Dassault Systémes has signed a partnership agreement with the Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research (KUSTAR) to develop cutting-edge education and research activities in the Emirates. KUSTAR will use Dassault Systémes' Product Lifecycle Management and 3D software solutions in support of its ongoing efforts to help the development of a local product innovation sector.
The Governor of the American state of Georgia, Sonny Perdue is to lead a 37-member delegation to the Dubai Airshow to seek opportunities to grow Georgia's aerospace sector, one of the state's strategic industries.
The new engine nacelle maintenance and overhaul joint venture created by Air France Industries and Aircelle of the Safran group has been named Aerostructures Middle East Services (AMES).
Emirates-CAE Flight Training (ECFT) announced today the signing of contracts with Jet Aviation, MSC Aviation, and Transaero for tailored pilot training at the Dubai centre for Boeing, Gulfstream, and Hawker aircraft platforms.
Aerospace and defence industry veteran Bruno Rambaud has joined Rockwell Collins as vice president and managing director for Europe, Middle East and Africa. Rambaud, who has more than 20 years of industry experience, is responsible for developing the company's business and overseeing all Rockwell Collins' operations in the region.
Gulf Air's chief executive Samer Majali has been re-elected as a member of the Board of Governors of International Air Transport Association (IATA) - the global airline industry's representative body.
Qatar and UK executive charter operator Rizon is to take two new aircraft on its Qatari AOC and is progressing with completion of its FBOs in both centres.
The inaugural batch of students for the Higher Diploma in Aviation Business Administration commenced classes at the Al Ain based Horizon International Flight Academy this week. Horizon is the first and only Academy to offer and conduct the Higher Diploma for pilots in the Middle East.
Jetex Flight Support today announced that it is seeing strong new growth in the business jet sector and is pressing ahead with new projects - and new people - to continue its global expansion into 2010.
International SOS company MedAire announced today that it has won approval from the UAE's General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) to provide first aid training to aviation crewmembers in Dubai.
Etihad Airways' first female Emirati cadet pilots - Salma Al-Baloushi and Aisha Al-Mansouri - have successfully graduated from flight training alongside nine male colleagues and gained their airline transport pilot licence (ATPL).
The University of North Dakota announced at NBAA today that it has entered into contracts with Saudi Arabia as well as Taiwan, China, and Japan to provide both fixed- and rotor-wing pilot education to airlines and companies in those countries.
Abu Dhabi International Airport and Chicago O'Hare International Airport today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to become 'sister airports', in a special twinning arrangement which will see the sharing of technical, commercial and environmental best practices.
Abu Dhabi-based Royal Jet is taking employee engagement to a new level within the Middle East human resources arena with the introduction of a new state-of-the-art system to allow all staff to play their part in driving quality and service through the business.
Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (HBC) today announced a contract to provide 24 of its new Beechcraft T-6C trainer aircraft to the Royal Moroccan Air Force. The contract represents several significant milestones for HBC, including the first sale of the all new T-6C trainer.
Abu Dhabi Aircraft Technologies, a Mubadala Development Co. subsidiary, signed an agreement with Airbus to become a member of the manufacturer's worldwide MRO network.
Egyptair Training Center in Cairo is playing host to the 15th annual flight simulator engineering and maintenance conference (FSEMC). This is the first time the gathering has taken place in the Middle East.
JAT Airways resumed flying Friday after reaching an agreement with JAT Tehnika to begin paying debt it owes to the MRO company today. JAT Tehnika's mechanics, which service JAT Airways aircraft, stopped working for two days last week to protest the airline's failure to pay the maintenance company in a timely fashion, forcing the Serbian carrier to ground its fleet temporarily ( ATWOnline, Oct. 2). JAT Airways has admitted that it owes JAT Tehnika about $1.5 million and is a month behind in making payments.
Aviation industry executive search firm Marlborough has announced plans to extend its reach into tourism, leisure & hospitality sector recruitment as well as providing interim placement and management consultancy
Pratt & Whitney has decided to close its Cheshire, Conn., MRO center and its Connecticut Airfoil Repair Operation facility in East Hartford, resulting in the loss of some 1,000 jobs and prompting a lawsuit from the International Assn. of Machinists and Aerospace Workers.
