Messier-Dowty (Safran Group) has appointed Jamil Dirani as Vice-President, Commercial. This new position has been created within Messier-Dowty to support development activities and provide enhanced commercial support for customers. A graduate of ESTACA and ESTAE engineering schools, Jamil Dirani (50) began his career at Dassault in 1985 where he held various customer support positions. Read More

Tempe, Ariz. StandardAero, a Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) company, announced today that it has named Marc Wittingen, Director of International Sales for the company’s Airlines & Fleets business sector. In this position, Wittingen will be responsible for leadership of the sales force, customer relationship management, and capturing new opportunities in Europe, Africa, Middle East, Russia, Asia and the Pacific Rim. Read More

Dubai Airports today released its forecast for cargo traffic at Dubai International (DXB) and Dubai World Central-Al Maktoum International (DWC) that projects freight volumes will balloon 48 per cent over the next five years. Cargo tonnage, which totalled 1.9 million in 2009, will exceed 3 million tonnes by the end of 2015. Read More

Charlotte, N.C., PRNewswire via COMTEX, Goodrich Corporation's (NYSE: GR) maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) campus in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, continues to add new customers and enhance its product and service offerings to customers in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. Read More

Saint Cloud, Dassault Aviation has appointed Mr. Renaud Cloatre as the new Sales Director for the Middle East region, based in Dubai. The new appointment comes as the company establishes its new regional sales office in the Dubai Airport Free Zone. Read More

The Saudi Red Crescent Authority (SRCA) took delivery in December of an Airbus A318 as part of the expansion of its air support capabilities. At present, the expansion targets about 35 aircraft in total, including fixed-wing airplanes and helicopters. Read More