Middle East & North Africa

SSP has signed a seven-year deal, worth over $190 million in revenue, to operate the food and beverage (F&B) services at Doha's new Hamad International Airport.

Jazeera Airways today issued its January 2013 Operational Performance Report which showed that the airline has carried increasing number of passengers on key routes that include the destinations of Amman, Beirut, Bahrain, Assiut, Dubai, Jeddah, Luxor, and Sohag.

Gulf Air has opened a state-of-the-art, energy efficient Data Centre at its Bahrain headquarters.

Akbar Al Baker, the Qatar Airways CEO who is heading the new Hamad International Airport project, has pointed the finger of blame for the airport's soft opening delay firmly on the head of contractor Bechtel.

Award-winning Jazeera Airways today issued its February 2013 Operational Performance Report, revealing an increasing number of passengers on routes that serve Amman, Assiut, Dubai, Jeddah, Luxor, Mashhad, and Sohag, and that the airline has maintained high market shares on other key routes.

Turkish Airlines opened its new office in Dubai, led by increasing demand from the Emirate, with 36 percent growth in passenger traffic reported in the last two years.

Etihad Airways will commence daily nonstop flights between its home base of Abu Dhabi and Belgrade, the capital of Serbia, from June 15, 2013.

The biennial Gulf Aviation Training Event (GATE) takes place alongside the Dubai Airshow, 18 - 19 November 2013 at a brand new venue - Dubai World Central (DWC).

Air Arabia has announced the launch of non-stop services to Abha in Saudi Arabia, from its primary hub in Sharjah.

Etihad Airways will launch direct flights to Sana'a, Yemen's political and commercial capital on September 1, 2013.

Emirates airline has announced that it will begin operating a daily flight to Stockholm, Sweden, from September 4 this year.

Emirates SkyCargo is the first carrier to implement Electronic-Air Waybill (e-AWB) shipments under the industry's recently ratified multilateral e-AWB standard.

EgyptAir is to host the regional conference Middle East and North Africa Aviation Day on April 22.

Qatar Airways has been voted Best Airline at the 15th Annual ACPETUR Tourism Awards ceremony held in Barcelona.

BAE Systems has announced it will be a Gold Sponsor of the upcoming Emirates Skills National Competition.

Oman Air has announced major growth in uptake by passengers of its inflight mobile phone and wi-fi connectivity.

Emirates, one of the world's fastest growing international airlines with one of the youngest fleets in the sky, has selected global enterprise applications company IFS Applications to manage its new engine overhaul facility in Dubai.

Royal Jordanian (RJ) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) have announced a new partnership in the field of training.

Dubai International, the fastest growing airport in 2012 according to OAG statistics and the second busiest airport for international passenger traffic according to Airports Council International data, can now claim the title as the world's leading hub for A380 operations according to published airline industry flight schedule data for 2012.

The first Dassault Falcon 2000S has been delivered today to a Turkish customer.

People will be able to fly from Dubai to Hungarian capital Budapest for less than €75 when low-cost airline Wizz Air begins operating from the brand new Dubai World Central Al Maktoum International Airport on October 28.

Etihad Airways has unveiled the new Etihad Travel Mall, its flagship one-stop travel retail and check-in facility, in Dubai.

Emirates Airline is pushing Boeing for more information about a successor aircraft before considering an order for the replacement of its 777s, reports Bloomberg.

EgyptAir Training Centre continues to expand in the MENA region.

Non-aeronautical revenues are helping the airports across the world to fund their infrastructure expansion programmes.