Aerospace

Aeropodium is organising the third annual Iranian aviation symposium on 22nd and 23rd April 2018 in Tehran, Iran.

HH Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority and Dubai Air Navigation Services, has affirmed that 2017 has been an exceptional and ground breaking year in the history of Dubai Air Navigation Services, revealing that the organisation has achieved three strategic projects that are of paramount significance to the Aviation sector during last year.

Qatar Airways has been awarded the PAX International Readership Award for ‘Best In-Flight Duty Free Program’ for the Middle East and Africa at an awards ceremony that took place at the Radisson Blu hotel in Hamburg on 11 April 2018.

Turkish Airlines celebrates the 10th Anniversary of joining to the Star Alliance network which was established in 1997 as the first truly global airline alliance to offer worldwide reach, recognition and seamless service to the international travellers.

At this year’s Arabian Travel Market (ATM), Amadeus—a provider of advanced technology solutions for the global travel industry— will demo the latest tech solutions being applied within the regional and international travel community, as well as hosting daily seminars covering themes such as using creating “smart destinations” with big data, the future of mobile payments in travel, online merchandising strategies, and more.

Qatar Airways was again recognised for its outstanding safety performance record at the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Safety and Flight Operations Conference 2018, held in Montreal this week.

Emirates has been recognised at the World Travel Awards Middle East 2018 with four awards - Middle East’s Leading Airline, Middle East’s Leading Airline Brand, Middle East’s Leading Business Class Airport Lounge and Middle East’s Leading Cabin Crew.

Etihad Airways will introduce Humanoid Robot Sophia to the UAE as a spokesperson for the future of innovation and technology in aviation at ATM.

Emirates Aviation University has welcomed Major-General Abdullah Khalifa Al Marri, commander-in-chief of Dubai Police at its main campus at Dubai Academic City.

Etihad Aviation Group has unveiled its extensive Year of Zayed initiatives which are set to be launched throughout 2018.

Jazeera Airways has announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2018.

Aviation Africa 2018 opened its two-day summit and exhibition with strong growth predictions for the African Aviation Market.

Dnata has picked up ‘UAE’s Leading Travel Agency’ and ‘The Middle East’s Leading Business Travel Agency’ awards at the World Travel Awards Middle East Gala Ceremony 2018.

FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx, has for the eighth consecutive year been ranked amongst the ‘Best Workplaces in the UAE’ for 2017-2018, by Great Place to Work.

The Royal Jordanian General Assembly held its AGM meetings on April 26 presided by RJ Board of directors chairman Said Darwazeh.

Atlas Aerospace, the new aerospace arm of Atlas Group and the MENA region’s aerospace conglomerate, will throw spotlight on the latest in aircraft innovations and technologies during its first time participation at the Global Aerospace Summit.

Mubadala Investment Company (Mubadala) will host the fourth Global Aerospace Summit, an invitation-only strategic forum for senior international industry leaders in the aerospace, aviation, space and defence industries.

TAV Airports Holding increased passengers served 23% in the first quarter of 2018 and reached 28 million. The company increased revenue 10% and reached EUR 248 million.

The Royal Jordanian General Assembly held its ordinary and extraordinary meetings on April 26that InterContinental Hotel, Amman, presided by RJ Board of Directors Chairman Said Darwazeh.

Emirates and Formula 1 have renewed and expanded their partnership until the end of 2022.

AJW Group, a global management of aircraft spares company, has won the acclaimed ‘Aviation 100’ award for ‘Parts Supplier of the Year, 2018’ for the sixth consecutive year, following a vote by industry professionals.

Etihad Airways’ inflight magazine, Atlas, published by London based Ink, has received two Communicator Awards in the major categories of Design Features – Photography and Design Features – Overall Design.

Etihad Aviation Group’s Procurement and Supply Management team has held its annual “Collaborating for Sustainability “Symposium.

Gulf Air recently partnered with Dreams Society, a non-profit organisation establish in 2011 with a mission to fulfill the dreams of children affected with terminal illnesses and debilitating diseases.

Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) has signed a landmark unsecured four-year revolving credit facility with an initial commitment of US$480 million and an accordion feature that allows the facility to be increased to up to US$800 million at any time after the initial closing. The facility includes both conventional and Islamic tranches and will support the future financing needs of the business.