The Middle East and North Africa Business Aviation Association (MEBAA) has announced that the next edition of the MEBAA Conference (MEBAC) is set to take place in Tunisia, September 10-11 2014.
Boeing is launching an initiative with South African Airways (SAA) and the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB) to expand opportunities for “smallhold” farmers in Southern Africa to grow crops that produce sustainable fuels.
Some aircraft are regarded as seminal, as having defined or shaped a market, as Boeing's 707 did for the jetliner and General Atomics' Predator has for unmanned aircraft. Such a status could be due the Lockheed Martin/Kaman K-Max helicopter as soon as unmanned cargo delivery becomes routine.
Alpen Capital has announced the publication of its GCC Aviation Industry Report which provides a perspective of the GCC aviation sector by presenting the current industry status, key market dynamics, and scope for future growth.
Abu Dhabi made good use of last week's Air Expo by encouraging young people from the emirate to get a feel for the aviation industry as part of its goal of encouraging Emiratis to consider careers in the industry
Egypt's Petroleum Air Services (PAS) has taken delivery of two Bell 412EP helicopters configured and fully equipped to meet oil and gas producers requirements (OGP) recommended by the leading international oil companies working in Egypt.
South African Airways (SAA), Africa's leading airline, announced that it has accepted Qantas's decision to conclude their long standing code share agreement effective 31 May 2014.
EAN, the Lagos-based fully integrated business aviation services company which is organising this year's NBAC has confirmed that this year's conference will be extended to cover a day and a half allowing time for full discussion about significant topics affecting the Nigerian Business Aviation community.
Airbus is at a crossroads. It needs to address its major twin-aisle product line disadvantage to Boeing, while simultaneously implementing organizational reforms that could leave the company with less cash for new product development.
Bombardier Aerospace welcomed today Malawian Airlines of Lilongwe, Malawi, to its family of operators, following the airline's introduction to service of a Q400 NextGen turboprop last month.
Ethiopian Airlines has announced the completion of a Turnkey contract Agreement for construction of its cargo terminal 2 and apron, with Unitechnik Systems GmbH of Germany, and Varnero Construction. The total cost of the Cargo Terminal project is 107 million EURO.
AVIATION AFRICA 2015 is a 2-day Summit & Exhibition, which takes place 10-11 May 2015 in Dubai, UAE. NEXUS from Saudi Arabia and Wyvern Consulting from USA have joined up with this event to become main sponsors.
Oman Air has won three categories of the 8th Oman Web Awards, which were presented at a glittering ceremony held at the Al Bustan Palace hotel in Muscat.
Etihad Airways' award winning loyalty program, Etihad Guest, has wonn the award for the Best Loyalty Credit Card for its Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) cobranded card (Middle East / Asia / Oceania Region) at this year's 'Freddie' Awards.
Palma Holding Limited (Palma) has signed a firm purchase agreement for four dual-class Q400 NextGen aircraft with Bombardier - with options on four more - which it will lease to Ethiopian Airlines.
The helicopter community in the Middle East and Africa is to get a single voice following the launch of MEAHA, the Middle East and Africa Helicopter Association.
Aviation and aerospace experts from the fast-growing BRICS countries will gather at the Global Aerospace Summit in Abu Dhabi next week, to share their experiences of supporting industrialisation, improving supply chain standards and creating value-added jobs for highly skilled individuals.
Two recent events epitomize radically diverging fates in the global defense industry. At the end of 2013, Singapore ordered Type 218SG submarines from German company ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) for €1.6 billion ($2.2 billion). A month later, the French defense minister awarded a €1 billion contract for the modernization of Dassault's Rafale fighter aircraft (see photo). A good story for both companies? Not quite.
