Maintenance & Training

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

AJW Capital, an aviation asset management company with offices in the Middle East, has appointed Erlendur Svavarsson as its chief executive Officer (CEO).

NTSB reports that the door "plug" which detached from an Alaska Airlines 737 MAX 9 during a mid-air incident Jan. 5 has now been found.

Patrick Dirksen and Frank Mink of Tristar Aviation visit the South Asian island of Sri Lanka and report on the developments at Sri Lanka’s Air Force (SLAF).

Details of the speaker programme for the World Defense Show to be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia February 4-8 have been released.

SunExpress on how it prepared for maintenance of Boeing 737-800s damp-leased to South African Airways.

Fleets are set to grow in all sectors except military and year-over-year growth is projected to be highest for the commercial and business aviation aftermarket.