Middle East & North Africa

At EBACE this morning, Bombardier revealed the Challenger 350 in partnership with fractional ownership giant NetJets.
Business Aviation

African Business Aviation Association (AfBAA) Chairman Tarek Ragheb has launched AfBAA Expo a new event focused solely on the African business aviation sector and run in conjunction with the Marrakech Airshow which takes place 23 – 26 April 2014.
Aerospace

Air Arabia has signed a US$ 350 million finance deal from a syndicate of two GCC banks to support the acquisition of 10 new Airbus A320 aircraft.
Air Transport

Qatar Airways' corporate jet division Qatar Executive is again taking part at Europe's leading business aviation show EBACE in Geneva this week, this time highlighting the expanded services it now offers at its Doha International Airport (DIA) maintenance service facility.
Aerospace

Etihad Airways has finalised the agreement to acquire three airport services companies which will accelerate and consolidate the development of in-flight catering services, ground handling and cargo operations at Abu Dhabi International Airport.
Airports & Networks

US based private aviation service provider,XJet, is to move its headquarters to Dubai and develop a new luxury FBO at Dubai World Central.
Business Aviation

Emirates SkyCargo has won the 'Best Air Cargo Carrier Middle East' award for the 18th consecutive year at the annual Asian Freight and Supply Chain Awards (AFSCA.)
Aerospace

German Air Ambulance Specialist and VVIP-Jet-Operator Flight-Ambulance-International (FAI) rent-a-jet AG has named Al Bateen Executive Airport as its preferred stopover airport in the Middle East region.
Business Aviation

Etihad Airways has plans to recruit more than 50 pilots from its partner airline, airberlin.
Maintenance & Training

A new jet was born this morning when Swiss manufacturer Pilatus Aircraft revealed its new twin-engine jet, the PC-24, at EBACE. The new jet not only has the ability to use short runways but can also land on unpaved surfaces and will have a cargo door fitted as standard.
Business Aviation

The new Dubai Airshow venue is on schedule for completion with just 90 days until Dubai Aviation Engineering Projects (DAEP) officially hand over the keys for the show site to show organisers, F&E Aerospace.
Aerospace

Luxury brand business jet operator VistaJet was in record-breaking mode at EBACE this morning as it enrolled 50 Bombardier aircraft into the JSSI Platinum engine and APU hourly cost maintenance programmes.
MRO

Emirates-CAE Flight Training (ECFT) and the Middle East Business Aviation Association (MEBAA) have today announced a new service package to be offered exclusively to MEBAA members.
Business Aviation

German Air Ambulance Specialist and VVIP-Jet-Operator Flight-Ambulance-International (FAI) rent-a-jet AG has named Al Bateen Executive Airport as its preferred stopover airport in the Middle East region.
Business Aviation

Oman Air has placed an order for three A330-300s, increasing its A330 Family fleet to a total of 10 aircraft.
Air Transport

Web Manuals Sweden AB - developers of operational knowledge management solutions for the aviation industry - has won a contract with Gama Aviation's Middle East division for the adoption of the Web Manuals application and Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) app for iPad.
Aerospace

Dubai-based flight support specialist Hadid International Services has launched a partnership with Saudi Arabia's Wallan Aviation to offer ground handling for business aircraft across Saudi Arabia.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

MEBA 2012 successfully moved to Dubai World Central (DWC), located in Jebel Ali - where show organisers F&E Aerospace, converted the Airport terminal to function as a temporary exhibition venue.
Aerospace

flydubai began flights to Salalah, Oman, yesterday bringing its operational network to 60 destinations.
Airports & Networks

Cardiff Aviation's flight simulator technical team have completed baseline testing of Shaheen Air International's Boeing 737-400 flight simulator at its current location at the Turkish Airlines Flight Training Centre in Istanbul, Turkey.
Maintenance & Training

Gama Group has announced that its Middle East based business unit, Gama Aviation FZE is significantly expanding Gama's customer offering at Sharjah International Airport.
Business Aviation

Air Arabia has touched down in Abha, Saudi Arabia, from its primary hub in Sharjah.
Airports & Networks

Emirates, one of the world's fastest growing airlines, will increase capacity on its services to Colombo from 30th June 2013, with the addition of three more flights per week, the airline announced today.
Airports & Networks

L-3 Link Simulation & Training (L-3 Link) announced yesterday that two F/A-18C Tactical Operational Flight Trainers (TOFTs) built for the Kuwait Air Force (KAF) have been unconditionally accepted as ready for training.
Maintenance & Training

A Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental successfully completed its first test flight this week with a package of performance improvements including enhanced GE engines, designed to improve the aircraft's fuel efficiency.
Air Transport