SR Technics signed an Integrated Component Solutions contract with Swiss charter operator Hello. The contract, which runs until 2016, provides component services for five A320 aircraft. StandardAero reached a three-year exclusive maintenance agreement with Australia's Airnorth for work on the Hamilton Sundstrand APS2300 APU, installed on the carrier's E170s. Agreement includes two consecutive two-year options.
Etihad Airways today announced the appointment of Shaeb Ahmed Alneaimi as its first Airport Manager at Incheon International Airport (IIA) in South Korea.
Gulf Aviation Academy (GAA), Bahrain's first aviation training academy, has been approved as a Type Rating Training Organisation (TRTO) by the Bahrain Civil Aviation Affairs (BCAA) and the United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority (UK CAA) to operate as a TRTO for conducting Type Rating training programmes that are required by pilots to operate different aircraft types.
Sir Maurice Flanagan KBE BA Hon.FRAeS FCILT, Executive Vice Chairman of Emirates Airline & Group, has been awarded The Guild Award of Honour by The Guild of Air Pilots & Air Navigators (GAPAN) in recognition of his `unsurpassed achievements in the airline industry and outstanding lifetime contribution to aviation`.
Messier Services signed an agreement with SriLankan Airlines covering landing gear MRO and exchange for all five A340-300s operated by the carrier. Work has already started at Messier Services Asia in Singapore and will be completed in 2010. SR Technics signed a three-year engine services contract with Biman Bangladesh Airlines under which it will provide engine maintenance, overhaul and repair services on six PW4000s powering Biman's A310s.
Pratt & Whitney and ITR-Turborreactores signed an agreement establishing ITR's Queretaro, Mexico, 156,700-sq.m. facility as a "designated service provider center of excellence" for JT8D component repair. ITR will also have the capability to perform comprehensive compressor vane repairs on JT8D stator vanes, it said.
Gore Design Completions which is well known in the Middle East for its extensive experience in head-of-state and VVIP aircraft has announced a new organizational structure and leadership appointments.
Bahrain Airport Services Aircraft Engineering Training Centre (BAETC) has appointed international services company Serco, to improve training policy and procedures, facilities, increase performance and install best-practice to BAETC.
Saudi Aviation Flight Academy has officially taken delivery of its first two Diamond DA40 NG training aircraft from Diamond Aircraft in Austria and staff from the academy have successfully flown the aircraft back to Jeddah.
Pratt & Whitney won a 5-yr. exclusive engine management program agreement with Air Memphis covering the Cairo-based carrier's fleet of V2500 engines. AFI KLM E&M reached a 3-yr. contract renewal agreement with Royal Jordanian to continue to provide A340 component and engine support, and will now provide component support for its A330s as well. The contract includes repairs and access to the spares pool, it said.
Piper Aircraft which features a range of general aviation aircraft and soon will have a Very Light Jet on the market is stepping up its marketing to attract Middle Eastern and African business
Etihad Airways Chief Executive Officer James Hogan today opened the 52nd annual World Airline Customer Relations Association conference on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi.
Etihad's largest ever group or Emirati graduates celebrated their success at a special event yesterday – and included in their ranks the first ever Emirati female aviation engineer.
FlightSafety International and Boeing Training & Flight Services have entered into an agreement to jointly offer a comprehensive First Officer training program.
Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (HBC) today announced the appointment of Scott Plumb as vice president, Hawker Jet Sales for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region.
Judith Crompton has quit Qantas to join Etihad as Head of Global Accounts Sales, replacing Jean-Marc Crescent, who has moved into the new role of Etihad Airways Regional General Manager Europe.
Captain Tim Watts, Manager of Gama Aviation's Learjet fleet, is swapping the flightdeck for terrafirma after 21 years of flying with the Farnborough and Sharjah -based business aviation company.
Airline Services Components Ltd (ASC) has appointed a new Regional Sales Manager to oversee existing customers and develop new business in Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
