Low-cost African carrier Fastjet Plc said it was in potential partnership talks with Emirates Airline, sending Fastjet's shares up as much as 7% on London's AIM, according to a Reuters report.
ExecuJet Africa has teamed up with Acher Aviation to offer a range of services including helicopter management and charter, as well as specialised support to the oil, gas, mining and resource exploration sectors.
Gulf Air and Standard Chartered Bank in Bahrain has announced a first in the Kingdom and the Middle East -the launch of a suite of co-branded credit cards tailored specifically to offer exceptional value to the country's growing community of frequent flyers.
In an address to 200 delegates at the Future of Air Transport Conference in London today, Etihad Airways' President and Chief Executive Officer James Hogan highlighted the role of Middle East hubs and airlines in addressing industry challenges and delivering future growth.
The Middle East/North Africa Helicopter Safety Team (MENA HST) is to bring its quarterly safety conference to the new Helicopters@MEBA feature which will be part of the region's biggest business aviation show, MEBA, which starts next week at Dubai World Central.
Pan African Women in Aviation (PAWA - pronounced 'power'), the Pan-African organisation that aims to educate and mentor women in aviation in addition to educating young women and mentoring those entering the industry, is taking shape with NGO status in the pipeline and official accreditation having already been conferred by Frank Ramsden, the former Transport Minister for Botswana, and an ICAO Council Member.
Etihad Airways president and chief executive officer, James Hogan, was named CAPA Aviation Executive of the Year 2012 at the Centre for Aviation's global awards for excellence and leadership, presented in Hong Kong last night.
Novus Aviation Capital has opened a new office in the Dubai International Financial Centre and at the same time introduced a new corporate image. The new branding includes a revamped website and a secured platform offering Novus' various stakeholders real-time data access.
Turkey's MNG Technic – the privately-owned MRO provider at Istanbul International Ataturk Airport, was active in last week's Airline Engineering & Maintenance Conference held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Istanbul.
Australian utility aircraft manufacturer, Mahindra-owned GippsAero, has delivered its fourth GA8 Airvan this year via distributor, Port Alfred, South Africa-based Airvan Africa.
Kenya Airways is to be the host of the 2013 African airlines association (AFRAA) annual general assembly. At this week's event in Johannesburg, AFRAA announced that the 45th AGA will be held in a yet to be named venue in Kenya from 24-26th November 2013.
The second Abu Dhabi Air Expo, which will take place from 5th to 7th March 2013, at Al Bateen Executive Airport, is to double its exhibition space to cope with the increase in demand from the growing number of exhibitors keen to take advantage of the opportunity to network with the region's General Aviation market place.
Boeing has received the Arabia Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Network's top award for its partnership with, INJAZ Al Arab, a leading non-profit organization, for co-developing a program to reduce unemployment in the Middle East.
Air Arabia Group has announced its financial results for the third quarter of 2012, demonstrating its ability to deliver strong profits quarter after quarter.
With Middle East airlines increasingly recognising the value that female pilots can bring to them it is no wonder that the group supporting women pilots in the region is growing. Alan Peaford reports.
UAV development in the Middle East has long been dominated by Israeli technology but the picture is changing as a number of nations begin to channel investment into maturing their own domestic UAV development and manufacturing capabilities. Claire Apthorp reports.
