in People Posted 14 September 2018
ATR has confirmed the statement issued today by Airbus appointing Christian Scherer as its Chief Commercial Officer with immediate effect.
in People Posted 11 September 2018
Sir Tim Clark has been named 'Aviation and Transport Business Leader of the Year' at the Gulf Business Awards 2018, held in Dubai.
in People Posted 5 September 2018
Gulf Air has announced the appointment of Vincent Coste as the airline’s new Chief Commercial Officer, effective September 2018.
in People Posted 31 August 2018
Thales has appointed Jean-Paul Ebanga, as Vice-President of Flight Avionics activities.
in People Posted 13 August 2018
Martin Williamson has been appointed new head of sales and marketing for for Europe, Middle East, Africa, Russia and Asia.
in People Posted 31 July 2018
Reed Travel Exhibitions (RTE), organiser of the annual Arabian Travel Market (ATM) showcase in Dubai, has boosted its executive team with the appointment of Danielle Curtis as regional Exhibition Director for
in People Posted 23 July 2018
Oman Air is to introduce Ghaith Mohammed Al Darmaki as the new Oman Air Senior Vice President of the IT department. He joins the airline at a vital time of network and fleet expansion.
in People Posted 4 July 2018
TAV Group President and CEO Sani Şener ranked the fifth in the Power 100 list of Construction Week Magazine, which is one of the most prestigious publishing in the construction business, in the Gulf region.
in People Posted 4 July 2018
Airbus Defence and Space has appointed Sabine Klauke, 44, Head of Engineering and a member of its Executive Committee as of 1 July 2018.
in People Posted 4 July 2018
Etihad Aviation Group (EAG) has announced a new organisational structure and operating model, effective immediately, to deliver on its mandate as it embarks on the next phase of its transformation.
in People Posted 2 July 2018
Etihad Airways Inflight Chef, Sanjay Thakur, has broken world record for creating and serving dinner to guests at the highest pop-up restaurant in the world, at Everest Advanced High Camp, reports Afritraveller
in Air Transport / Business Aviation / Features / Airports / People Posted 22 June 2018
A new reference book covering civil aviation from the Indian perspective and analysing the industry in surrounding regions has just been published and could have interest for those looking at business in the new southern
in Air Transport / Defence / People Posted 18 June 2018
Following a restructuring of the Egyptian government’s cabinet, Air Marshal Younes Al Masry has been appointed as the country’s Civil Aviation Minister.
in People Posted 5 June 2018
Embraer has appointed Ron Baur as Senior Vice President Strategy and Hussein Dabbas as General Manager Special Projects for Middle East & Africa.
in Air Transport / Events / People Posted 5 June 2018
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced today that Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, His Excellency Akbar Al Baker, has assumed his duties as Chairman of the IATA Board of Governors (BoG) for a one-year term effective
in People Posted 4 June 2018
AJW Group, that has offices in Dubai, has appointed Andy Fleming to the position of Head of Quality.
in People Posted 1 June 2018
The Arabian Section of the Ninety Nines has announced the first Scholarship given to their member, Hanane Chaabna ( Algerian ) from The joint programme between Airways Aviation & the
in Air Transport / Defence / Space / Events / People Posted 1 May 2018
Collaborations that focus on shared opportunity, growth and progress are critical for global security, said Lockheed Martin’s CEO at the Global Aerospace Summit in Abu Dhabi today.
in Training / People Posted 11 April 2018
The Arabian Section of the Ninety Nines has announced the first Scholarship given to its member is Hanane Chaabna from Algeria.
in People Posted 9 April 2018
Oman Air has appointed Paul Starrs as its chief commercial officer effective from April 1st 2018.
in People Posted 8 March 2018
To celebrate International Women’s Day Netflights has highlighted the Top 10 Inspiring Women in Aviation of all time.
in People Posted 8 March 2018
Emirates has appointed Richard Jewsbury as the new divisional vice president of the UK from 1 April 2018. He will take over from Laurie Berryman, who retires from the airline on 31 March.
in People Posted 15 February 2018
Etihad Airways has honoured its high flying executive Andrew Fisher following his record-breaking feat of travelling around the globe in the fastest time and in the fewest number of flights.
in People Posted 13 February 2018
Gulf Air has appointed of Captain Suhail Abdulhameed Abdulaziz Ismail as the airline’s new chief operating officer, effective February 2018.
