Maintenance & Training

Emirates Flight Training Academy’s three new Diamond aircraft have taken to the skies and flown straight into the cadet training programme

Turkish Airlines is working on plans to establish MRO subsidiaries outside Turkey.

Several winning products from the 2023 Crystal Cabin Awards include technology features that could simplify aircraft maintenance.

Dubai is to be the host city for next year's IATA annual general meeting and World Air Transport Summit.

RwandAir CEO Yvonne Manzi Makolo has assumed her duties as Chair of the IATA Board of Governors (BoG) for a one-year term.

IATA today announced the winners of the 2023 edition of the IATA Diversity & Inclusion Awards.

A new leadership team is in place for the African Business Aviation Association (AfBAA) following a meeting during EBACE in Geneva.

If there was any doubt that India was the next big thing in commercial aviation, it was put to rest when Air India announced its purchase of 470 passenger jets.

Aeroflot has selected a local supplier to provide an MRO software solution for its fleet, replacing the Swiss-AS AMOS it currently uses.

The report, released June 1, was commissioned by the UK’s Department for Transport (DfT).

For the past decade, Kenya’s Mercy Makau has been helping to prepare the next generation of African aviation and aerospace professionals.

Maya Ghazal, who at the age of 21 is the world’s first female Syrian refugee to become a qualified pilot.

The 55th African Airlines Association (AFRAA) Annual General Assembly (AGA) and is to be held from 19-21 November 2023 at the Speke Resort in Entebbe, Uganda – The Pearl of Africa.

Kuwait Airways continues its efforts to provide career opportunities for national youth and fresh graduates through the “Wathiq" programme.

Slovenian-based electric aircraft manufacturer Pipistrel, now part of Textron, has appointed Absolute Aviation in South Africa, as its distributor to 11 countries across southern and central Africa.

EgyptAir Training Academy has hosted an environmental preservation training course.

Emirates has revealed that its latest ad campaign and brand collaboration will feature Penelope Cruz.

Amideast/UAE, Boeing and the U.S. Mission to the UAE have marked the graduation of 48 students who have completed the STEM Ambassadors programme in the UAE.

Serco has announced the appointment of Jeff Miller to the role of director, security and defence in the Middle East.

Asia Digital Engineering, which is opening a new hangar at KLIA, aims to eventually take over all of parent group Capital A's base maintenance needs.

In fall 2023, GE Aerospace will open a new facility that it sees as a key to ensuring its newest engines live up to customer expectations.

The airline is seeking regulatory approval for its swarm-based drone inspections, which it has been refining during testing on Boeing 737s.

CASA has lost a lot of experienced technical staff over the past 10 years, said Darren Dunbier, Virgin Australia’s general manger for engineering operations.

Qatar Aeronautical Academy has selected Skyborne Airline Academy as a “satellite training centre” for students who will be eligible for employment with Middle East carriers.

EgyptAir Training Academy has succeeded in renewing the European Union Aviation Safety Agency's (EASA) approval for its Airbus A220-300, A320-200, A330- 200, A340-300 simulators.