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Gulf Air's manager of Emergency Response Planning and Security, Mrs Hala Azam has been elected for a three year term, to the position of chairperson of the Arab Air Carriers Organisation's (AACO) first Emergency Response Planning Taskforce (ERPTF).
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CAE has announced that it has signed contracts for five full-flight simulators (FFS), a series of flight training devices and update services, including a Global Vision simulator to Emirates-CAE Flight Training in Dubai.
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Competent US nationals, who are interested in joining Etihad Airways' award-winning team of cabin crew, food and beverage managers, and qualified in-flight chefs, should apply online.
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Emirates president Tim Clark has been awarded a knighthood by Queen Elizabeth II.
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By Steve Nichols
Saudi Ground Services Company says yesterday's announcement of the launch of the new Saudi Gulf airline can only mean good news.
Aerospace

Oman Air's flight crew numbers are receiving a major boost, due to a significant increase in the recruitment of Omani citizens.
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A recent survey commissioned by British Airways in the UAE shows that just over one in four residents have a fear of flying.
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Oman Air has announced the appointment of Dr Rashid Al Ghailani as its chief officer – human resources. Dr Al Ghailani takes up his post with immediate effect and reports to Oman Air's chief executive officer, Wayne Pearce.
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Embraer's business aviation sales and marketing teams in the Middle East, Africa and Europe will have new leadership following the resignation of vice president EMEA, Colin Steven.
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Etihad Airways has appointed Dr Nadia Bastaki to the new position of vice president Medical Services.
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Bahrain's aviation academy, Gulf Aviation Academy (GAA) has signed a comprehensive memorandum of understanding as a basis to start discussing further collaboration with Bahrain Polytechnic (BP) for the development and delivery of various transport based training and education courses in Bahrain.
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Gulf Helicopters has ordered an AW189 EASA CS-FSTD(H) FFS Level C Simulator, to support the company's pilot development training needs for its recently announced purchase of 15 AW189 medium twin-engine helicopters.
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Qatar-based Gulf Helicopters has ordered an AW189 EASA CS-FSTD(H) FFS Level C Simulator from AgustaWestland, to support its pilot development training needs for the recently announced purchase of 15 AW189 medium twin-engine helicopters.
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Etihad Airways has appointed James Mueller to the new position of senior vice president sales.
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Etihad Airways has today announced five senior appointments in operations, marketing and guest experience, as part of the progressive realignment of the business to the Etihad Aviation Group structure announced last month
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The UAE's civil aviation authority (GCAA) held a successful air accident training exercise at Fujairah International Airport, planned, coordinated and managed by the GCAA's air accident investigation team.
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After months of hard work, long nights, test flight and crashed aircraft, the winners of the 4th UAE Innovation Challenge Abu Dhabi 2014 were announced today at an official awards ceremony at the HCT Abu Dhabi Men's College.
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Gulf Air's first female Bahraini Captain, Yasmeen Fraidoon, has taken to the skies on her maiden commercial flight.
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A group of air traffic control students from Saudi Arabia National Guard has graduated at New Zealand based Airways' academy, marking the completion of a successful two-year investment by Saudi Arabian Ministry of Higher Education
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Dubai Aerospace (DAE) subsidiary StandardAero announced that James Colleary has been appointed President of Associated Air Center (AAC), the company's large transport category VIP completion centre located in Dallas, Texas.
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APM Terminals Bahrain, the operators of Khalifa bin Salman Port, recently completed the Lean Six Sigma Green Belt training for employees. Lean Six Sigma is a structured, problem-solving approach designed to help master techniques to improve process performance and consistency within an organisation.
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Etihad Airways has announced it is establishing the Etihad Flight College, a world-class flight training facility in the United Arab Emirates for Emirati and international cadet pilots.
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Bahrain based AFAQ Institute of Aviation Technology (AFAQ) has announced signing a new agreement with NASTECH/FLY NAS Airline to establish the First European EASA 147 approved Aircraft Engineering Training Academy in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Universal Avionics has announced that Ross Dickey has been appointed to the newly created position of Airline and Government sales manager for Europe, Eastern Europe and the Middle East.
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Infinity Support Services (ISS) is to launch helicopter pilot training for the Sikorsky S-92 in Saudi Arabia.
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