Maintenance & Training

The former Ethiopian CEO and aviation industry doyen, Girma Wake, has been named in a key role as the Addis Ababa carrier reels from the sad resignation of its CEO Tewolde Gabremariam.

A major revamp to the rules that spell out how U.S. schools teach aspiring aviation mechanics is inching toward completion, with a few key steps remaining before new standards come into force.

Bahrain’s Gulf Aviation Academy has signed a new partnership agreement with Mumbai-based Aeon Software.

N Chandrasekaran, the chairman of Tata Sons, has been officially appointed as the chairman of Air India.

Airlines are doubling their recruitment and training effort to address a national pilot shortage in the U.S.

Alaska Airlines and its regional subsidiary Horizon Air have launched a new flight academy in the Pacific Northwest, part of an effort to address a national shortage of commercial airline pilots.

The aircraft will sport a dual SIA-DHL livery and be manned by SIA pilots while SIA Engineering Company will perform the maintenance.

Bayan Al Turabi has become Emirates Flight Training Academy’s first international cadet pilot to graduate.

The scale of mental health problems in aviation is unknown, according to the International Civil Aviation Organization ICAO.

The International Aviation Technical College at Riyadh, operated by ARX Aerospace and Defence, is responding to the changing demands for industry skill sets, by launching a range of new training specialisations, including cyber security, air defence and electronic warfare.

Dubai Airports is launching the new Dubai Airports Women’s Network (DAWN), a dedicated platform to empower, inspire, connect women in aviation.

A member of staff, students and alumni from Bournemouth University have been awarded the Public Award for ‘Best Documentary' for their feature documentary Indian Space Dreams.

Former SriLankan Airways CEO Vipula Gunatilleka has been named as chief financial officer (CFO) of Jet Airways 2.0.

After reports last week that former Turkish Airlines CEO Ilker Ayci was announced as Air India’s new CEO, Ayci has now said he has ‘declined’ the position.

India’s Rossell Techsys has won a contract from Boeing to manufacture and supply wire harnesses for the global aerospace company’s T-7A Red Hawk.

Air India is planning to operate two flights to Romanian capital Bucharest today to evacuate Indians stranded in Ukraine.

SITA has appointed David Lavorel as its new CEO.

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Backed by a rebound in line maintenance business at Changi Airport, SIA Engineering Company (SIAEC) posted a net profit of S$33.2 million ($24.5 million) for the third quarter of its 2021/2022 fiscal year.

Air Busan has partnered with CAE since 2013 and its pilots train exclusively at CAE’s training center in South Korea.

EgyptAir Training Academy (ETA) has successfully renewed the approval of the European Aviation Safety Agency's (EASA) for Aircraft Maintenance Technical Training.

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China Airlines (CAL) has extended its existing Total Component Support (TCS) contract with Lufthansa Technik for a minimum of a further six years, the companies said Feb. 14.

As the industry is steadily heading towards recovery and face-to-face classroom training is progressively resuming, EgyptAir Training Academy, is offering ICAO developed packages in different aspects of the aviation industry.

SIA Engineering's Philippine subsidiary signed an agreement with North American Aerospace Industries (NAAI) to provide end-to-end aircraft recycling solutions.