Middle East & North Africa

Bombardier Aerospace announced today that Iraqi Airways, the national carrier of Iraq, has signed a letter of intent (LOI) to acquire five CS300 jetliners, with options on 11 more.
Air Transport

Pegasus Asia - the joint airline brand formed by Turkey's Pegasus and Kyrgyzstani airline Air Manas - has welcomed a new Boeing 737-400 to its fleet.
Airports & Networks

Fujairah based MRO company Skyone Maintenance Services (SMS) has signed a business alliance agreement with Lockheed Martin's Kelly Aviation Center (LMKAC), a provider of engine MRO services.
MRO

Jet Aviation has announced the appointment of Hardy Bütschi as the new vice president and general manager of the company's maintenance and FBO operations in Dubai, effective January 2014.
Maintenance & Training

Saudi Arabian VIP specialist MAZ Aviation has contracted AFI KLM E&M to carry out maintenance checks on a total of four of its CFM56-5C jet engines.
MRO

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

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

Embraer Executive Jets has announced the signature of a purchase agreement for an ultra-large Lineage 1000 to Arab Wings.
Business Aviation

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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