Middle East & North Africa

A star turn making its show debut is Emirates' ultra-luxurious variant of the ACJ319.

Turkey's TAI T-129 ATAK attack helicopter is making its international debut at the Bahrain International Airshow.

The Bahrain based Aero Gulf Group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Khaleeji Commercial Bank of Bahrain (KHCB). The Bank is committed to provide Islamic finance to underpin the far-reaching business growth of Aero Gulf Group, and in particular its operations within the aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul sector.

Swiss-based airline Etihad Regional was launched in Zurich yesterday.

Turkish missile manufacturer Rocketsan is making its debut at the Bahrain airshow, showcasing its family of missiles.

Khartoum Airport has outlined its aspiration to become a major hub for Africa following the signing of a major development contract with a Chinese contractor at the Bahrain Airshow yesterday.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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