Maintenance & Training

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

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Young travellers flying Emirates as unaccompanied minors can now wait for their flight in a newly upgraded lounge dedicated for them at Dubai International Airport.

Tata Sons has announced that Ilker Ayci, former chairman of Turkish Airlines, has been appointed the CEO and MD of Air India.

Managing flightpath is emphasized as a key piloting concept that leverages various tools.

Dubai Airports has announced the appointment of Majed Al Joker as its chief operating officer (COO).

Dubai Airports and the Federal Youth Authority have announced a partnership that will see the allocation of commercial spaces at DXB, for young Emirati entrepreneurs.

Andreas Pötzsch, managing director of DFS Aviation Services (DAS) and Jean Rossouw, executive chairman of Test Flying Academy of South Africa (TFASA) have signed a cooperation agreement.

CAA International (CAAi) has been named as the training organisation of the year at a major aviation security event in Dubai.

Spatial, a provider of cabin crew simulators, has entered a new partnership with VietJet Air to manufacture and deliver an A330 door trainer.

InterGlobe Aviation has appointed its co-founder Rahul Bhatia as the company's managing director with immediate effect. Bhatia said: "I will focus on expanding the airline's presence in India and in international markets."

Dubai-headquartered Airways Aviation Group and CAE have been awarded a contract by the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support.

EgyptAir has received 40 postgraduate students from the Sorbonne University in France.

Test Flying Academy of South Africa (TFASA) has announced a cooperation agreement with the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA).

Jazeera Airways has achieved a new milestone as an Approved Training Organoisation certified by Kuwait’s Directorate for Civil Aviation.

Ilker Ayci, Turkish Airlines Chairman of the Board of Directors last week resigned from his position.

Bahrain – the first nation in the world to operate the F-16 Block 70 fighter jets – is to receive new flight simulators for the type, developed by Lockheed Martin, to train pilots for national defence missions under a new agreement approved by US government..

Sanad has launched a new strategy to expand business beyond the aerospace sector.

Gulf Air has said it continues awarding its Bahraini staff with open ended contracts, as it builds on its efforts to maintain its Bahraini calibre.

With the absence of adequate Advanced Jet Trainer (AJT) aircraft and the precarious fall out on the operational training of Indian Air Force (IAF), India is working to reduce live equipment utilisation with enhanced use of simulators.

Military forces using unmanned systems will be heading to Abu Dhabi in February for the collocated Unmanned Systems Exhibition (UMEX) and the Simulation Training (SimTEX) Conference

Egypt is set to receive 12 more Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Super Hercules transporters following approval by the US State Department, although the decision still requires a formal go-ahead by Congress

When the US State Department made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale of 72 F-15QA aircraft to the Government of Qatar on November 17, 2016 – it included provision for continental United States based Lead-in-Fighter-Training for F-15QA aircrew, training materials, personnel training, simulators and other training equipment.

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) will get a state-of-the-art full digital A320 simulator from L3Harris to boost the airline's pilot training.

California-based JetPack Aviation (JPA) has signed an agreement to provide JetPack pilot and maintainer training to a military customer in Southeast Asia.