Middle East & North Africa

Emirates Airline, Airbus Corporate Foundation, and Action Against Hunger (ACF) announced a partnership today to utilise future deliveries of A380 aircraft to Dubai to transport humanitarian support to the United Nations Humanitarian Response Depot (UNHRD).
Air Transport

The Dubai Airshow 2013 has seen record-breaking order books breaking through the US$200 billion mark... but the show itself finished a day early as severe weather in the UAE led to a closure for "security" reasons, according to the organisers
Aerospace

The Dubai Airshow exhibition site is closed today Thursday 21 November due to severe weather conditions, announced the Dubai Airshow team.
Aerospace

The captain of the Airbus A340, with 257 passengers on board, took the decision to land at the nearest airport after he was told that a passenger was suffering from heart attack symptoms and needed urgent help.
Air Transport

Etihad Airways' president and chief executive officer, James Hogan, this week visited the United States, leading a delegation of senior airline executives at a series of government and commercial meetings in Washington, D.C.
Aerospace

Jordanian MRO specialist JorAMCo has signed a repeat contract with hybrid carrier Flydubai to provide the UAE-based airline with 'C' checks for its 737-800 aircraft due for maintenance services throughout 2014.
MRO

Saudi Arabian engineering company SAEI has proven its capability for overhauling the GTCP-331-500 APU (Auxiliary power unit) produced by Honeywell.
MRO

Abu Dhabi Aircraft Technologies (ADAT) has received UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) approval for its newly established GEnx engine quick turn operation, the world's first independent MRO quick turn operation for this engine type.
MRO

Travelport has announced the appointment of Bruce Hanna as Country Manager for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).
Maintenance & Training

Low cost carrier Air Arabia , has launched a Sharjah city check-in terminal in Safeer Mall, Sharjah.
Air Transport

Turkish Airlines has launched its newest high-flying business venture giving entrepreneurs the chance to reach investors in the sky.
Emerging Technologies

Libyan Wings has signed a Memorandum of Understanding for three A350-900s and four A320neo's.
Air Transport

Gulf Air's 2013 third quarter financial and operational results demonstrate that Bahrain's national carrier is on-track towards achieving its annual restructuring targets.
Air Transport

Saudi Arabian private aviation operator Nasjet is set to take delivery of three factory new fully managed aircraft including a Boeing Business Jet 3 (BBJ), Gulfstream G650 and a G450 on behalf of Middle East based clients.
Business Aviation

Aeropodium has announced the first of a series of aviation seminars presented by the international law firm Kennedys - which has an office in Dubai.
Aerospace

The Dubai Sat-2 has been successfully launched into space the Emirates Institution for Advanced Science and Technology (EIAST) said today.
Space

Royal Jet has won Business Aviation Operator of the Year' award at the 7th Annual Aviation Business Awards.
Aerospace

To commemorate the 42nd National Day, Abu Dhabi Airports is ensuring that passengers, visitors and employees will have an opportunity to learn about the UAE's history.
Airports & Networks

After launching its flights to Almaty in 2012, Pegasus Airlines is due to increase its flight frequency to three times a week as from 21 December 2013.
Airports & Networks

Abu Dhabi Air Expo 2014, hosted by Abu Dhabi Airports, will increase its exhibition space by 30 percent in its 3rd year running, to accommodate the increasing number of exhibitors that are keen to take advantage of the rare opportunity to network with the region's General Aviation market.
Business Aviation

Emirates has announced several management changes in its commercial operations team within Africa.
Maintenance & Training

Lord Corporation, a US-headquartered diversified technology and manufacturing company, has opened its office in Dubai to tap in to the Middle East and North Africa aerospace, construction, infrastructure and transport domains.
Aerospace

Arinc EMEA scooped a highly commended accolade in the Technology Implementation of the Year category in the prestigious Aviation Business Awards 2013 - held during the Dubai Air Show last week - for the new processing systems at RAS Al Khaimah Airport (RAK International).
Airports & Networks

Qatar Airways has announced a significant increase in capacity to Sri Lanka - with one of its triple-daily-flights to capital city - Colombo, expanded from a narrow-bodied Airbus 320 to the airline's flagship wide-bodied Boeing 777.
Airports & Networks

UK-based flight sciences software specialist j2 Aircraft Dynamics Ltd has formed an alliance with US-based flight test programme management and delivery company Kohlman Systems Research (KSR), to launch applications for the flight test, flight matching and simulation marketplace.
Emerging Technologies