in People Posted 13 February 2018
Emirates has made several management appointments within its outstation commercial operations team.
in People Posted 13 February 2018
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) has announced its engineering division Joramco appointed Abdelmalek Murad as the newly appointed Chief Operating Officer.
in People Posted 9 February 2018
GAL Air Navigation Services (GAL ANS) has appointed David Adebiyi as director strategy and business development.
in People Posted 8 February 2018
The head of VIP aviation company AMAC Aerospace has been recognised for his exceptional leadership skills by Business Worldwide Magazine in their 2017 Global Corporate Excellence Awards, reports
in People Posted 8 February 2018
GAL Air Navigation Services (GAL ANS) has been appointed Jesper Skou as its new Chief Operating Officer.
in People Posted 1 February 2018
Oman Air has appointed Suleiman Al Ghannami as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) effective February 1, 2018. He joins the airline at a transitional time of network and fleet expansion.
in People Posted 19 January 2018
Senior Etihad Airways executive, Andrew Fisher, embarks on a journey of a lifetime on 21 January when he attempts to break the world record by flying around the globe in the shortest time frame on scheduled flights, and
in People Posted 9 January 2018
Etihad Aviation Group (EAG) has confirmed the appointment of Mark Powers as its new Group Chief Financial Officer. Powers will join EAG in January 2018.
in People Posted 4 January 2018
Etihad Airport Services (EAS) Ground, a division of Etihad Aviation Group, has announced several key UAE National appointments within a new structure that lays the foundation for the coming years.
in People Posted 2 January 2018
Etihad Airport Services (EAS) Ground, a division of Etihad Aviation Group, has announced several key UAE National appointments within a new structure that lays the foundation for the coming years.
in People Posted 15 December 2017
Airbus has announced that its CEO Tom Enders will be leaving the company in April 2019, reports aerotime.
in People Posted 6 December 2017
Dubai Airports, operator of Dubai International and Dubai World Central, has appointed of Majed Al Joker as executive vice president, corporate affairs in a move that reaffirms Dubai Airports'
in People Posted 21 November 2017
Former Etihad CEO, James Hogan, was back in the UAE today to collect an award at the annual general meeting of the Arab Air Carriers.
in Maintenance / People Posted 16 November 2017
The Abu Dhabi strategic investment fund, Mubadala, has named Mansoor Janahi as deputy CEO of its wholly-owned business, Turbine Services & Solutions Group (TS&S), the MRO provider for aircraft and industrial engines.
in People Posted 13 November 2017
Gulf Air, has named Krešimir Kučko as the new chief executive for the airline with immediate effect
in People Posted 30 October 2017
Nadia Abdul Aziz, President, National Association of Freight and Logistics (NAFL), has become the first Emirati female from the United Arab Emirates to be nominated as Vice-President on the Global Extended Board of
in Business Aviation / People Posted 24 October 2017
Supersonic Aerion Corporation, announced today that Brian Barents, the company's current co-chairman, has been named Executive Chairman with broad responsibility for overseeing the corporate strategy that will bring the AS2
in People Posted 19 October 2017
AJW Group has announced the promotion of Tom De Geytere to Chief Sales Officer to support its fast-growing business.
in People Posted 17 October 2017
AJW Group has appointed Prashant Mohan as the new Regional VP Sales, Middle East.
in People Posted 28 September 2017
Etihad has appointed Tony Douglas – a former top executive in Britain's Ministry of Defence – as its new Group Chief Executive Officer.
in People Posted 27 September 2017
Panasonic Avionics has appointed Adri Ruiter as its new Vice President of Global Operations.
in People Posted 25 September 2017
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) Ltd. announces the appointment of Jeff Wilkinson as Chief Executive Officer of its subsidiary company, Jordan Aircraft Maintenance (Joramco).
in People Posted 20 September 2017
Etihad Aviation Group (EAG) has appointed Mana Mohamed Saeed Al Mulla as chief group support services officer, responsible for a range of support functions, including IT Services, Procurement and Supply Management, and Property
in People Posted 12 September 2017
AJW Group, that has offices in Dubai, has announced the appointment of Wilmer Lopez to regional sales director of Latin America.
