GCAA has launched yesterday the GCAA smart mobile service application(SAMAE) in a special ceremony held in GCAA Auditorium in Dubai, attended by H.E Sultan Bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy and Chairman on GCAA, and H.E Saif Al Suwaidi, Director General of GCAA.
Emirates has become the first airline to introduce Audio Description on movies for visually impaired customers on its inflight entertainment system, ice Digital Widescreen.
Gulf Air has launched “EthicsPoint” a third party, anonymous, internet-based reporting tool designed to help ensure greater transparency in the airline's operations, delivering on one of the objectives of the national carrier's successful 2013 strategic restructuring.
Gulf Air has launched a new onboard channel called “Helwa Ya Bahrain” further supplementing the airline's extensive inflight entertainment offering with a dedicated channel showcasing Bahraini productions and featuring a health program with a newly produced RCSI Bahrain instructional video on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) procedures.
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has donated more than AED70,000 to assist the work of Breast Cancer Arabia in providing support to women with breast cancer.
As part of their joint workshop series, Aerospace and Engineering services at Mubadala and Airbus Middle East held an aeronautic focused session from 16 to 18 September at Al Ittihad National Private School in Abu Dhabi . The three-day workshop was designed by The Little Engineer (TLE), in partnership with Airbus Middle East, to promote science and technology amongst the UAE's youth.
Abu Dhabi will be the start and finish of the first solar-powered flight around the world, which Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg are planning to undertake in March 2015 with Solar Impulse 2 (Si2).
In support of Turkish Airlines' “Widen Your World” motto, the new partnership with Universal Music Group will allow passengers to access incredible music content including hit songs, albums, music videos, live recordings and much more from the best known and most iconic artists in the world, all updated on a monthly basis.
Etihad Airways has announced the selection of SAP as a strategic technology partner to deploy a range of key software solutions to deliver the latest best-in-class technology to the Etihad Aviation Group.
Dubai Air Navigation Services (DANS) has announced its decision to join the Civil Air Navigation Services Organization (CANSO) whose members support 85 per cent of the global air traffic.
Jeppesen recently signed a new three-year service contract with Pegasus Airlines to provide the airline with Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro electronic flight bag (EFB) services with tailored digital charts.
Commsoft today announced that existing Commsoft partner, Arpiem Aviation, will be using Commsoft's OASES to provide CAMO services for Turkey-based Vega Aviation's two Boeing 737-300s.
The airberlin group has equipped the first two aircraft in its fleet with the new 'airberlin connect' Wi-Fi service. The two Airbus A320, registered D-ABNJ and OE-LEL, now boast a Wi-Fi system from Panasonic Avionics Corporation, so passengers can access the internet with their own smartphone, tablet or laptop during the flight.
Turkish Airlines has teamed up with international football stars, Didier Drogba and Lionel Messi, for its new 'Widen your World' global advertising campaign highlighting the worldwide destination network of the award winning global carrier.
Saudi Arabia's Alpha Star Aviation Services has signed a long-term partnership contract with satellite communications service provider, Satcom1 in order to bring the latest, fastest, and most advanced satcom technologies to the Alpha Star fleet
Qatar Airways reached yet another milestone when it became the most 'liked' global airline on Facebook, the world's most popular social media networking site. The airline overtook its nearest competitor and claimed first position last week while reaching eight million fans on its global page.
The International Defence Exhibition and Conferences (IDEX) has announced a partnership with MediaCubed LLC to develop a mobile application for 2015 edition of IDEX.
Flir Systems has opened a new office and support facility in Abu Dhabi which the company said at IDEX is an important step in its ongoing commitment to the support of programmes in the UAE and other states in the Arabian Gulf region.
Six members of Emirates' Cabin Crew team have been given the opportunity to showcase their life, travels and experiences using the official Emirates' Instagram page.
The second ICAO International Aviation and Environment Seminar for the Middle East which was held in the UAE last week addressed the reducing of carbon dioxide emissions, which is one of the key objectives of ICAO regarding aviation's role in protecting the environment.
