Aerospace

Alitalia and Etihad Airways have unveiled two aircraft in a unique Expo Milano 2015 livery to mark their co-sponsorship of the global event.
Aerospace

Jazeera Airways has announced a record net profit of KD8.1 million for Q3 2014, up 22.6% from Q3 2013's KD6.6 million, making it the company's best quarter in history.
Aerospace

Etihad Airways has been named 'Employer of the Year' at the Middle East HR Excellence Awards 2014.
Aerospace

In response to emerging and evolving risks affecting the aerospace industry, American International Group (AIG) has launched AirGuard, safety and loss control services designed to address safety and regulatory risks faced by corporate flight departments, commercial air carriers, airports, and various aviation service providers and support groups.
Aerospace

Falcon Aviation Services (FAS) of Abu Dhabi (UAE) has signed a contract for two AW189 super medium helicopters in offshore transport configuration.
Aerospace

The newly established Algerian flight academy -Aviation Training School (ATS) – part of the Red Med Group, located in Hassi Messaoud (Algeria), has launched its business with a DA40 NG from Diamond Aircraft with option for further expansion in 2015.
Maintenance & Training

Jazeera Airways is preparing to submit a bid for a sizeable stake in rival Kuwait Airways once the carrier's privatisation process has been put in motion, reports Reuters.
Aerospace

Specialist insurance underwriting agency, elseco limited, has announce its latest business developments with the expansion of its Aviation underwriting account.
Aerospace

The International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX), in collaboration with the General Command of the Armed Forces and in coordination with the Supreme Committee for IDEX and the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition (ADNEC), has announced the Future Defence Summit.
Aerospace

Emirates airline, Dubai Airports and the aviation sector as a whole contributed $26.7 billion to the Dubai economy in 2013, which was almost 27%* of Dubai's GDP and supported a total of 416,500 jobs accounting for 21% of the emirates' total employment.
Aerospace

MEBA 2014 – the Middle East Business Aviation show - is encouraging young people to consider an exciting career in the region's business aviation industry with a day of seminars, talks and interactive sessions, 'Futures Day'.
Aerospace

Etihad Airways has announced a major partnership with New York City FC, the new Major League Soccer (MLS) franchise.
Aerospace

Qatar Airways has been honoured for the third year in a row as Best Middle East Airline Serving China at the 2014 Business Traveller China Awards.
Aerospace

The International Defence Exhibition and Conferences (IDEX) has appointed Streamline Marketing Group (SMG) to organise the IDEX Defence Conferences 2015.
Aerospace

A total of 67 world-class showjumping horses were transported on Qatar Airways Cargo freighters from Liège, Belgium, to Doha for the final round of the 2014 Longines Global Champions Tour season which concluded on 15 November 2014.
Aerospace

Dubai Civil Aviation Authority (DCAA) will once again host the World Aviation Safety Summit taking place in Dubai on 23 – 24 March 2015.
Aerospace

Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, chairman and chief executive, Emirates Airline and Group, Emirates Aviation University yesterday opened its 2nd International Aviation Management Conference (IAMC) in Dubai.
Aerospace

Flydubai – the UAE hybrid carrier - owned by Dubai Aviation Corporation has made a landmark capital market debut raising $500 million through a five-year Sukuk. The order book was over six times oversubscribed demonstrating the strong investor appetite for this paper.
Aerospace

Etihad Airways has been named CAPA Airline of the Year at the CAPA Aviation Awards for Excellence 2014 held in Antwerp, Belgium.
Aerospace

Etihad Airways cabin crew have debuted this year's grid girls uniform at the airline's headquarters ahead of this weekend's 2014 Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Aerospace

Aerovista has wet leased a B737-300 to Kam Air. The B737-300 will be operating domestic flights for the Afghan airline over a period of ayear with the option to extend. Aerovista and Kam Air have a history which dates back to 2006 when Aerovista delivered its first B737-200 to the airline
Aerospace

Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB) and Air Arabia have announced the signing of an aircraft financing deal to facilitate the delivery of six new Airbus A320 aircrafts in 2015.
Aerospace

Global aviation consultancy Helios has expanded its team in the Middle East and moved to larger offices in Silicon Oasis, Dubai.
Aerospace

Utilising a bigger space to display a wider range of new technologies and solutions, key aviation industry players from the US and Canada will reach out to the regional buyers through a joint pavilion, for the second consecutive year, at the 15th edition of Airport Show to be held in Dubai from May 10 to 12.
Aerospace

Jazeera Airways has released its September 2014 Operational Performance Report today, which shows a 5% increase in total flown passengers from September 2013 and an on-time performance of 96%.
Aerospace