Air Transport

At a ceremony in Hamburg hosted by Airbus, Qatar Airways received the first A380 of its 10 on order, in the presence Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker, and Airbus CEO and president, Fabrice Bregier.

More than 700 delegates from the airline industry have gathered in Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates, for the International Air Transport Association's inaugural World Financial Symposium, which opened today at the city's Jumeirah Etihad Towers conference centre.

In the same week that Qatar Airways exceeded the 5,000,000 Facebook fan milestone, reaffirming its position as the second most “liked” global carrier, the five-star airline won an award for the “Best Use of Emerging Platform” for 2014 by leading aviation marketing consultancy, SimpliFlying.

Ras Al Khaimah cabin trainer manufacturer Spatial Composite Solutions has been awarded a $14million contract nby the UAE's national airline Etihad to build and deliver 14 cabin trainers.

Boeing is a step closer to obtaining an order from Kuwait Airways for 10 wide-body 777-300ER jets valued at $3.3 billion, reports Bloomberg.

The big-three Gulf carriers Emirates, Etihad and Qatar Airways have reportedly been in discussions with Pakistan to invest in the ailing Asian carrier.

Etihad Airways, took the opportunity of receiving its first A380 in Hamburg today to unveil a new livery design which will be introduced across its fleet.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the Arab Air Carriers Organization (AACO) hosted senior aviation leaders to discuss the state of the industry and outline the predictions for the MENA region's civil aviation sector at the Aeropolitical Affairs Forum in Amman.

Etihad Airways has unveiled its new livery design, which will be introduced across its fleet.

The Times of Oman has reported that Oman Air is not planning to set up a low cost or budget airline.

Boeing has rolled out of its paint hangar the first 787-9 Dreamliner that will be delivered to Etihad Airways.

Emirates airline is to work with the Republic of Angola to develop a “world class” carrier.

The world's latest generation commercial airliner, the A350-900, has received Type Certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) on 30th September 2014. The certified aircraft is powered by Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engines. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification will follow shortly.

Etihad Airways has reported total revenues of US$1.8 billion for the third quarter of 2014, an impressive increase of 29 per cent year-on-year, achieved on the back of accelerated passenger and cargo growth during the summer.

Air Arabia has been named among the World Economic Forum's prestigious Global Growth Companies (GGCs) for 2014.

The UAE's civil aviation authority (GCAA), has signed an MoU with ICAO to reinforce international cooperation programs initiated by the authority together with the aviation authorities in different countries.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation held a rollout ceremony for the MRJ (Mitsubishi Regional Jet),the next-generation regional jet, at the Komaki Minami Plant of MHI's Nagoya Aerospace Systems Works in Aichi Prefecture.

NATS has opened its headquarters for the Middle East and North Africa region, with a permanent office in the JLT free zone in Dubai, UAE.

The UAE has signed an open skies agreement with the Sierra Leone.

Emirates Airline and Boeing are celebrating the delivery of the airline's 100th 777-300ER.

The Flight Safety Foundation today called on member states for strong support and swift adoption of the recommendations developed by the ICAO Safety Information Protection Task Force (SIP TF), which were presented for comment to all of ICAO for new amendments to Annex 6, 13, and 19 related to the protection of safety data.

Saudi Arabia's budget airline, flynas, has suspended long-haul flights because profits on the routes did not meet expectations,” reports Reuters.

Just imagine a flight from Seattle to Doha every 15 minutes - Well for an hour yesterday, that was exactly what happened.

Etihad Airways and Alitalia have received merger clearance from the European Commission under EU Regulation No. 139/2004 and are proceeding with the proposed strategic partnership announced in August.

The Arab Air Carriers Organization (AACO) has developed a crisis management partnership through 11 of its member airlines to handle emergency response planning.