in People Posted 8 September 2017
Boeing has named Phil Musser as the company's next senior vice president of communications, succeeding Tom Downey, who has announced plans to step down from the role late this month and retire from the company early next year.
in People Posted 6 September 2017
The Etihad Aviation Group (EAG) has confirmed Abdul Khaliq Saeed as the new Chief Executive Officer for Etihad Airways Engineering, replacing Jeff Wilkinson, who is leaving the post after 11 years
in People Posted 24 August 2017
Panasonic Avionics has appointed David Bartlett as its new Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Chief Information Security Officer (CISO).
in People Posted 15 August 2017
Embraer has appointed Stephen Friedrich as Chief Commercial Officer for the Company's executive aviation business unit, effective immediately.
in People Posted 14 August 2017
The Boeing board of directors has elected Caroline B. Kennedy as a new member.
in People Posted 2 August 2017
Gulf Air has announced that the Board of Directors of the airline has recently appointed Captain Waleed Abdul Hameed Al Alawi, as Deputy Chief Executive Officer.
in People Posted 28 July 2017
Oman's low-cost carrier Salam Air has announced its CEO, Francois Bouteiller, has stepped down.
in People Posted 27 July 2017
AJW Group, that has an office in Dubai, has announced the promotion of Gavin Simmonds to chief operations officer following five years of success as general manager of AJW Technique - the maintenance hub for the Group's component repair and overhaul service.
in People Posted 26 July 2017
Oman Air, in collaboration with the Italian Agency for Nuclear Physics and the Research Council of the Sultanate of Oman, has announced its support to sponsor a scholarship for talented physics student Zainab Obuad Al
in People Posted 13 July 2017
MRO service provider SR Technics, that has offices in the Middle East, has appointed Jianfeng (Jeff) Hu as Deputy CEO and Yujie (Jessy) Zheng as Deputy CFO. Both will join the SR Technics leadership team, with the Deputy CEO reporting directly
in Air Transport / People Posted 12 July 2017
Iran Air has appointed its first female CEO to succeed Farhad Parvaresh who moves to Montreal as the country's representative at ICAO
in People Posted 5 July 2017
Gulf Air has appointed Wael Mattar as its new country manager for Egypt, effective this month, July 2017.
in Maintenance / People Posted 3 July 2017
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) has confirmed that Osama Fattaleh, CEO of Joramco has submitted his resignation to pursue his interests outside the industry.
in People Posted 12 June 2017
Boeing has appointed Jenette Ramos, a Boeing veteran with executive leadership roles in fabrication, supplier management, and environment, health and safety, as senior vice president, Supply Chain & Operations, effective
in People Posted 12 June 2017
Etihad Airways has announced the appointment of Hassan Al Yousuf as its new general manager for the Sultanate of Oman.
in Air Transport / People Posted 11 June 2017
Maher Salman Al Musallam has resigned as CEO of Gulf Air.
in General Aviation / People Posted 10 June 2017
Alia Twal the governor of the Arabian Section of the women's pilots group Ninety Nines has been in the UK taking a walk in the sky.
in People Posted 9 June 2017
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced that Goh Choon Phong, CEO of Singapore Airlines, has assumed his duties as chairman of the IATA Board of Governors (BoG) for a one-year term.
in People Posted 1 June 2017
Thales has appointed Roger Daix as VP of the Middle East.
in People Posted 1 June 2017
Emirates has made three key management movements within its commercial and cargo operations team in the Middle East.
in Training / Airports / People Posted 28 May 2017
Abu Dhabi Airports has selected 19 candidates from its National Development Programme (NDP) to join its Operational Readiness and Airport Transfer (ORAT) team, which was launched earlier this year to prepare the Midfield
in Air Transport / People Posted 28 May 2017
Stefan Pichler has been appointed president and chief executive Officer of Royal Jordanian Airlines, succeeding Captain Suleiman Obeidat. He takes up the post from June 1.
in People Posted 19 May 2017
Gulf Air has announced the appointment of its new Board of Directors.
in People Posted 16 May 2017
To support the launch of the new flight route from Manchester to Muscat, Oman Air has appointed a new district sales manager for Manchester, Feysal Nagi, who starts in his new role this week, he will be joined
in People Posted 15 May 2017
Etihad Airways has appointed Ali Ghanim Hadi as its new country manager for Sudan.
