Aisha Al Mansoori becomes UAE’s first female Emirati Captain

Etihad Airways recently celebrated Captain Aisha Al Mansoori who has become the UAE’s first female Emirati Captain in a commercial airline. This is a significant milestone for aviation within the UAE and part of Etihad’s efforts to expand the roles of women in aviation, in particular the pilot community. The command upgrade ceremony took place at Etihad's Crew Briefing Center in the presence of the pilot's family, her peers in Etihad’s pilot community, and the airline's senior management. The 33-year-old Captain joined Etihad's Cadet Pilot program in October 2007 and was one of only two UAE National females in her batch. In 2010, Aisha Al Mansoori successfully graduated from the program and took her first flight on an Airbus A320 to Amman, Jordan. Since then, Al Mansoori climbed the ranks, completing the requisite flying hours to become a Senior First Officer. She was then the first female UAE national to....

Emirates Group offers its Emirati senior executives a chance to enroll in Women Leaders Program

Emirates Group has recently partnered with INSEAD, a prominent business school, to offer its Emirati senior executives a chance to enroll in the Women Leaders Program. The four-day program will bring female Emirati leaders on a peer learning journey with women leaders from other global organizations. It aims to provide participants with broader perspectives on the global workplace, marketplace, and leadership challenges and provide them with the insights, tools and network to increase their leadership impact and contribution to the business and the broader professional community. Emirati women in the Emirates Group represent a workforce of over 1,000 professionals in various roles across more than 30 departments. From pilots and engineers who work with the world’s biggest commercial aircraft, to IT professionals, service ambassadors, marketing and data experts, commercial services and more, these talented and passionate Emirati women are vital contributors to the Group, as well as to the aviation....

US encouraging more countries to join ban on anti-satellite weapon tests

As a second session of a United Nations working group on reducing space threats approaches, US government officials say they’re looking for ways to encourage more countries to back a ban on anti-satellite weapon tests. Vice President Kamala Harris announced recently that the United States would refrain from conducting direct-ascent anti-satellite (ASAT) tests, calling such debris-generating activities “reckless and irresponsible.” She called on other nations to also halt such tests. Her speech, officials later said, was timed to influence discussions at the first meeting of a UN Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) on norms of behavior for reducing space threats held in May in Geneva. During that meeting Canada announced that it would join the United States in the ASAT testing ban. In July, the New Zealand government announced that it, too, would commit not to test direct-ascent ASATs. Neither country had developed or were planning to develop such weapons. Eric....

Emirates Mars Mission makes 1st observations of new type of proton aurora around Mars

The Emirates Mars Mission, the first interplanetary exploration undertaken by an Arab nation, has made first observations of a new type of proton aurora around Mars. The spatially variable ‘patchy’ proton aurora potentially triggers new insights into unexpected behaviors in the Martian atmosphere. The EMM team has worked together with NASA’s MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution) mission to fully characterize these observations. The combination of EMM’s unprecedented global aurora images with MAVEN’s simultaneous local plasma observations opens up new avenues for understanding the drivers of Mars’ enigmatic aurora. “Our discovery of these patchy proton aurora adds a new kind of event to the long list of those currently studied by EMM and challenges our existing views of how the proton aurora on Mars’ dayside are formed,” said Hessa Al Matroushi, EMM’s Science Lead. “The EMM Hope probe has so far uncovered many unexpected phenomena that extend our understanding of....

China Airlines places firm order for 16 Boeing 787-9s

China Airlines has placed a firm order for 16 Boeing 787-9s, marking the culmination of a widebody replacement evaluation delayed by the Covid-19 pandemic. The airline expects deliveries to start in 2025, when it embarks on plans to phase out its Airbus A330-300s. The contract includes options for eight more aircraft and rights to convert the order to the larger 787-10. China Airlines, whose fleet also consists of Airbus A350-900s, said the Dreamliners will serve as the “mainstay” of its medium-capacity widebody fleet. The carrier embarked on its widebody replacement program in 2018 but pushed back evaluations in 2020 due to Covid-19. It resumed the evaluation and introduction process in September 2021, in anticipation of the easing of the pandemic and a revival of the global passenger market. The airline hired outside consultants to provide input and conduct what it called a thorough study to choose the “optimal” aircraft model....

