in People Posted 30 December 2019
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced changes to its Strategic Leadership Team and corporate structure. The changes will enable IATA to better serve its customers and stakeholders as the association implements a strategy
in People Posted 23 December 2019
Boeing today announced that its Board of Directors has named current chairman, David L. Calhoun, as chief executive officer and President, effective January 13, 2020.
in Air Transport / Maintenance / Flight Services & Support / People Posted 20 November 2019
Boeing Global Services (BGS) is continuing to outpace the market as it pursues a target of achieving $50 billion in revenues by 2025, according to the division's new CEO, Ted Colbert, speaking at the Dubai Air Show yesterday
in People Posted 11 November 2019
Etihad Aviation Group (EAG) has appointed Duncan Bureau as senior vice president global sales and distribution, who will report directly into the group’s chief commercial officer, Robin Kamark.
in People Posted 28 October 2019
Currently holding the position of the Vice Chairman since 2017, Ali Ahmed Alnaqbi has been elected as the Chairman of the Governing Board - IBAC.
in People Posted 23 October 2019
Boeing Company today named Stan Deal to succeed Kevin McAllister as president and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes and Ted Colbert to succeed Deal as president and CEO of Boeing Global Services, effective immediately.
in People Posted 17 October 2019
Emirates has made several key management movements across its commercial operations team in the Middle East, Far East, Europe and Emirates Skywards.
in People Posted 2 October 2019
Bombardier has appointed Christophe Degoumois as vice president of sales, international, for Bombardier Business Aircraft, overseeing business jet sales in all regions outside the Americas.
in People Posted 1 October 2019
Roderick Drummond, the new British Ambassador to the Kingdom of Bahrain, was recently welcomed to Gulf Air’s headquarters where he met with the national carrier’s chief executive officer Krešimir Kučko.
in People Posted 25 September 2019
Emirates airline has announced key appointments and rotations in its global commercial operations, positioning it to better serve customers across its global network, and respond with agility to dynamic market opportunities.
in People Posted 4 September 2019
Emirates has announced new executive leadership appointments for its operational, commercial and international affairs functions.
in People Posted 8 August 2019
Zahira Bouaouda has been appointed President of MATIS Aerospace, a 50/50 joint venture between Safran Electrical & Power and Boeing, specialising in electrical wiring interconnection systems.
in People Posted 7 August 2019
On its 59th annual meeting in Hong Kong, the World General Assembly of the ACI World has voted collectively on assigning Oman Airports CEO, Aimen bin Ahmed Al Hosni, as vice president for ACI World for two years.
in People Posted 30 July 2019
Gulf Air has appointed Wael Mattar as senior manager cargo based in the airline’s hub in Bahrain.
in People Posted 22 July 2019
Gulf Air said it remains committed to invest in its Bahraini workforce and their career development by providing opportunities for Bahraini nationals to take over senior positions in the company.
in People Posted 19 July 2019
Ninety years ago, on 28 July 1929, the French aviator Maryse Bastié made history when she became the first ever female pilot to set an aviation world record.
in People Posted 8 July 2019
Gulf Air has appointed Shams Al Doseri as a country manager for its Addis Ababa station.
in People Posted 26 June 2019
Gulf Ai has appointed Esam Abdulhameed Al Hammadi as a country manager for its Dubai station.
in People Posted 26 June 2019
Airbus has announced that one of its founding fathers, Roger Béteille, passed away on 14 June at the age of 97.
in People Posted 20 June 2019
CANSO (the Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation) has announced that Simon Hocquard is appointed director general of CANSO from 19 June 2019.
in People Posted 28 May 2019
Anna Mascolo has been appointed vice president of Shell’s aviation business, taking over from Anne Anderson who is moving to a senior leadership role in Shell’s Chemicals business.
in People Posted 7 May 2019
The Emirates Group has appointed Hana Al Awadhi as vice president HR earlier this month, overseeing dnata’s HR Business partnership at dnata Airport Operations in Dubai and across the world.
