The Red Sea area is expected to see a massive rise in civil aviation over the next few years and there is a master plan in place to cope with the numbers. Keith Mwanalushi reports.
Gulf Helicopters is continuing to enjoy phenomenal growth in terms of flying hours, helicopter numbers and revenue. Captain John Toon explains why to Jon Lake.
Emirates chairman and chief executive Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed al Maktoum has dismissed speculation that the record-breaking profitable airline will be part of a privatisation initiative by the Dubai government.
The State of Qatar has caused much debate and excitement after the announcement that it will host the 2022 soccer World Cup. But the country already had its tourism strategy set in place as Marcelle Nethersole found out.
Italian company Finnmeccanica subsidiary Selex is making a major push into Turkey and is demonstrating a number of its products at the IDEF 2011 (International Defence Industry Fair) which opened at the Tuyap Fair Convention and Congress Centre in Istanbul today.
The UK defence industry is planning a major push in Turkey and its Trade Association - ADS - is managing a UK Pavilion at this week's International Defence Industry Fair (IDEF) to demonstrate and promote some of the leading UK defence compani
Gulf Helicopters has invested in a cueSim Full Flight Level B simulator for its new AW139s and hopes to be able to offer simulator training to other operators to help amortise the costs and eventually provide a return on the company's investment. The AW139, which Gulf Helicopters' CEO, Mohammed Al Mohannadi calls “the latest helicopter in the industry”, is in widespread use in the region and internationally.
Business Travel Market (BTM) has announced that it will be expanding its Executive PA programme at this year's event, taking place on 22nd and 23rd June, at London's Excel, with an Etihad Airways sponsored promotion specifically aimed at this important travel booking channel.
Gulf Air CEO and Chairman of the 2011 World Economic Forum Community for Aviation, Travel and Tourism, Samer Majali attended the World Economic Forum in Africa, where he was a member of the panel that released a white paper on the Policies and Collaborative Partnership for Sustainable Aviation.
The business aviation industry is recovering and meets in May at Geneva for EBACE, the annual European business aviation event. Liz Moscrop looks at the MENA involvement in the show.
US manufacturer Boeing believes previous forecasts for Middle East growth could have been conservative and has now said airlines in the Middle East will require an estimated 2,340 airplanes worth $390 billion by 2029,
Before the global financial meltdown a raft of orders were announced for the provision of ground power solutions at several Middle East airports. While some installations are nearing completion, work on other sites continues. Keith Mwanalushi reports.
With large-scale airport expansion taking shape in the MENA region the pressure is mounting, reports Keith Mwanalushi, to achieve ever-improving levels of airside safety.
January's decision by Iran's Civil Aviation Organisation (CAO) to ban the use of Tupolev Tu-154s by the country's airlines following a series of crashes, closes off yet another equipment avenue to the country's hard-pressed airline industry. Alan Dron reports.