in People Posted 8 May 2017
The Etihad Aviation Group Board of Directors has appointed Ray Gammell as interim Group CEO, and confirmed that James Hogan, current President and Group CEO, will leave the company on 1 July 2017.
in People Posted 7 May 2017
Strata - the Abu Dhabi based advanced composite aero-structures manufacturing business – has appointed Ismail Abdulla as its chief executive.
in People Posted 4 May 2017
Etihad Airways has announced new roles and responsibilities for four of its most senior UAE nationals.
in People Posted 2 May 2017
Etihad Aviation Group (EAG) has appointed Gavin Halliday as managing director of Hala Group, its destination management and global loyalty unit.
in People Posted 24 April 2017
The Arabian Section of the Ninety Nines has awarded its first scholarship for an Egyptian Pilot. The women pilots group has selected Dina Dawood (pictured) for the scholarship.
in People Posted 24 April 2017
Etihad Aviation Group has appointed Robin Kamark as chief executive officer, airline equity partners.
in People Posted 13 April 2017
Avtrade, which has an office in Dubai, has appointed Sheeba Sreekumar as business services manager.
in People Posted 13 April 2017
Oman Air has appointed Asma Humaid Al Ghabshi as executive vice president for human resources.
in People Posted 7 April 2017
BAE Systems has appointed Ian Lane as General Manager of BAE Systems Oman, based in Muscat.
in People Posted 31 March 2017
Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) European regional sales manager, Patrizia Gallo, has been appointed chairman of the UK-based Foreign Airlines Association (FAA).
in People Posted 31 March 2017
Olivier Savin has been appointed as Safran Nacelles' vice president - customer support & services, heading the company's global network for airlines and aircraft operators utilisng its product
in People Posted 28 March 2017
Travelport has appointed Jasmeen Kaur in the role of head of product and solutions EMEA.
in People Posted 20 February 2017
Airbus has appointed Mikail Houari, 50, as President for Africa and the Middle East region.
in People Posted 7 February 2017
AJW Group, that has an office in Dubai, has announced two new senior appointments, bought in to support the successful growth of the business and enhance customer service.
in People Posted 30 January 2017
Jazeera Airways has announced that Rohit Ramachandran has joined the airline as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective today.
in Business & Finance / People Posted 24 January 2017
The Etihad Aviation Group Board of Directors has said that James Hogan will step down as president and chief executive officer of the company in the second half of 2017.
in People Posted 19 January 2017
Travelport (TVPT) has appointed Kathryn Wallington as country manager for the UAE.
in Features / People Posted 18 January 2017
Arabisation has been a buzzword in the aerospace industry for the past decade, as governments have aimed to develop the region's human capital. Barbara Saunders looks at the progress being made and asks if Arabisation is soaring or stalled?
in People Posted 17 January 2017
Ali Ahmed Alnaqbi, founding chairman of the Middle East and North Africa Business Aviation Association (MEBAA), has been elected Vice Chairman of the International Business Aviation Council (IBAC) Governing Board.
in People Posted 20 December 2016
GE Aviation has named Jean Lydon-Rodgers as president and chief executive officer of GE Aviation, Services, and Tony Mathis is promoted to president and chief executive officer of GE Aviation, Military Systems.
in People Posted 16 December 2016
Dassault Aviation has appointed Damien Farret, Director Customer Relations and Field Service.
in People Posted 7 December 2016
Lufthansa has appointed Heike Birlenbach as vice president sales EMEA Lufthansa Group Airlines. She will take upon the role in January 2017.
in People Posted 4 December 2016
The general assembly of the Arab Air Carriers Organization (AACO) elected Royal Jordanian's President/CEO Captain Suleiman Obeidat as a member of the organisation's executive committee during AACO's 49th
in People Posted 24 November 2016
Boeing chairman, president and CEO Dennis Muilenburg has named Kevin G. McAllister president and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, succeeding company vice chairman Ray Conner in that role.
in People Posted 23 November 2016
The International Air Transport Association (IATA)has announced that Muhammad Ali Albakri will join IATA as regional vice president for Africa and the Middle East (AME).
in People Posted 15 November 2016
Boeing is promoting Pat Goggin to be president of its Defense, Space & Security Development organisation, succeeding Jim O'Neill who will retire next year.
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