Maintenance & Training

The current controller shortage has resulted in the need to explore additional training options.

Given the potential hazards outlined by FAA and risks a nacelle shedding parts can pose, APA pilots want to know if the in-service precautions go far enough.

Safran India CEO Jetendra Gavankar on the OEM’s expansion plans for MRO workforce, capabilities and facilities.

The new inlets are needed to address a hazard that could see the composite parts overheat and fail if engine anti-ice is used in certain circumstances.

EDGE Group has appointed Hamad Al Marar as its new managing director & CEO, effective 1 February.

Qatar Airways Cargo has appointed Mark Drusch as appointed as Chief Officer Cargo effective immediately.

Saudia Academy has launched two new A320neo flight simulators, provided by L3Harris Technologies (LHX).

Honeywell has appointment of Khaled Hashem as President of the recently consolidated Middle East and Africa [MEA] region for the company.

Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) has signed an MoU with Ansett Aviation Training (AAT), an operator of pilot simulator training centres.

The FAA has taken the extraordinary step of denying Boeing permission to continue with its planned production increase of the twinjet.

The project is the company’s answer to an identified need for storage and end-of-life services in China.

Oman Air’s management has announced the signing of 21 Omani cadets as part of its Airline Transport Pilot License (ATPL) programme.

Airbus has entered into a 50:50 joint venture with the Tata-owned Air India to launch pilot raining centre in in Gurugram, Haryana.

JetBlue and Spirit said the notice of appeal, filed jointly, was “consistent with the requirements of the merger agreement.”

Boeing’s newest 737-7 exemption request faces opposition from inside and outside the FAA.

The country's government is reportedly assessing an aquisition of Mexicana MRO Services.

Air Europa has signed an aviation lubricants deal aimed at supporting fleet performance and sustainability goals.

The capability would enable training organizations to conduct a larger part of their program with the Elixir.

IndiGo has signed an MoU with CAE Simulation Training Private Limited (CSTPL) to provide Flight Crew Training for its fleet of ATR aircraft.

Serco Middle East has been accepted by the General Authority for Civil Aviation (GACA) to become an authorised Fire and Rescue Services (FRS) training authority in Saudi Arabia.

Emirates Aviation University’s (EAU) has graduated 302 future aviators.

The pilots had poorly coordinated and acted in antagonist ways on the controls, a situation also known as dual input, the investigation concluded.

While adding production workers is the most immediate need, design engineers are in demand for the industry’s decarbonization push.

Repairs to two of the operator’s Airbus A321 freighter aircraft which were found to have cracks in the rear floor structure should be completed within days.

Lessors seek the return of stranded aircraft following the collapse of Indian carrier Go First.