Saudi Arabia's new low fare airline, Flyadeal, has taken delivery of its first aircraft - the first of eight Airbus A320ceo aircraft on order. The aircraft are leased from UAE-based DAE.
APG, the network for Airline Distribution and Financial Services, has been appointed by Flydubai as its general sales agent (distribution partner) representative in the USA.
Saudia Arabia's Flyaadeal has taken delivery of its maiden aircraft as it progresses towards its AOC certification and ensuing launch, scheduled for September 23, reports ch-aviation.
Emirates and Qantas will apply to extend their cornerstone partnership for another five years making changes to reflect customer demand, new aircraft technology and each airline's respective network strengths.
UK-based FliteTrak will be launching new products and showcasing its innovative ViatorAero system for 'intelligent' airline seating at the Dubai Airshow (12-16 November 2017).
Aireon announced today that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with The General Directorate of State Airports Authority (DHMI), Turkey's Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP), for work on benefit analysis and concept of operations for the deployment of space-based ADS-B in Turkish airspace.
Royal Wings said that a Boeing 737 it had leased on ACMI (Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance, Insurance) basis from Solitaire Air, a Jordanian carrier, skidded off course upon landing at King Hussein International Airport in Aqaba. No injuries to passengers or crew were reported.
Automation and biometrics will dominate Arabia's aviation infrastructure development over the next 50 years, according to a new future-gazing survey by design, engineering and project management consultancy Atkins Middle East.
During Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's visit to New York to join the United Nations General Assembly, Boeing and Turkish Airlines announced a commitment to order 40 787-9 Dreamliners.
Satellite communications provider Inmarsat announced a major upgrade to its L-band network on Aug. 12 that promises higher data speeds and smaller, lower-cost terminals for aviation users.
Qatar Airways announced an order today for two 747-8 freighters and four 777-300ERs (Extended Range), valued at $2.16 billion at list prices. The Doha airline then took immediate delivery of the first of the freighters.
Abu Dhabi's Masdar Institute of Science and Technology's sustainable bioenergy research consortium (SBRC) – a non-profit entity supported by Etihad Airways, Boeing, Takreer, Safran and General Electric – has announced that its flagship project, the seawater energy and agriculture system (SEAS), has reached a critical milestone in its development of sustainable aviation biofuels through the first harvest of the biofuel feedstock.
Qatar Airways has announced it has acquired a 49% stake of AQA Holding – the new parent company of Meridiana fly (Meridiana), Italy's second largest carrier.
Reports from within Turkey's defence secretariat suggest that the country's first regional jet programme – based on the Dornier 328 – has been cancelled.
The fleet size of operators in the Middle East is forecast to more than double from 1,250 to 3,320 aircraft over the next two decades, according to the Airbus Global Market Forecast.
Emirates and Qantas are hoping to continue their special relationship and have applied to the the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to renew their alliance.
Emirates airline and a consortium of industry partners are announcing a partnership to build the world's first sector-wide Experimental (X) Lab to co-create the next era of human transportation at Area 2071.
Royal Jordanian will implement the new security measures required by the US authorities for US-bound flights in mid-January 2018, upon pre-agreement with the concerned US authorities.
