Middle East & North Africa

A revolutionary new gyrocopter made its debut at the Bahrain Airshow, promising to dramatically slash the cost of surveillance missions.

The Royal Saudi Air Force's (RSAF) official demonstration team, the Saudi Hawks, is at the show, revisiting the scene of its first appearance outside Saudi Arabia in February 2000.

Emirates yesterday launched a scheduled daily service to Kiev, marking its first route to the Ukraine.

Rick Groesch, Lockheed Martin's regional director for the Middle East, was in bullish form at the show describing the company's F-16 upgrade plans.

Gulf Air announced a deal worth approximately $20 million to refurbish its long-haul Airbus A330s.

Wallan Aviation has said is already anticipating a better year than 2013.

Saudia Aerospace Engineering Industries (SAEI) (chalet A29) has awarded a turnkey construction contract for a new 14-metre engine test cell facility in Jeddah, to Safran subsidiary Cenco.

Saudi Ground Services Company says yesterday's announcement of the launch of the new Saudi Gulf airline can only mean good news.

Gulf Air has signed a three-year maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) agreement with Jordanian MRO business JorAMCo, to meet the airline's heavy maintenance and 'C' check fleet requirements.

Gulf Air signed a three-year maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) agreement with JorAMCo today, to meet the airline's Heavy Maintenance and 'C' check fleet requirements.

Etihad Airways, Boeing, Takreer, Total and the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology today announced they will collaborate on a new initiative to support a sustainable aviation biofuel industry in the UAE.

Dubai will host Expo 2020 which is expected to spur an unprecedented airport investments boom in UAE.

Turkish Airlines served 48.3 million passengers in 2013, a 23.6 percent increase from 39 million in 2012.

Oman Air and Oman's Ministry of Tourism have announced the launch of 'Oman Short Breaks', a joint project offering convenient and competitively-priced holiday packages for customers from the GCC region, especially those from the UAE.

Pegasus has launched its Smart Flight Packages, as a first in Turkey and one of the first low cost airlines in the world to do so.

Oman Air's flight crew numbers are receiving a major boost, due to a significant increase in the recruitment of Omani citizens.

Gulf Air has launched services to its fifth destination in Pakistan, with two flights a week to Sialkot.

JetBlue Airways and Etihad Airways have announced plans to begin codeshare operations and provide customers with enhanced travel options worldwide.

The Janada stand at the Bahrain Air Show featured the lightweight Datron Aeryon Skyranger UAS.

Falcon Aviation Services (FAS) will be a Diamond Sponsor for the Abu Dhabi Air Expo taking place from 25th-27th February 2014.

Qatar Airways was named "Best Business Class" at the 25thAnnual Best in Business Travel Awards, recently held in Los Angeles at the Loews Hollywood Hotel.

Oman Air has announced its support for a vital mobile literacy project, which supports and encourages Omani children of all ages to improve their reading skills.

IAG Cargo has signed a long-term commercial agreement to purchase capacity on Qatar Airways-operated air cargo freighters, effective from 1 May 2014.

UAE flag carrier Etihad Airways and Spanish airline Air Europa have signed a codeshare agreement which will see both carriers significantly enhance access to and from Spain, the UAE and to destinations across globe.

Saudia is celebrating its one millionth Facebook follower by giving passengers free inflight Wi-Fi sessions. For January, passengers flying on Saudia's OnAir-equipped Airbus A330s and Boeing 777s will be able to use the Internet for free during their flight.