In the past five years Turkish Airlines has burst on to the global scene. Alan Peaford meets the man who has led the airline from a government department to a successful example of a privatised national carrier.
Royal Air Maroc (RAM) was said today to have reached agreements with the trades unions to shed more than 1,500 jobs from the government-owned Moroccan national carrier.
For many years the air forces of the Middle East and Gulf states maintained a relatively narrow spectrum of capabilities, with the emphasis on air defence and limited ground attack and interdiction, and with little requirement for out-of-area operations or power projection of any kind.
Flying animals might be the stuff of mythology but the increasing air traffic of animals into the Middle East proves that birds are not the only creatures that can wing their way into the region. Liz Moscrop reports.
Airlines may have their challenges with passengers but spare a thought for the regions cargo carriers which face the unknown every day. Jill Stockbridge reports.
Being a part of one of the largest companies in Turkey made all the difference for Istanbul-based MNG Technic, as it enabled sufficient capital expenditure during the recession to build a massive new maintenance hangar that has transformed the company's prospects.
Bombardier executives at the Paris Air Show were buoyed by several order announcements for the slow-selling CSeries – but will they be enough to guarantee a strong future for the aircraft? Alan Dron reports.
Airbus believes that the environmental commitment and related economic advantages of the A320neo are vital to the MENA region's expanding LCCs and other operators. Ian Goold reports.
The third Aviation Asset Management in the Middle East Summit will coincide with the Dubai Airshow. When it takes place on November 10 at the Novotel hotel at the World Trade Centre.
Saudi Arabian Airlines has become the latest of a group of national carriers to propose to pay a large settlement fee in the New York courts against claims that it had conspired to fix the price of cargo
TAV Airports Holding will be taking part will be taking part in the Emerging Markets Airport Suppliers Conference (EMASC 2011), event organizer, Arabian Reach, has announced.
