Middle East & North Africa

SyberJet Aircraft unveiled an all new Jason Castriota design interior as well as the avionics suite - SyberVision in a full scale cockpit mock up of its new-look SJ30 at the NBAA convention in Orlando, Florida today.
Business Aviation

Air Culinaire Worldwide - a division of Universal Weather and Aviation - has launched a new training programme designed to provide flight crews additional knowledge on food safety, food allergies, gluten-free diets, and culinary skills.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Etihad Cargo will partner with Avianca Cargo, the cargo division of leading Latin American carrier Avianca, based in Colombia, through a commercial agreement to deploy a freighter flight from Milan's Malpensa Airport, Italy, to Bogotá, Colombia and from Bogotá to Amsterdam.
Aerospace

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation held a rollout ceremony for the MRJ (Mitsubishi Regional Jet),the next-generation regional jet, at the Komaki Minami Plant of MHI's Nagoya Aerospace Systems Works in Aichi Prefecture.
Air Transport

Dubai headquartered flight support company, Hadid is to partner with Satcom Direct to jointly offer flight planning, aircraft datalink, flight-following and international trip support services.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Qatar Airways has announced Frankfurt as the first route for its highly anticipated A350 Xtra Wide Body (XWB) aircraft.
Airports & Networks

Qatar Airways Cargo has announced the launch of freighters to Stavanger in Norway, effective 3 November 2014.
Aerospace

Alitalia and Etihad Airways have unveiled two aircraft in a unique Expo Milano 2015 livery to mark their co-sponsorship of the global event.
Aerospace

Bombardier has expanded its Challenger family of business jets with the addition of the new Challenger 650 aircraft announced on the eve of NBAA in Florida.
Business Aviation

While Honeywell is forecasting up to 9,450 new business jet deliveries worth $280 billion from 2014 to 2024 in its 23rd annual Business Aviation Outlook, the figures for the Middle East and Africa are projecting a downturn against earlier projections.
Business Aviation

Airbus has launched a new VIP cabin concept, initially for the A330-200, offering a faster and more affordable way to the greater capacity, capability and comfort of a widebody for both private and government customers.
Business Aviation

Lufthansa Technik announced a new addition to its product portfolio of VIP cabin concepts today as it revealed an "Executive Shuttle" concept for aircraft of the Airbus A320 and the Boeing 737 families with an airline interior.
Business Aviation

Jazeera Airways has announced a record net profit of KD8.1 million for Q3 2014, up 22.6% from Q3 2013's KD6.6 million, making it the company's best quarter in history.
Aerospace

flydubai's inaugural flights to Dar es Salaam and Zanzibar touched down today in Tanzania.
Airports & Networks

Qatar Airways will soon add its A380 aircraft to its Bangkok route.
Airports & Networks

Titan Aviation, the Dubai-based specialist in international aviation services, is marking its 10th year of operations by adding new aircraft to its existing fleet of privately managed aircraft.
Business Aviation

Dassault Aviation has introduced a new airborne response service that provides not only rapid AOG support but also alternative transportation options for passengers.
MRO

Emirates has won Saveur Magazine's Culinary Travel Award for Best In-Flight Dining: First Class & Business Class for the second consecutive year.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Royal Jordanian Airlines has appointed Captain Haitham Misto as acting President/CEO of the airline, with effect from Sunday (October 26)
Maintenance & Training

FlightSafety International and Abu Dhabi Aviation have signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a world-class learning centre in Abu Dhabi.
Maintenance & Training

Qatar Airways' first A380, which is fully connected, entered revenue service this month.
Emerging Technologies

Etihad Airways has announced the selection of SAP as a strategic technology partner to deploy a range of key software solutions to deliver the latest best-in-class technology to the Etihad Aviation Group.
Emerging Technologies

Etihad Airways has been named 'Employer of the Year' at the Middle East HR Excellence Awards 2014.
Aerospace

Industry veteran Ted Farid is to join fast-growing aircraft sales consultancy, JetHQ, as its first chairman. He has 47 years of global aviation leadership experience from some of the world's leading OEMs including Cessna, Learjet and Beechcraft.
Maintenance & Training

NATS has opened its headquarters for the Middle East and North Africa region, with a permanent office in the JLT free zone in Dubai, UAE.
Airports & Networks