Air Transport

Pegasus Airlines has announced its traffic results for the first five months of 2016 through the Public Disclosure Forum (KAP).

The first of the “black boxes” from the crashed EgyptAir flight 804 has been recovered, Egyptian officials said tonight.

The complaints made against Emirates by South African authorities last year are still being investigated.

The blacklisting of Iran Air on the EU safety register has been lifted in the latest list of airlines the European Commission considered not meeting international safety standards has been released.

Saudi private aviation services company, Sky Prime Aviation Services, is to deploy SITA's next-generation passenger services system (PSS) to manage its new VIP flight service being introduced to its premium passengers.

A Mahan Air BAe 146-300 sufferered a nose gear collapse on landing at Kharg Island on Sunday.

Boeing and Iran Air have reached agreement on a $25 billion deal, as Boeing plans to sell the carrier 100 737 and 777 aircraft.

Gulf Air has selected Alfa Express Company for its waste management and recycling drive.

Flydubai has announced it will begin daily operations to Prague, starting 1st July.

EgyptAir has ordered nine Next-Generation 737-800s at the 2016 Farnborough International Airshow.

Turkish Airlines operations at Ataturk Istanbul, are returning to normal after last night's failed military coup.

Qatar Airways has signed a contribution and shareholders agreement with Alisarda, the parent company of Meridiana.

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau is investigating an incident where an Emirates Airline Airbus A380 descended below minimum assigned altitude while on approach to land at Melbourne Tullamarine International airport according to a report by Flightglobal

Naft Airlines is to acquire ten Airbus narrow-body aircraft as part of its fleet renewal plans, reports ch-aviation.

Jordan will host the 6th annual Arab Aviation Summit this December 5 & 6 under the theme 'Linking Cultures, Driving Economies.' The Summit, at a Dead Sea resort, will focus on the trends, insights and opportunities driving the continuous development of the Arab world's avia-tourism industry.

Qatar Airways Cargo has launched new freighter services to New York (JFK) and Halifax, Nova Scotia (Canada).

An Oman Air aircraft suffered a burst tire when landing at Julius Nyerere International Airport, Dar es Salaam, over the weekend.

Turkish Airlines has issued a statement announcing that all operations and flights proceed to be uninterrupted.

Turkey's Pegasus Airlines has become the first airline to take delivery of the Airbus A320neo powered by CFM International's LEAP-1A engines.

Sharjah headquartered Air Arabia has generated a 3.5% increase in first-half net profit to $67 million despite a drop in its second-quarter figures.

Kuwait Airways has begun selling off its entire fleet of A310-300s following their retirement from scheduled service late last year, reports ch-aviation.

Air Costa is said to be in talks with Qatar Airways about the possible sale of equity in the Indian domestic operator, reports ch-aviaton.

Pegasus Airlines has announced its financial results for the first half of 2016 and its traffic results for January to July 2016.

GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), the commercial aircraft leasing and financing arm of GE, has signed a purchase-and-leaseback transaction with Qatar Airways for five new Airbus A350-900 aircraft to help expand the carrier's fleet.

Dubai-based, low-cost carrier flydubai has signed a long-term, multimillion-dollar contract with the USA's AAR for power-by-the-hour component inventory management and repair services. The agreement is a significant expansion of AAR's commercial footprint in the Middle East.