Aerospace

The 3rd annual World Aviation Safety Summit which opens in Dubai on Monday will see real-time airc raft tracking high on the agenda. The summit is hosted by the Dubai government and Dubai Civil Aviation Authority and will gather regional and international speakers from regulatory authorities, airline operators, airport operators, aircraft manufactures, pilot associations, safety organisations and air traffic control service providers to discuss strategies and challenges required to improve aircraft safety.

Aviation players must not risk flight safety in pursuit of profits, delegates at the World Aviation Safety Summit were told today.

American consumers and regional state economies the ultimate victims of US carriers' protectionist campaign, cautions Emirates Airline's President, Sir Tim Clark.

Following the launch of its direct Moscow service in the second half of 2014, Gulf Air recently gave a number of Russian media members the opportunity to visit and explore Bahrain with a familiarisation trip jointly hosted by the airline and one of Bahrain's premier luxury hotels, The Ritz-Carlton, Bahrain Hotel & Spa.

Qatar Airways group chief executive, Akbar Al Baker, delivered a keynote speech today at the prestigious New York Times 'Art for Tomorrow' conference, held in Doha for the first time and addressed more than 150 international guests. The conference was chaired by Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad Al-Thani.

Qatar Airways has hosted the first ever oneworld Operations Control Conference in Doha, Qatar, on March 11 and 12, 2015.

Etihad Airways has completed a Korean Finance Lease for its second new Airbus A380 aircraft.

Qatar Airways Cargo is to launch a new freighter service to Los Angeles, United States, from April 4 2015.

Airbus Helicopters' commitment to address the needs and requirements of international, governmental and non-governmental organisations engaged in peacekeeping and humanitarian efforts will be highlighted during the12th edition of the Dubai International Humanitarian Aid & Development Conference & Exhibition (DIHAD) which opens today.

Etihad Cargo has been recognised as 'Cargo Airline of the Year' by leading industry magazine, Air Transport News (ATN), at a gala dinner awards ceremony in Geneva, on 21 March 201

Freight forwarders, WCA, has announced its annual WCA Global Conference in 2016 will be held in Abu Dhabi.

Etihad Airways Engineering, the host sponsor of MRO Network's upcoming Airline Engineering & Maintenance: Middle East conference will be a holding a tour of their state of the art facility, exclusively available to conference delegates.

Emirates has announced the successful pricing of US$913,026,000 Certificates due 2025 (the “Certificates”) issued by Khadrawy and with the benefit of a guarantee by Her Britannic Majesty's Secretary of State acting by the Export Credits Guarantee Department of the UK Government (currently operating as UK Export Finance) (“ECGD” or “UKEF”) (the “ECGD Guarantee”).

The International Defence Exhibition and Conferences (IDEX) has announced its participation in the LAAD Defence and Security International Exhibition held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, taking place from April 14 – 17 2015.

Bell Helicopter has announced the delivery of a Bell 429 to Saudi Geological Survey (SGS). The aircraft is configured to perform utility roles in the Middle East.

Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum has issued a new law regulating the use of remotely piloted air systems (RPAS).

Turkish Cargo has started operations to Lahore and Bahrain.

Oman Air has signed a joint venture agreement with Luxembourg-based Cargolux Airlines International SA, Europe's leading freight carrier and one of the top ten freight carriers in the world.

Emirates SkyCargo has seen an increased demand for freight capacity from the Philippines, having exported 500,000 kg of tuna to Europe and the Middle East in 2014.

Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates, is set to expand its United States cargo network to 11 destinations, when the airline launches a daily service to Orlando, Florida from 1st September 2015.

This month, Emirates celebrates a milestone in its employee history, with its cabin crew team now crossing 20,000 staff.

How aviation will help African countries improve their economies and cooperation between blocks of African nations will develop infrastructure will be the subject of a keynote address by Hon. Dzifa Aku Attivor, Minister of Transport, Ghana at the Aviation Africa summit which takes place in Dubai on May 10-11

More than 100 children with special needs were treated to a fun-filled day of entertainment at a special event organised by Takatof, Emirates Foundation's voluntary social programme.

Seawings has announced the launch of 'Seaplane Safaris' to Sir Bani Yas Island as part of an ongoing expansion of their Seawings Lifestyle division.

The net loss of Royal Jordanian went down by 64% in the first three months of this year, compared to the same period last year. The net loss of the first quarter of 2015 reached JD8.3 million, against JD23 million incurred by the company in the same months of 2014.