Maintenance & Training

Doug Schlam has been appointed as the North America Sales Director for the global stage for defence interoperability ahead of the World Defence Show 2022 event.

Gulf Air has announced four Bahraini pilots have completed the final check for command upgrade training and have been promoted as Captains.

Bauer Aviation Advisory (BAA), the aviation and strategy consulting firm, has appointed four new aviation leaders in the Middle East to its advisory board.

The Indian Air Force (IAF), for the first time, participated in an annual multinational air exercise hosted by the United Arab Emirates. The sixth edition of Exercise Desert Flag, began on March 3 and concluded on March 21.

Saudi Arabia joined Greece in a mass training exercise which saw the two nations agree joint-cooperation in defence issues.

Hardly six years after its first flight, India’s home-made basic trainer aircraft HTT-40 is set to become the mainstay of basic training of rookie pilots of the Indian Air Force (IAF).

Fast jet trainers – especially those that have the potential to carry out the hybrid role as a light attack aircraft – are drawing the attention of the defence OEMs and the air forces in the emerging markets.

Dnata has made key senior management appointments.

U.S. air-framer Boeing has partnered with the Indian Aviation Academy (IAA) and the University of Southern California (USC) for safety management system training to all stakeholders in the domestic aviation industry.

Qinetiq has made a major multi-million dollar investment to increase capabilities at its test pilot school that will give talented pilots, engineers and aircrew access to the most advanced and systems-rich helicopters of any test pilot school.

Pakistan hosted a two-week long multinational air exercise- ACES Meet 2021-1 with the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) and the United States Air Force (USAF).

A lack of effective F-16 virtual maintenance training simulators has led to a Turkish manufacturer developing their own – much to the delight of the country’s Air Command.

An investigation into a death during a training exercise in Kuwait has seen blame point at changes in training because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Tunisia and Senegal will be joining troops from host country Morocco when the annual African Lion training exercises take place in June.

Oman Air, has awarded a US $2.6M contract to Spatial Composite Solutions, the Dubai-based manufacturer of crew training equipment for two new Cabin Crew Safety Trainers.

Amadeus Gulf today inaugurated its new headquarters in Abu Dhabi, close to the Abu Dhabi International Airport. The strategic move, aimed at complementing the fast-growing Gulf travel and tourism sector, follows the recent appointment of Graham Nichols as managing director of Amadeus Gulf.

Revenue for the commercial aerospace segment of Singapore Technologies (ST) Engineering weakened during the first half (H1) of 2021 as its MRO and aerostructures and systems components underperformed.

Alaska Airlines names successor to Constance von Muehlen, who previously held the position.

Leonardo and Babcock have formally team to combine their offers to provide Canada’s Future Aircrew Training program.

The move follows the unlawful diversion of a Ryanair flight on May 23 to the Belarusian capital Minsk.

Copa Airlines will retrofit its Boeing 737s with Honeywell’s air separation module (ASM), becoming the first announced customer for the fuel tank safety system component.

Global aviation IT company, SITA, and the Crown Prince Foundation (CPF) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to help improve the career opportunities for students and young professionals in Jordan. Apprenticeships, internships, and graduate programmes form part of the three-year agreement.

The suspension of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ (MHI) SpaceJet regional jet program helped the company’s aerospace division return to profit in the first quarter of fiscal 2021.

Porter Airlines will use Embraer’s aftermarket services to maintain its E195-E2 fleet, providing the airline with separate long-term support agreements for major airframe and engine maintenance needs.

Motion control supplier Moog’s aftermarket business is bouncing back quickly despite the company’s high exposure to widebody fleets that are being hit hard by the ongoing international long-haul traffic slump.