the latest additions to Emirates-CAE Flight Training Centre (ECFT). The Falcon 900EX and 2000EX are due to come online in early 2011, with the Dassault flagship 7X by springtime.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that its Board of Governors has selected Tony Tyler, CEO of Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific Airways, in a unanimous decision to fill the post of IATA Director General and CEO following the retirement of the current Director General and CEO, Giovanni Bisignani, next year.
AFI KLM E&M signed a strategic partnership agreement with Max Aerospace, aimed at developing a global MRO network. The two parties plan to open a jointly developed Indian facility.
SAS Scandinavian Airlines has appointed Stefan Eiche the new UAE General Manager, as the fourth winter season of the Dubai-Copenhagen route commenced with an additional weekly frequency.
Students at the Institute of Applied Technology (IAT) in Abu Dhabi and Dubai Mens College were given a glimpse into the future of aviation last week when Tom Hallett, an autonomous systems specialist at BAE Systems, took them through a presentation on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), the latest generation of pilot-less aircraft.
A|D|S, the UK's AeroSpace, Defence and Security trade organisation today signed a cooperative Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Moroccan Aerospace Industries Association (GIMAS).
Saudia Aerospace Engineering Industries Company – part of the Saudi Arabian Airlines group has signed an agreement with the Human Resource Development Fund (HRDF) to train 100 Saudis over the next year to work in the aviation industry.
Dubai low cost carrier flydubai has signed a three-year contract with airline training and management solutions company, CTC Aviation Group in the UK to help recruit pilots for its expanding fleet.
RUAG's Board of Directors has appointed Philipp Berner as the new CEO of RUAG Aviation and a member of the Executive Board of RUAG Holding Ltd,effective 1 December 2010.
Pratt & Whitney Global Service Partners inked a three-yearEngine Management Program agreement with Jordan Aviation to use its Web-based Advanced Diagnostics & Engine Management tools to provide engine performance monitoring services. Pratt & Whitney will also analyze the data to forecast engine health and maintenance for Jordan Aviation.
CFM International andOman Airsigned a Rate per Flight Hour MRO agreement covering the airline’s fleet of 33installed and spareCFM56-7B engines powering its 15 737NGs. Pratt & Whitney signed a three-year agreement with Singapore Airlines Cargo for Pratt's EcoPower engine wash service. Washes will be performed by Eagle Services Asia, a JV between Pratt & Whitney and Singapore Airlines Engineering Company, for the airline's PW4000-94 engines powering its fleet of Boeing 747-400Fs.
Etihad Airways' Vice President Treasury, Ricky Thirion, has been named GT News Magazine's 'Corporate Treasurer of the Year' at a gala dinner ceremony in Amsterdam.
