Oman Air has announced major growth in uptake by passengers of its inflight mobile phone and wi-fi connectivity.

Gulf Air, Bahrain's national carrier, today announced a solid fiscal and operational performance for the first quarter ending March 2013.

Gulf Air has announced a solid fiscal and operational performance for the first quarter ending March 2013. The airline is currently three months into a restructuring strategy driven by Gulf Air's Board of Directors, led by its Chairman H.E Shaikh Khalid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa, the Deputy Prime Minister, and implemented the airline's management team.

The Qatar Shell Research and Technology Centre (QSRTC) has hosted a gas-to-liquid (GTL) Jet Fuel Forum to share the outcome and data of its research programme conducted by its GTL Jet Fuel Consortium.

Emirates airlines today announced an extended range of Arabic programming on its award-winning ice Digital Widescreen.

Travel agents booking Oman Air via Travelport's Galileo and Worldspan distribution systems will now be able to benefit from new functionality, which allows them to manage the seat selection process in a 'live' and interactive environment.

The GE and Accenture joint venture Taleris has announced an agreement with Etihad Airways which it says will implement new technology to predict aircraft maintenance faults and reduce flight delays.

Rolls-Royce has won an order from Oman Air, worth $200m at list prices, to deliver Trent 700 engines to power three Airbus A330 aircraft. The order also includes long-term TotalCare service support.