Air Transport

Iran Air and European turboprop manufacturer ATR have this morning finally concluded and signed the deal for 20 of the ATR 72 turboprop. The contract is believed to be worth $571 million at list prices.

The Middle East's lessors' fleets are set to grow with its key regionally-based suppliers, Kuwait's ALAFCO, DAE Leasing and IFAC carrying strong order books.

Kuwait's Jazeera Airways is one of three airlines to have achieved the prestigious 5-star status for punctuality as part of a new OAG on-time performance accreditation programme. The other two 5 star performers were South Africa's Safair and AirBaltic.

Kuwait's Jazeera Airways is one of three airlines to have achieved the prestigious five-star status for punctuality as part of a new OAG on-time performance accreditation programme. The other two five- star performers were South Africa's Safair and AirBaltic.

Travel commerce platform Travelport says Middle Eastern travel industry players are leveraging technology to meet the needs of millennials - estimated to become the region's largest workforce segment by 2030 and who tend to be higher travel spenders than their global peers.

Workers at the Italian national carrier Alitalia have voted against job cuts aimed at salvaging the cash-strapped Italian airline, pushing it toward administration for the second time in a decade.

Qatar Airways has marked the successful conclusion of this year's emergency exercise, which has been dubbed 'Delta Oryx 2017'.

A Kurdish woman is the first female to receive a certificate allowing her to fly a Boeing 737-800 plane for Iraqi Airways, reports Kurdistan24.net.

Air Arabia may look at expanding its fleet, with a decision to be made by early next year, reports ch-aviation.

Iran Air today took delivery of its first four ATR 72-600s. ATR and Iran Air finalised a firm contract for 20 ATR 72-600s and options for a further 20 only last month. Deliveries of the 20 firm aircraft will extend until the end of 2018.

Qeshm Air plans to launch a direct Tehran Imam Khomeini – Brussels Charleroi flight in the near future, reports ch-aviation.

Ibrahim Al-Khuzam has been named as the new CEO of Kuwait Airways. The flag-carrier has formally disclosed the appointment as part of a revised management line-up.

Stefan Pichler has been appointed president and chief executive Officer of Royal Jordanian Airlines, succeeding Captain Suleiman Obeidat. He takes up the post from June 1.

Russia's newest commercial passenger aircraft, the MC-21 has made its first flight

Etihad Airways has taken delivery of its 10th and final Airbus A380.

Royal Jordanian airlines has achieved positive operational results between January-April this year, compared to the corresponding period last year according to results published by the flagcarrier today.

Qatar has appealed to ICAO to intervene in an airspace rights dispute with Saudia Arabia, Bahrain and the UAE as the diplomatic row and trade blockade continues.

Qatar Airways' operations to and from its Doha hub are running smoothly, with the vast majority of flights operating as scheduled.

Emirates is in talks with Airbus about a proposed enhanced A380, the “A380plus”, which is being unveiled at the Paris Airshow tomorrow (Monday).

Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) has released its summer plan, outlining the preeminent operational aspects during the upcoming peak season starting from June 24 to September 16.

Boeing and Kuwait-based ALAFCO Aviation Lease and Finance Company (ALAFCO) announced a commitment for 20 737 MAX 8s at the 2017 Paris Airshow, valued at $2.2 billion at current list prices.

Boom Supersonic today unveiled the completed design of the XB-1 Supersonic Demonstrator, the subscale prototype of the Boom supersonic passenger airliner

Etihad Airways and China Southern Airlines have announced a new codeshare partnership, which comes into effect on 22 June 2017. This increases the number of codeshare agreements operated by the Abu Dhabi-based airline to 53.

AAR has won a multiyear contract to provide power-by-the-hour component support for Wataniya Airways, one of the national carriers for the state of Kuwait.

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has called on the US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to lift the ban imposed on Kuwait Airways' direct flights to the US, reports Kuna.