Aerospace

Gulf Air, in collaboration with Bahrain Airport Company, Bahrain Airport Company (BAC), the managing body and operator of Bahrain International Airport (BIA), Gulf Aviation Academy (GAA), have celebrated Bahrain's National Day, Accession Day and Martyrs' Day at the airline's headquarters in Muharraq.

Emirates and the Los Angeles Dodgers have announced the sponsorship of the Dubai Little League Divisional Teams, which will go by the name of the Dubai Dodgers.

Emirates has selected three not-for-profit organisations working in wildlife protection and environmental conservation in Africa as the recipients of award funding under its 'A Greener Tomorrow' initiative.

Sir Tim Clark, President of Emirates, officially opened AIM Altitude's new purpose-built facility at Bournemouth Airport in the UK.

A new white paper, compiled by IQPC Middle East in association with next February's Drones Oman conference, says the Middle East will likely catch up quickly with the rest of the world in driving UAV technology growth, particularly in the small drone market.

Emirates SkyCargo has expanded its network of cargo destinations in the United States with the launch of a new daily service to Fort Lauderdale, Florida from 15 December 2016.

Qatar Airways won Best Airline for International First Class, Best First-Class Seat Design and, Best Airline in the Middle East at the Global Traveller Awards.

Boeing and INJAZ Al-Arab have revealed that their Start Up programme has supported the establishment of 60 businesses by Arab youth across the Middle East, including 23 in 2016 alone.

Dubai Duty Free has won Best Business Leaders award at the recent Middle East, North Africa & Asia (MENAA) awards ceremony in Dubai.

EgyptAir Cargo has resumed direct flights to Russia on December 21 following the successful completion of flights MS5520/1 between Cairo Int'l and Moscow Domodedovo, reports ch-aviation.

Dubai Air Navigation Services (Dans) has held its “long term service” awards ceremony to recognise and honour 39 of its team members at the organisation's headquarters in Dubai International Airport (DXB).

Oman Air has won the Foreign Airline of the Year by Sector to Middle East at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Awards.

The Emirates Group in collaboration with GE, and Etisalat Digital selected four start-up teams to become the first joiners of the newly-established Intelak incubator.

The UAE's General Civil Aviation Authority has attributed the January 2014 impact of a Helidubai Airbus ED-130B4 helicopter with the Atlantis Palm heliport to pilot error. The incident happened during departure from the heliport to the Dubai Air Wing fixed operating base at Dubai International Airport.

world's first offshore-configured new generation Leonardo AW169 helicopter was presented to the Oil & Gas community at an official ceremony held at the Marina Mall Helipad in Abu Dhabi today.

UAE-satellite operator, Yahsat, has celebrated the tenth anniversary of its inauguration this week.

The National Association of Freight and Logistics (NAFL), the oldest association of freight and logistics service providers in the Middle East, has announced the appointment of Abdullah bin Khediya as the General Coordinator of the association to support NAFL's objectives aimed at promoting the importance of the UAE as a global hub for cargo and logistics sector.

AJW Leasing, that has offices in Dubai, has deployed key staff to a new office location in Dublin, Ireland.

The Etihad Aviation Group Board of Directors has said that James Hogan will step down as president and chief executive officer of the company in the second half of 2017.

Kuwait Airways has been given the green light to access KWD600 million dinars (USD1.96 billion) in capital funding from the Kuwaiti General Reserve Fund (KGRF), report ch-aviation.

The Royal Jordanian booth at the 37th international Madrid tourism trade fair FITUR was the focus of a large number of visitors, particularly with the presence of Samuel García, the Spanish professional football player who recently joined C.D. Leganés team.

Qatar Airways has been awarded best long haul airline at the 2017 Business Travel Awards held in London at the Grosvenor House Hotel on Park Lane.

More than a hundred Indian and Emirati employees at Emirates Group joined hands to commemorate India's 68th Republic Day. The employees, who represent different backgrounds and specialities, lined up in a '68' formation to mark the special occasion.

For the sixth year in a row, Business France, the national agency for the international development of the French economy, will be running the French Pavilion at Aircraft Interiors & MRO Middle East, which will take place in Dubai on February 8-9, 2017.

Manufacturer of prefabricated, portable structures, Rubb, will be showcasing the latest technology in rapid deployment 'super structures' at the biennial International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX), taking place 19-23 February 2017 at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC).