Dubai Airports has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation a contract for the delivery of the Analytics module of its Airport Realtime Collaboration (ARC) suite to Dubai Air Navigation Services (DANS).
Dubai International registered another banner year with annual passenger traffic reaching 66,431,533 in 2013, following a record-breaking December when passenger numbers eclipsed the 6 million mark for the first time.
Jazeera Airways Group has announced a net profit of KD16.7 million for the year 2013, beating once again previous years' record earnings for three years in-a-row despite ongoing regional political unrest and fuel price volatility.
Emirates and Proflight Zambia have signed an interline agreement that will make it easier for international passengers to reach domestic destinations throughout Zambia.
Oman Air has announced the appointment of Dr Rashid Al Ghailani as its chief officer – human resources. Dr Al Ghailani takes up his post with immediate effect and reports to Oman Air's chief executive officer, Wayne Pearce.
ATR ended 2013 breaking new annual records. The manufacturer increased its turnover to US$ 1.63 billion, an increase of 13% compared to the previous year (2012: 1.44 billion).
Embraer's business aviation sales and marketing teams in the Middle East, Africa and Europe will have new leadership following the resignation of vice president EMEA, Colin Steven.
Emirates operates the world's largest fleets of A380s and Boeing 777s, and to serve these aircraft, it runs the world's largest state-of-the-art aircraft paint hangar owned by an airline.
Qatar Airways has been named 'Business Airline of the Year', and for the second year in a row 'Best Long-Haul Airline' at the high profile UK Business Travel Awards 2014 which was held in London recently.
Romanian company Aerostar is attending the forthcoming MRO Middle East exhibition and conference in Dubai (February 4-6) to continue its penetration of the wider Middle East market.
Associated Air Center (AAC), a Dubai Aerospace Enterprises subsidiary, has announced additional facilities expansion efforts and investments to accommodate recent wide body completion wins including 747-8 and 787-8 projects during the last six months.
Global technology company Sabre has announced it has renewed a multi-year technology agreement with Turkish Airlines to market its products and services in the Sabre global distribution system.
A Specialist two-day conference addressing factors affecting the management of a crisis or disaster at an airport will take place in Dubai on April 23-30 2014.
The UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has launched its new strategic plan for the years 2014-2016 under the theme “Building the Future of Aviation Together”, which, it said, will have a positive impact on the civil aviation sector in the UAE in the coming years.
Qatar Airways has been named 'Business Airline of the Year', and for the second year in a row 'Best Long-Haul Airline' at the high profile UK Business Travel Awards 2014 which was held in London recently.
Emirates will celebrate 10 years at Glasgow Airport with a one-off A380 service - the first time a Scottish airport has welcomed the world's largest passenger aircraft.
Air Charter Service has announced that Andrew Summers has been appointed the new managing director of the company's Middle East operation, headquartered in Dubai.
