Middle East & North Africa

Jeppesen recently signed a new three-year service contract with Pegasus Airlines to provide the airline with Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro electronic flight bag (EFB) services with tailored digital charts.
Emerging Technologies

Emirates airline, Dubai Airports and the aviation sector as a whole contributed $26.7 billion to the Dubai economy in 2013, which was almost 27%* of Dubai's GDP and supported a total of 416,500 jobs accounting for 21% of the emirates' total employment.
Aerospace

Commsoft today announced that existing Commsoft partner, Arpiem Aviation, will be using Commsoft's OASES to provide CAMO services for Turkey-based Vega Aviation's two Boeing 737-300s.
MRO

Royal Jet offers a full suite of exclusive services for visiting private jets and discerning clients flying in to attend the Formula 1.
Business Aviation

MEBA 2014 – the Middle East Business Aviation show - is encouraging young people to consider an exciting career in the region's business aviation industry with a day of seminars, talks and interactive sessions, 'Futures Day'.
Aerospace

Gulf Air today announced the increase of its direct services to Trivandrum International Airport following a successful first year of operations.
Airports & Networks

Emirates airline has now increased its mobile presence with the launch of The Emirates App for iPhone on the App Store.
Emerging Technologies

Etihad Airways has announced a major partnership with New York City FC, the new Major League Soccer (MLS) franchise.
Aerospace

Etihad Airways and Alitalia have received merger clearance from the European Commission under EU Regulation No. 139/2004 and are proceeding with the proposed strategic partnership announced in August.
Air Transport

Resource Group has announced its acquisition of Symbiotics Ltd, specialists in human performance enhancement that provide organisations with training methods and tools to help their people excel.
Maintenance & Training

Qatar Airways will operate a daily, direct scheduled service from Doha's Hamad International Airport to Edinburgh Airport from 1st May 2015.
Airports & Networks

Abu Dhabi Airports today inaugurated the newly constructed, luxury VIP Terminal at Abu Dhabi International Airport, in partnership with National Aviation Services (NAS).
Airports & Networks

DC Aviation Al-Futtaim (DCAF) has announced the appointment of Paul van der Blom as director commercial.
Maintenance & Training

Etihad Airways' new Airbus A380 First Class product, called First Apartments, has been recognised at the annual Society of British and International Design (SBID) Awards 2014, held at the Dorchester Hotel in London last week.
Interiors & Connectivity

The Arab Air Carriers Organization (AACO) has developed a crisis management partnership through 11 of its member airlines to handle emergency response planning.
Air Transport

The International Defence Exhibition and Conferences (IDEX) has appointed Streamline Marketing Group (SMG) to organise the IDEX Defence Conferences 2015.
Aerospace

Qatar Airways has been honoured for the third year in a row as Best Middle East Airline Serving China at the 2014 Business Traveller China Awards.
Aerospace

A total of 67 world-class showjumping horses were transported on Qatar Airways Cargo freighters from Liège, Belgium, to Doha for the final round of the 2014 Longines Global Champions Tour season which concluded on 15 November 2014.
Aerospace

Dubai Civil Aviation Authority (DCAA) will once again host the World Aviation Safety Summit taking place in Dubai on 23 – 24 March 2015.
Aerospace

Dubai-headquartered UAS International Trip Support has continued its 2014 expansion and growth with the opening of two new offices. The first of which is an Asia Pacific headquarters in Hong Kong and secondly a regional office in Beijing. The opening of these offices is a clear demonstration of UAS' recognition of the importance of the Asian market.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Shell Aviation has received a 20-year Strategic Partner award from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) for its significant contribution to the industry and strong cooperation with the member airlines of the Association since 1994.
MRO

Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, chairman and chief executive, Emirates Airline and Group, Emirates Aviation University yesterday opened its 2nd International Aviation Management Conference (IAMC) in Dubai.
Aerospace

Qatar Airways will expand its flights to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport from 29th March 2015, as it increases its frequency to a double-daily service.
Airports & Networks

The airberlin group has equipped the first two aircraft in its fleet with the new 'airberlin connect' Wi-Fi service. The two Airbus A320, registered D-ABNJ and OE-LEL, now boast a Wi-Fi system from Panasonic Avionics Corporation, so passengers can access the internet with their own smartphone, tablet or laptop during the flight.
Emerging Technologies

Etihad Airways' Technical Maintenance department has just set a new world record by replacing a GE90 engine on one of its Boeing 777 passenger aircraft in less than seven hours.
MRO