Middle East & North Africa

Baggage Vision System and SmartTilter, the new technology solutions showcased by the German technology giant Siemens at the 14th Airport Show taking place at Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre (DICEC), have been garnering immense attention of the aviation industry professionals.
Emerging Technologies

A group of air traffic control students from Saudi Arabia National Guard has graduated at New Zealand based Airways' academy, marking the completion of a successful two-year investment by Saudi Arabian Ministry of Higher Education
Maintenance & Training

This year MRO Network is bringing its Airline Engineering and Maintenance Event: Middle East & North Africa event to Oman.
Aerospace

The Etihad sponsored Manchester City football team fresh from winning the 2013/14 English Premier League title, are in Abu Dhabi for an exhibition game tonight against Al Ain, as part of a series of events marking the opening of the Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium.
Aerospace

Royal Jordanian Airlines will have its B787 Dreamliners supported by Boeing's Rotable Exchange Programme. Under the 10-year agreement, Boeing will supply Royal Jordanian 787s with a dedicated pool of high-value, mission-critical parts, enabling the airline to greatly reduce their inventory management costs while improving component availability.
MRO

Qatar Airways chief executive officer, Akbar Al Baker, met with the Mayor of Chengdu, Ge Honglin, recently, building upon the strong ties that already exist between the airline and China.
Airports & Networks

Dubai Air Navigation Services (DANS) is hosting the 2014 edition of Aeronautical Information Management (AIM) World Conference in Dubai from Tuesday (May 13) to 15.
Aerospace

The Airbus ACJ319 will be on display at EBACE in Geneva next week.
Business Aviation

Qatar Airways inaugurated its new all-premium daily service 'Business One' between Doha and London Heathrow today, becoming the first ever carrier to operate an all-Business Class service from London Heathrow.
Interiors & Connectivity

Embraer Executive Jets will promote its full aircraft portfolio and customer support and services solutions EBACE in Geneva next week.
Business Aviation

Rolls-Royce today dispatched the first production Trent XWB that will power the Airbus A350 XWB's entry into commercial service with Qatar Airways later this year.
Air Transport

Etihad Airways has received the Global Excellence in Performance Marketing accolade at the 2014 Performance Marketing Awards.
Aerospace

Flying Colours refurbishment and maintenance specialist has completed the first phase, of a three phase expansion plan, at its Peterborough, Ontario headquarters.
Business Aviation

Qatar Executive – the Qatar Airways' business jet arm – has strengthened its position as a leader in maintenance services for Bombardier aircraft in the Middle East thanks to two new maintenance approvals.
MRO

Emirates Group Security has secured RA3 certification for dnata.
Aerospace

Emirates SkyCargo has added Mexico City and Atlanta to its flight schedule, further expanding its freighter network to more than 50 destinations around the world.
Aerospace

The US State Department has given the go-ahead for a potential sale of 24 AT-6C Texan II aircraft to Iraq.
Defense

Dubai Aerospace (DAE) subsidiary StandardAero announced that James Colleary has been appointed President of Associated Air Center (AAC), the company's large transport category VIP completion centre located in Dallas, Texas.
Maintenance & Training

The winners of the Aircraft Technology Engineering and Maintenance (ATE&M) Awards 2014 were announced at a gala ceremony at The Royal Garden Hotel in Kensington last week.
MRO

flydubai has announced that its operations to Delhi, Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram will commence next month.
Airports & Networks

The Middle East's US$500 million private aviation sector revenues is expected to triple in value – if governments, legislators and the region's 34 private jet operators join forces to ensure proper regulation.
Aerospace

Jazeera Airways released its March 2014 Operational Performance Report today, which shows a continued increase in flown passengers on routes serving Amman, Jeddah, and Bahrain, and an on-time performance of 95.95%, as tracked by independent US-based OTP tracker, FlightStats.
Aerospace

APM Terminals Bahrain, the operators of Khalifa bin Salman Port, recently completed the Lean Six Sigma Green Belt training for employees. Lean Six Sigma is a structured, problem-solving approach designed to help master techniques to improve process performance and consistency within an organisation.
Maintenance & Training

The Middle East's US$500 million private aviation sector revenues is expected to triple in value – if governments, legislators and the region's 34 private jet operators join forces to ensure proper regulation.
Aerospace

Pegasus Airlines' financial results for the first quarter of 2014 have been announced by the Public Disclosure Platform (KAP).
Air Transport