Middle East & North Africa

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kuwait Air Force (KAF) has “unconditionally accepted” a pair of two F/A-18C Tactical Operational Flight Trainers (TOFTs) as being ready for training.
Defense

Etihad Airways has appointed Mansour Al Marzouqi as its new general manager in Belarus.
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

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

Qatar Airways Cargo has welcomed three new Airbus A330-200F freighter to its fleet of seven aircraft.
Air Transport

Emirates and CAE have officially inaugurated their ultra-modern pilot training facility at the world-class commercial park Dubai Silicon Oasis (DSO), hosting an event attended by customers and officials from around the world.
Maintenance & Training

Gulf Air has finalised the recruitment of 12 Bahraini pilots affected by the closure of Bahrain Air, the carrier said today.
Air Transport

Jordan's national carrier, Royal Jordanian, is to add two new destinations to its route network, Lagos, the economic capital of Nigeria and Accra, the capital of Ghana, starting in July.
Airports & Networks