Ethiopian Airlines, Travelport enter into a new agreement

Ethiopian Airlines and Travelport have entered a new agreement which includes distribution on the Travelport+ platform, including New Distribution Capability (NDC) content from Ethiopian Airlines. This agreement expands the ongoing travel retailing and distribution relationship between Travelport and Ethiopian, who was ranked the number one airline within the African continent by Business Insider earlier this year. Both companies are in the process of developing a strategic plan to provide agents access to NDC content and functionality from Ethiopian Airlines in the Travelport+ platform. As part of the agreement, Ethiopian Airlines will also become a new participant in Travelport’s Rich Content & Branding (RC&B) program. As a top 100 carrier booked through Travelport, the carrier is laying the foundation to ensure that Travelport- connected agencies can access the most robust, enriched Ethiopian Airlines’ content following its current fleet expansion. “As we are now investing in our ability to meet high demand....

Airlink launches schedules direct flights between Cape Town and Maputo

Airlink has launched the first ever scheduled direct air service between Cape Town and Maputo. The first flight departed from Cape Town on time at 17.10 and arrived in Maputo, on time, at 19.40 yesterday.  The first return flight is due to depart Maputo at 06.10 tomorrow morning and land in Cape Town at 09.00. “With this new Cape Town-Maputo service, Airlink is more than halving the travel time between two of the region’s major cities.  By making it easier and more efficient for people to do business Airlink will help to unlock fresh opportunities to boost trade commerce and tourism between the two markets.  It is also in line with our strategy to increase our choice of connections from Cape Town with key business and tourism destinations throughout Southern African,” said Airlink CEO and Managing Director, Rodger Foster. “Cape Town Air Access is excited to welcome Airlink’s inaugural flight....

Starlite Aviation to launch tactical mission training facility

Starlite Aviation, which delivers a broad spectrum of Africa centric aviation services, including aircrew training, is working closely with UK and Czech based training specialists to launch a tactical mission training facility. Starlite Aviation Training Academy has created a bespoke mission training facility at their premier flying training academy at Mossel Bay, South Africa. The scope of environmental and role training they can deliver is enhanced by the vast experience of the training team. With the capability to rapidly re-role the innovative system between rotary and fixed wing platforms, Starlite can deliver the training their clients truly need for the first time on the African continent. Henry Poole, Head of the Training Business Unit, SAF Aerogroup and Starlite Aviation, said:  “This training system marks a step change in the quality and capability of training systems at our disposal. The aviation operational environment is ever changing and the TTPs and skills....

Middle East to be 1st to hit global pilot crisis (Oliver Wyman)

The Middle East is expected to be the first to be hit by the global pilot shortage according to a leading management consultancy. In a newly released update on pilot shortages in the aviation sector, global management consultancy Oliver Wyman said that, as air travel demand continues to recover this year, demand for airline pilots will outstrip supply in most regions globally between 2022 and 2024 – with the Middle East feeling the effects first. According to André Martins, Partner – Head of IMEA Transportation and Services at Oliver Wyman, “We expect the Middle East to be the region affected soonest by the shortage outside of North America, driven by a projected sharp increase in air travel demand over the next few years, new players entering the market and big tourism developments happening in the region”. The new figures from Oliver Wyman show that this spike in demand for air....

Oman Air provides Omani nationals opportunity to gain insights into industry through specialized programs

Oman Air will provide Omani nationals the opportunity to gain insights into the aviation and logistics through specialized internship programs at Oman Air headquarters. In 2021, Oman Air provided internship opportunities to 250 students from various universities and colleges in Oman and abroad. Oman Air, senior vice president – People, Hilal Al Siyabi, said: “Oman Air is pleased to lend its support to the youth of Oman and guide them through our internship programs. We remain committed to Oman’s economic diversification and Omanization objectives by training the next generation of Omanis in the aviation and logistic sectors. We want to encourage future aviation professionals to explore the full spectrum of positions available in the industry, whether for a flying or non-flying career.” Oman Air’s Talent department, in coordination with various units of the airline, accommodates undergraduate trainees by equipping them with the skills necessary to apply for and succeed in....

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Aisha Al Mansoori becomes UAE’s first female Emirati Captain

Emirates Group offers its Emirati senior executives a chance to enroll in Women Leaders Program

US encouraging more countries to join ban on anti-satellite weapon tests

Emirates Mars Mission makes 1st observations of new type of proton aurora around Mars

China Airlines places firm order for 16 Boeing 787-9s

Ethiopian Airlines, Travelport enter into a new agreement

Airlink launches schedules direct flights between Cape Town and Maputo

Starlite Aviation to launch tactical mission training facility

Middle East to be 1st to hit global pilot crisis (Oliver Wyman)

Oman Air provides Omani nationals opportunity to gain insights into industry through specialized programs

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