Following media speculation in recent days linking Qatar Airways with airlines in India, Qatar Airways issued a statement today denying it is in investment talks with Spicejet or any other Indian airline.
Establishing standard safety protocols for aviation in the region will be one of the key objectives of the first ever Aviation Safety Culture conference to be held in Dubai later this month.
Khalfan Al Shueili, general manager – Readiness, Oman Airports Management Company (OAMC), will be a featured speaker at the second edition of Emerging Airports Conference & Exhibition (EACE 2013).
The Aircraft Interiors Middle East (AIME) & Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) shows look forward to welcoming the worlds' airlines in under two weeks time.
Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) has announced that its hosting the 2013 Trinity Forum, the travel retail industry's key annual conference, which will take place from 29th to 31st January 2013 in Abu Dhabi.
ATC Global, the principal annual exhibition, conference and award ceremony for the Air Traffic Management (ATM) Industry, has announced further details of its free-to-attend educational programme from 12-14th March 2013 at Amsterdam RAI.
For the eighth year running, the Crystal Cabin Award Association is calling for entries – the latest products and concepts to noticeably improve air travel and protect resources – for the international aircraft cabin competition.
AmCham Abu Dhabi announces that F&E Aerospace has become the latest signatory of Women Achieve, an innovative programme by its Women in Business Committee that promotes the professional advancement of women.
Prince Fahd bin Abdullah, president of Saudi Arabia's General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA), and chairman of Saudia's board of directors said yesterday that the privatiation of Saudia is in the final stages.
Air Arabia has been awarded Best Low-Cost Airline, Middle East at the Skytrax World Airline Awards 2013 which took place recently as part of the Paris Air Show. The award recognizes the airline's commitment to providing the best quality, low cost travel for airline passengers in the region.
The United Arab Emirates represented by the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has been elected as one of the Facilitation Panel Members by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) headquarters in Montréal, Canada.
Organisers of the Middle East Business Aviation (MEBA) event have reported visitor figures showing a 20% increase on the 2010 edition with 7,549 attendees from 84 countries - 37 nations more than the previous show. There was also a 14% increase in the number of exhibitors
Bell Helicopter has signed an agreement with the Turkish government for the supply of five Bell 429 rotor craft. The 429s will be operated by the Turkish General Directorate of Forestry (TGDF) to protect forest resources and coordinate firefighting operations.
Following the recent announcement that fastjet was in talks to buy 1time - the South Africa low cost airline that went into liquidation last month - fastjet has agreed an option agreement to buy the entire issued share capital of 1time Airline from its parent company, 1time Holdings Limited, for ZAR1 ($0.12).
A conference designed to establish the highest levels of aviation safety across the Middle East's regional aviation workplace – and the challenges associated in achieving this – will be the key subject at a global conference in Dubai early next year.
The UAE's minister of foreign trade, HE Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi, joined the royal tour at the opening ceremony of MEBA and took the opportunity to explore some of the stands.
Bombardier is the clear world market share leader, measured by revenue or aircraft deliveries, according to Bob Horner, the company's senior vice president for sales. It has enjoyed this leading position since 2009 – in 2008 Cessna delivered more aircraft, but at lower value.
Dassault Falcon sees a demand for business jets recovering throughout the Middle East, spurred on by large regional operators and the increased globalisation of commerce.
