Middle East & North Africa

By Steve Nichols
The Janada stand at the Bahrain Air Show featured the lightweight Datron Aeryon Skyranger UAS.
Aerospace

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.
Aerospace

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.
Aerospace

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.
Airports & Networks

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

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.
Air Transport

Emirates will serve its Moscow route with a double daily A380 service from 1st August this year.
Airports & Networks

Boeing and research partners in the United Arab Emirates have made breakthroughs in sustainable aviation biofuel development, finding that desert plants fed by seawater will produce biofuel more efficiently than other well-known feedstocks.
Emerging Technologies

A privately-operated helicopter with two people on board crashed on take off from the Atlantis Hotel on Dubai's Palm Jumeirah.
Aerospace

An Iran Air crew waved goodbye to one of the classic aircraft in its fleet and closed the chapter on a piece of aviation history.
Air Transport

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).
Airports & Networks

Etihad Regional's first commercial flight F7154 took to the skies this morning, with a newly branded 50-seat Saab 2000 aircraft.
Business Aviation

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, will increase its Abu Dhabi - Dublin service from ten flights per week, to double daily from 15 July 2014.
Airports & Networks

The 2014 INEGMA is pleased to announce that the 7th Edition of the Middle East Special Operations Commanders Conference (MESOC 2014) will be held on May 5, 2014, at the Le Royal Hotel in Amman, Jordan.
Defense

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.
Airports & Networks

Gulfstream Aerospace Product Support organisation has created the company's first private label for cabin interior refurbishments.
Business Aviation

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.
Air Transport

Air Arabia has announced the launch of non-stop services to the city of Antalya, in the South West of Turkey.
Air Transport

Emirates and Proflight Zambia have signed an interline agreement that will make it easier for international passengers to reach domestic destinations throughout Zambia.
Air Transport

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).
Aerospace

A recent survey commissioned by British Airways in the UAE shows that just over one in four residents have a fear of flying.
Maintenance & Training

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.
Maintenance & Training

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.
MRO

IFE Services has announced that it has been appointed by Iraqi Airways as its in-flight entertainment (IFE) content provider.
Emerging Technologies

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.
Maintenance & Training