Egyptair Maintenance & Engineering has appointed Eng. Hani Salaheldin as chairman and CEO. He succeeds Eng. Tarek Abdel Aliem.

Salaheldin most recently held the position of chief inspector at Egyptair Airlines.

He has also served in several positions in a variety of departments at Egyptair Maintenance & Engineering, including director of materials, director of base maintenance, director of tools, calibration and GSE, and director of line maintenance.

Salaheldin has also completed a range of training and qualification courses in leadership, management and quality assurance skills.

He has also worked as an aviation accident investigator, in addition to obtaining many engineering licenses for aircraft types operated by Egyptair.