Middle East & North Africa

Royal Jordanian (RJ) and Middle East Airlines-Air Liban concluded a new free sale codeshare agreement that will be implemented as of the middle of this month.
Air Transport

Saudi Aviation Flight Academy (SAFA) is to launch an Upset Prevention & Recovery Training (UPRT) programme from its campus base at Thumamah near Riyadh.
Maintenance & Training

The Crown Prince of Ajman, Sheikh Ammar bin Humaid Al Nuaimi has cleared the way for Ajman's proposed airport to go ahead and be operational in 2018.
Airports & Networks

Turkey has taken delivery of its third Peace Eagle Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) aircraft tfrom Boeing.
Defense

At a ceremony in Hamburg hosted by Airbus, Qatar Airways received the first A380 of its 10 on order, in the presence Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker, and Airbus CEO and president, Fabrice Bregier.
Air Transport

flydubai's inaugural flight to Almaty landed yesterday at Almaty International Airport and was met by a traditional water cannon salute. This marked the start of the airline's operations to Kazakhstan.
Airports & Networks

Brigadier Ali Atiq bin Lahej, Director of the General Department of Airport Security at Dubai Police will deliver a keynote address on three pertinent areas concerning security operations in Dubai airports at the upcoming Emerging Markets Airport Security Summit (EMASS) 2014.
Airports & Networks

Passenger traffic at Dubai International bounced back from a three-month slump resulting from a major runway upgrade project which concluded on July 20, to register a record 6.6 million passengers in August 2014.
Airports & Networks

Sharjah International Airport has selected SITA to provide its AirportConnect Open passenger processing technology for another five years.
Airports & Networks

Pegasus Airlines will commence its scheduled flights to Egypt's Sharm El Sheikh and Hurghada as of 23 October 2014.
Airports & Networks

Emirates Airline has said that it will not invest in any of the Indian domestic passenger carriers and that it will grow its operational organically in India, report The Hindu.
Airports & Networks

More than 700 delegates from the airline industry have gathered in Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates, for the International Air Transport Association's inaugural World Financial Symposium, which opened today at the city's Jumeirah Etihad Towers conference centre.
Air Transport

As part of their joint workshop series, Aerospace and Engineering services at Mubadala and Airbus Middle East held an aeronautic focused session from 16 to 18 September at Al Ittihad National Private School in Abu Dhabi . The three-day workshop was designed by The Little Engineer (TLE), in partnership with Airbus Middle East, to promote science and technology amongst the UAE's youth.
Maintenance & Training

Etihad Airways is hosting a major recruitment drive globally, seeking individuals with outstanding hospitality experience to join the airline's World Leading Cabin Crew.
Maintenance & Training

The 15th edition of Airport Show will be held at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre (DICEC) from May 10 to 12.
Aerospace

In the same week that Qatar Airways exceeded the 5,000,000 Facebook fan milestone, reaffirming its position as the second most “liked” global carrier, the five-star airline won an award for the “Best Use of Emerging Platform” for 2014 by leading aviation marketing consultancy, SimpliFlying.
Air Transport

Ras Al Khaimah cabin trainer manufacturer Spatial Composite Solutions has been awarded a $14million contract nby the UAE's national airline Etihad to build and deliver 14 cabin trainers.
Maintenance & Training

Emirates SkyCargo has launched an internally developed and cost effective LD3 container that keeps temperature sensitive cargo cool when transported on the ground and in the air.
Aerospace

Dubai-based hybrid-carrier Flydubai has continued it assault on the African market with the announcement today of new routes to Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar and Kilimanjaro in Tanzania.
Airports & Networks

The Supersonic business jet Aerion which has a number of advance orders from the Middle East has been given a major boost with Airbus having stepped in to help bring the SSBJ to market.
Business Aviation

Boeing is a step closer to obtaining an order from Kuwait Airways for 10 wide-body 777-300ER jets valued at $3.3 billion, reports Bloomberg.
Air Transport

Emirates, is to operate a one-off Airbus A380 service to Imam Khomeini International Airport, Tehran, on 30th September 2014, in celebration of the launch of the fourth daily flight between the two cities which began on 1st September 2014.
Airports & Networks

The big-three Gulf carriers Emirates, Etihad and Qatar Airways have reportedly been in discussions with Pakistan to invest in the ailing Asian carrier.
Air Transport

Etihad Airways, took the opportunity of receiving its first A380 in Hamburg today to unveil a new livery design which will be introduced across its fleet.
Air Transport

Etihad Airways has unveiled its new livery design, which will be introduced across its fleet.
Air Transport