Aerospace

Riad Kahwaji, the CEO, of INEGMA gives his analysis of the challenge facing the West over its decision not to intervene over Syria.

Etihad's frequent flier programme was the best rated from the Middle East region and Turkish Airlines top in the European and Africa region in the Freddie Awards which were announced in New Jersey, USA on Friday

Jazeera Airways Group has moved into the black, turning round last year's $10 million loss into a $38 million profit the Kuwaiti airline revealed yesterday.

VLJ manufacturer Eclipse Aerospace, has received production certificate #550 from the FAA paving the way for production of the new Eclipse 550 twin-engine jet.

Three Bahraini primary school students, winners of the Ministry of Education's “Going Green” drawing competition, travelled on the national carrier Gulf Air recently to spend two valuable days in an eco-friendly camp in India.

Qatar Airways will showcase its new Boeing 787 seats with their Middle East debut at the region's largest travel trade fair taking place in Dubai next week.

Qatar Airways Chief Executive Officer Al Baker will be under the spotlight on the first day of the Arabian Travel Market (ATM) next week in a one-to-one live forum called 'The Big Talk: Head to Head with CEO of Qatar Airways'.

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flydubai will make its debut at this year's Arabian Travel Market (ATM) and will showcase its expanding network and range of innovative services.

The restructured Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) has reported a dramatic increase in its revenues and net income for the past year.

Under the patronage of H.H Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum - a new book 'From the Creek to the Skies' was launched at Le Meridien Airport Hotel. The leading international airline of Afghanistan, Safi Airways was the Platinum sponsor of the book written by Ghassan Suleiman Amhaz.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has appointed Hussein Dabbas as Regional Vice President for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), based in Amman, Jordan with effect from 1 June 2012.

Helicopter pilots from the UAE are among the first five customers booked with Eurocopter South East Asia for its duly certified Dauphin AS365 N3/N3+ Full Flight Simulator, which began operations earlier this month at the Eurocopter South East Asia Training Centre in Singapore.

Royal Jordanian CEO Hussein Dabbas resigned from his position with the national carrier on Tuesday, reports The Jordan Times.

The second day of the Global Aerospace Summit in Abu Dhabi saw industry leaders looking at evolving global demand, the supply chain and the region's embryonic space industry.

Etihad Airways has launched a recruitment drive in Oman to hire 400 new Omani employees by the end of 2012.

flydubai was joined by Al Masaood Travel & Services yesterday to celebrate the opening of its new flydubai Travel Shop in Abu Dhabi.

Arabian Reach, a leading UAE-based event management company specialising in exhibitions and events management across the region, today announced the opening of nominations for the third edition of Emerging Markets Airports (EMA) Awards to be held on November 21, 2012 in Dubai.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called upon all parts of the aviation value chain in the Gulf region to work together on issues critical to aviation's ability to serve as a catalyst for economic growth.

The region's thriving airlines are putting aside their current successes to wrestle with the challenges facing the aviation sector on a global scale – geo-political, natural and economic - at this week's Global Aerospace Summit, being held in Abu Dhabi on Monday and Tuesday, 16 and 17 April, 2012.

The government of Dubai has issued a law to establish 'Dubai Corporation for Aviation Engineering Projects' (DCAEP) - a new corporation with administrative and financial independence, Gulf News has reported.

Boeing has made a series of design updates to the 737 MAX to further optimise the new-engine variant's performance.

Gulf Air has won the prestigious Family Friendly Airline Award 2012 in an online Facebook poll by US-based Kids First Fund.

AgustaWestland North America, Inc. has delivered an AW139 helicopter to the Egyptian Air Force via its contract with US Army Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM) Contracting Center for Foreign Military Sales.

The Middle East Business Aviation Association (MEBAA) has announced its strategic partnership with the Global Aerospace Summit, which is being presented by Mubadala from 16-19th April.