Maintenance & Training

Etihad Airways appointed Dr Nadia Bastaki as chief human resources, organisational development and asset management officer.
Maintenance & Training

By Chen Chuanren
The MRO has returned to profitability but results were again propped up by the wage subsidies provided by Singapore that have been in place since the start of the pandemic.
Aircraft & Propulsion

A new pathway into military careers has been launched by Abu Dhabi in the shape of the Zayed Military University (ZMU)
Maintenance & Training

The UAE’s defence manufacturer EDGE, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the UAE Ministry of Education (MoE) to explore cooperation and extend training and sponsorship opportunities to the next generation of top STEM talent.
Maintenance & Training

Defence simulator manufacturer Simloc is merging into the Audere Global group. The 100% Spanish owned business is aiming to offer solutions in services, training and engineering across different sectors,
Maintenance & Training

The final class of Nigerian Air Force A-29 pilots, maintainers, munitions technicians and other specialists has now graduated from type conversion training with the US Air Force’s 81st Fighter Squadron at Moody Air Force Base, in Georgia.
Maintenance & Training

Vertis Aviation, the Swiss boutique charter specialist has appointed Daniella Dawson in a head of sales position.
Business Aviation

Airmen from US Air Forces Central and the Qatar Emiri Air Force participated in Exercise Sky Shield III at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The US Air Force deployed Lockheed Martin F-16C
Maintenance & Training

Jet Aviation has appointed of Jeremie Caillet to senior vice president regional operations Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
Maintenance & Training

The US Air Force Security Assistance and Training (AFSAT) Squadron has co-ordinated Block 45 training for four Turkish Air Force KC-135 tanker pilots.
Maintenance & Training

After having to cancel a planned 2020 ‘edition’ of the long-running Bright Star series of exercises due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, Egypt has now successfully completed the this year's Bright Star exercise.
Maintenance & Training

Richard Kucera
Organization designation authorization designees need to manage effectively, empower ODA unit members and not interfere with their work.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Royal Saudi Air Force Boeing F-15SA fighters recently participated in Naseem Al Bahr XIII, a bilateral maritime exercise with Pakistan.
Maintenance & Training

By Michael Bruno
CAE said it is buying AirCentre to expand its reach beyond pilot training and establish CAE as a technology leader in the growing marketplace for industry-leading, digitally enabled flight and crew-operations solutions.
Maintenance & Training

Members of the Airlines Association of Southern Africa (AASA) have voted to extend the terms of the current chairperson and deputy chairperson for the next 12 months.
Maintenance & Training

By Ben Goldstein, Lori Ranson
Cost pressures could complicate airlines’ COVID recovery.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Peaford
Airbus is developing a new enhanced flight vision system (EFVS) for its A320 family of aircraft, that will eventually be adapted to other models. At the heart of the new system is a next-generation enhanced vision sensor which is being supplied to Airbus by Collins Aerospace.
Air Transport

Emirates plans to boost its operational workforce by planning to recruit more than 6,000 staff over the next six months.
Maintenance & Training

Gulf Air has appointed nine Bahraini professionals in various roles in the operations division.
Maintenance & Training

Aviators Africa will hold its 3rd Leadership CEO’s Forum on October 27th 2021 with plans to change the narrative on how decision and policy makers conduct aviation business in Africa.
Aerospace

By Thierry Dubois
As sharing and analyzing data is proving increasingly effective, Airbus intends to build on the momentum and grow in services.
Aerospace

By Chen Chuanren
The plan will see prospective ST Engineering aircraft technicians undergo an accelerated three-year on-the-job training dedicated to UPS aircraft works.
Workforce & Training

Kuwait Airways has appointed Maen Razouqi as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
Maintenance & Training

The UAE has appointed Salem Butti Salem Al Qubaisi as the new director-general of its national space agency.
Maintenance & Training

After a six-month delay, new EU pilot mental fitness rules came into effect earlier this year. With many non-EU countries and airlines mirroring European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) best practice, several Middle East carriers are now looking to up their levels of pilot support. Victoria Moores reports.
Maintenance & Training