All articles by Murdo Morrison – Page 66
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GAMA recruits for its new operation in Sharjah
One of the UK's foremost business aviation operators is recruiting as it expands in the Middle East with a new Sharjah base
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Profile: John Wheldon GAA
EXPATRIATE PROFILE A new challenge daily Briton John Wheldon, 57, manager simulators and equipment maintenance with Gulf Aviation Academy in...
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Profile: Paritta Sridamart, AJA purser
EXPATRIATE PROFILE Making no mistakes Paritta Sridamart is a purser with Abu Dhabi business aviation start-up Al Jaber Aviation. Originally from...
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Abu Dhabi builds aerospace careers for its citizens
Abu Dhabi dominates the UAE in terms of land area and wealth. Now it has ambitious plans to become a high-tech hub by 2030
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No stopping Emirates as it plans to add 700 pilots
The Middle East's biggest airline keeps on expanding as it emerges unscathed from Dubai's economic troubles, stronger than ever
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Dubai's traffic growth means a demand for air traffic controllers
Dubai's ambition to become the world's biggest aviation hub is creating a demand for hundreds of air traffic controllers and engineers
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Profile: John Selwood, Emirates
John Selwood, 61, is an instructor and type rating examiner on the Airbus A380 for Emirates. After graduating in biochemistry he gained his wings as a BOAC cadet in the early 1970s, and joined Emirates 21 years ago
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Glowing prospects - Middle East careers guide
Emirates' announcement at the ILA air show in Berlin that it was buying another 32 Airbus A380s was just the latest bold statement of intent from a region's...
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The lure of a life in the Gulf
The lure of the Gulf is obvious, but working there is no holiday and Westerners need to be aware of accepted behavioural standards
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Middle East is back in recruitment mode again
Dubai was hit badly by the global slump, but the city is returning to growth. For some of the emirate's neighbours, it never went away
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Gulf Air sheds staff as others recruit
WHILE THE region's other big airlines are recruiting staff, Bahrain-based Gulf Air is shedding employees it no longer needs as it focuses on thinner, local...
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Bahrain gears up to regain its status as centre of Gulf aviation
Bahrain, former airline hub of the Middle East, is intent on restoring past glories as it aims to become a centre for aviation services
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Women begin to take their place in Middle Eastern aviation
Women pilots are still relatively rare among the Middle East airlines and local females even more so. But this is slowly changing as cultural career barriers are dismantled in a number of professions, including aviation
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Why did Emirates announce its massive A380 order at ILA rather than the higher-profile Farnborough air show next month?
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ILA: Bell's Prague station to be fully operational this year
Bell Helicopter is on track to have its first European service and completions station, in Prague, Czech Republic
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ILA: Romania looks to promising aerospace future
Romania - a powerful aerospace player in communist times - is slowly winning back its status in the global industry, the head of its...
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ILA: Aerovolga launches amphibian at under $1 million
The Russian start-up behind an eight-seat amphibian priced at under $1 million is looking to make waves with cost-conscious operators at ILA.
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ILA: Beechcraft unveils new Berlin service centre
Berlin's status as a hub for business aviation has been given a boost thanks to a new Hawker service centre on the show site, unveiled here yesterday by...
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ILA: Lombardy comes to Berlin
One of Italy's foremost aerospace regions is opening its doors to the world at ILA for the first time. The Lombardy Aerospace Cluster was created last year...
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ILA: Red Bull success gives boost to Hungarian aerospace industry
Hungarian aerobatic ace Peter Besenyei's recent success in the Red Bull Air Race World Championship flying his locally built Corvus Racer 540 has given a massive kick to the country's small aerospace industry.