Air Transport

UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has launched the official website for the Aviation Investment Summit.

Etihad Airways has launched a mobile exhibition, which will show the airline's new cabin products and in-flight services around Europe.

The Alitalia Training Academy has resumed operations after a ten year hiatus, starting with 24 candidates in the Alitalia-Etihad Airways Cadet Pilot Program.

Oman Air is to receive its first state-of-the-art Boeing 787 Dreamliner in October.

Flydubai received its 50th aircraft. The delivery of the Boeing Next-Generation 737-800 completes the order the airline made at the Farnborough Air Show in 2008.

Empire Aviation San Marino has been awarded Air Operator Certificate by San Marino Civil Aviation Authority.

F&E Aerospace has added the Offsets Conference to the line up for the Dubai Airshow 2015.

Etihad Airways has become the first Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) benefactor member from the Middle East, the highest membership offered by the foundation.

The partnership strategy of Etihad Airways is increasing consumer choice for air travellers around the world.

Etihad Airways and IBM have teamed up in a ten-year technology services agreement, worth USD700 million.

Etihad Airways and Al Ittihad Football Club have signed a partnership agreement, naming Etihad as the official airline partner for the Abdul Latif Jameel League club.

A Mahan Air Boeing 747 lost an engine on take off from Tehran Mehrabad with debris from the engine crashing into an urban part of the city.

Global Loyalty Company, the loyalty division of Etihad Airways, and Flybuys, one of Australia's most popular loyalty programs, today launched a partnership which enables Flybuys members to turn everyday shopping into international flights with the World's Leading Airline1.

Etihad Airways, today welcomed the ruling by the Administrative Court of Braunschweig allowing it to continue operating all its codeshare flights with Airberlin to destinations in Europe, the US and the UAE.

Etihad Airways this morning applied for an injunction in a German Court to protect its codeshare flights with Airberlin.

Oman Air has converted six more of the 20 Boeing 737 aircraft ordered earlier in the year, to the new B737 MAX variant.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) highlighted the importance of overcoming airspace congestion, taking advantage of innovations with the New Distribution Capability (NDC) and aligning with the global industry strategy for reducing aviation's climate change impact for the further successful development of aviation in the Middle East.

Amman High on network agenda

Abu Dhabi-headquartered Rotana Jet has become the first MENA airline to deliver a live transaction using IATA's New Distribution Capability (NDC) air travel purchasing experience.

Arab carriers can sustain their soaring growth despite major challenges impacting the region, according to the Arab Air Carriers Organisation's (AACO) Director General Abdul Wahab Teffaha.

Gulf Air has achieved paperless flight operations, using Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro as its electronic flight bag (EFB) solution.

Textron Aviation is to debuts its Cessna Citation Latitude midsize business jet at the Dubai Airshow next month.

The ambulance crews of the Sharjah Air Wing rescued a worker who suffered ill health while on a trade ship.

Tawazun Precision Industries (TPI) is using German machine builder Handtmann A‐Punkt Automation GmbH to help in the manufacturing of aircraft components.

Etihad Airways has welcomed the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's (ACCC) draft determination approving the reauthorisation of its commercial cooperation agreement with Virgin Australia for a further five years.