Aerospace

The Emirates Group chairman and chief executive, His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, today met with Nadim Hakim, Beirut Basketball Club President at the Group's headquarters.

The suspended Turkish carrier, Atlas Global which served Tehran, London and Baghdad from its Istanbul base is now filing for bankruptcy. It ceased operations in November citing financial issues, before resuming briefly in January.

Etihad Cargo has bolstered its global handling partnership agreements with Dnata.

Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) reported its financial results for full year 2019.

Qatar Airways Group Q.C.S.C has increased its shareholding in International Consolidated Airlines Group, S.A. from 21.4 per cent to 25.1 per cent.

With Aircraft Interiors Middle East (AIME) and MRO Middle East set to open 25 February at Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC), leading companies in both sectors will be coming to Dubai to share their latest products and innovations.

Marakeb Technologies, an autonomous technology provider, is participating at the Unmanned Systems Exhibition & Conference (UMEX) which takes place from February 23-25 at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre.

Five Qatar Airways Cargo freighters departed to China on Friday carrying approximately 300 tonnes of medical supplies donated by the airline to support Cornavirus relief efforts.

BUSINESS FRANCE, the national agency supporting the international development of the French economy will be alongside 18 French companies for the 9th consecutive year at the Aircraft Interiors & MRO trade show in Dubai on February 25-26, 2020.

Aircraft Interiors Middle East (AIME) and MRO Middle East, the co-located events bringing together the aerospace industry’s key sectors to support the growth of airlines in the region, opened today at Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) with a Royal Tour from Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, chairman of Dubai Airports, and chief executive and chairman of Emirates Airline & Group.

Emirates’ wine programme was recognised at the Business Traveller Cellars in the Sky 2019 Awards held in London on Monday.

Aircraft Interiors Middle East (AIME) and MRO Middle East closed today after a two days of dedicated aircraft interiors and MRO focused announcements, agreements and networking. Over 5000 trade visitors came to the event to interact with the 330 exhibitors and attend the IFEC Seminars taking place on the show floor.

Security has become a top priority for half of the world’s airports as passenger numbers and cargo traffic increase - with Gulf airports set to handle 450 million passengers a year - and the airport security market has accordingly been forecast to reach US$18.42 billion by 2025.

TAV Airports will initiate share buy-back in order to contain the effect of fluctuations in markets due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX) has unveiled its ‘Women Behind Aviation’ campaign to coincide with International Women’s Day 2020, celebrating and highlighting the role of women working across the industry.

Etihad Cargo has announced its freighter schedule for the IATA summer season, boosting capacity to its top freighter gateways.

In keeping with food security amidst the global outbreak of the Coronavirus COVID-19, Lulu Hypermarket has airlifted a special food consignment on a chartered Gulf Air’s flagship Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner from India to Bahrain this morning in an initiative spearheaded by #TeamBahrain.

Emirates SkyCargo has stepped up its commitment to facilitate the flow of essential goods across markets including the UAE.

An Emirates SkyCargo flight carrying close to 500,000 Covid-19 testing kits has landed at Sao Paulo airport in Brazil.

Qatar Airways chief executive Akbar al-Baker told Reuters on Sunday that the airline could soon run out of cash it needs to continue flying.

Qatar Airways Cargo will resume scheduled belly-hold cargo operations to China with the utilisation of wide-body and passenger-configurated aircraft effective 30 March 2020.

Airport Show 2020 has been rescheduled to take place from 26-28 October 2020 at the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) where it was scheduled earlier for June.

Qatar Airways and Standard Chartered have successfully signed a US$ 850 million financing in respect of seven Boeing 787-9 aircraft.

Emirates SkyCargo has rapidly scaled up its cargo services to connect an increasing number of global destinations.

Jazeera Airways has announced that it ran its first all-cargo flight to and from Riyadh on April 15, 2020.