in People Posted 2 May 2019
The University of South Wales (USW) Dubai has appointed Dr Mark Pierotti PhD, as a Visiting Professor for the Dubai campus.
in People Posted 2 May 2019
Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of the Etihad Aviation Group, has announced several Emirati national appointments within its commercial division.
in Airports / People Posted 30 April 2019
Dubai Air Navigation Services (Dans), has appointed its first female UAE national as duty manager in the emirate.
in People Posted 15 April 2019
Airbus has appointed Julie Kitcher as executive vice-president communications and corporate affairs, effective immediately.
in People Posted 15 April 2019
Airbus has appointed a new executive committee led by chief executive officer Guillaume Faury, following approval from the Board of Directors. The changes are effective immediately.
in People Posted 9 April 2019
Embraer has announced that the nomination of Francisco Gomes Neto, current President of Marcopolo, will be presented to the Board of Directors for the position of President and CEO, succeeding Paulo Cesar de Souza e Silva.
in People Posted 26 March 2019
Panasonic Avionics has announced Tom Eskola as regional vice president and general manager for the Middle East, Central and Southern Asia and Africa (MECSAA) region.
in People Posted 20 March 2019
Boeing has announced three leadership moves aimed at further strengthening the company's global presence and partnerships.
in People Posted 19 March 2019
Embraer, following shareholder approval of the transaction with Boeing, announces that the current President and CEO of the company, Paulo Cesar de Souza e Silva, concludes a successful professional cycle with the company on April 22, 2019 - which is the end
in People Posted 25 February 2019
Gulf Air has welcomed back Rashid Abdulrahman Al Gaoud to the airline’s headquarters in the Kingdom of Bahrain as senior manager of sales in the European and Asian Pacific regions.
in People Posted 5 February 2019
Jean-François Verkindre has joined Aerostructure Middle East Services (AMES), he co-manages the company with Thierry Baud, from AFI KLM&EM.
in People Posted 4 February 2019
Alain Flourens, 61, currently Head of Engineering for Airbus Helicopters, has been appointed Head of Industry for Airbus Helicopters, following Christian Cornille’s departure from Airbus.
in People Posted 15 January 2019
Dassault Aviation has appointed Jean Kayanakis to a newly created position, senior vice president, Worldwide Falcon Customer Service & Service Center Network.
in People Posted 8 January 2019
Thomas Hoffmann has been appointed the new managing director at Frequentis Comsoft, a software company in the Frequentis Group for air traffic management (ATM) and defence domains.
in People Posted 7 January 2019
Emirates has announced a number of appointments to its commercial operations team across the Middle East, GCC and Africa
in People Posted 9 December 2018
Satcom Direct, the business aviation solutions provider, has appointed Evgeniy Pashkov as regional director for EEMEA.
in People Posted 22 November 2018
Airbus has selected Dominik Asam as future chief financial officer, and Michael Schollhorn as chief operating officer.
in Features / People Posted 7 November 2018
Royal Jordanian pilot Alia Twal has a simple message to pass to young women across the Middle East and Africa: If you are female, want to be a pilot and have the determination, nothing should stop you.
in People Posted 16 October 2018
Alpha Aviation Academy (AAA), one of the Middle East’s leading pilot training providers and the second largest provider of the Multi-Crew Pilot Licence (MPL) in the world, has appointed a new general manager.
in People Posted 10 October 2018
The world‘s leading airport slot coordinator, Airport Coordination Ltd (ACL), that supports Dubai International and Dubai World Central, has welcomed two further independent non-executive directors to its board, effective immediately.
in People Posted 5 October 2018
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced that Karen Clayton will join IATA as the Association’s Corporate Secretary effective April 2019.
in People Posted 18 September 2018
The Boeing Company has announced that Phil Musser, senior vice president of Communications, will depart the company in early November due to personal and family considerations. Anne Toulouse, current Boeing vice president of Global Brand
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.
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