Middle East & North Africa

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

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

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

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

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

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

Gulfstream Aerospace has announced that it has manufactured the 100th G650.
Business Aviation

Flydubai – the UAE hybrid carrier - owned by Dubai Aviation Corporation has made a landmark capital market debut raising $500 million through a five-year Sukuk. The order book was over six times oversubscribed demonstrating the strong investor appetite for this paper.
Aerospace

Etihad Airways cabin crew have debuted this year's grid girls uniform at the airline's headquarters ahead of this weekend's 2014 Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Aerospace

Etihad Airways has been named CAPA Airline of the Year at the CAPA Aviation Awards for Excellence 2014 held in Antwerp, Belgium.
Aerospace

Kuwait Airways has confirmed it is buying ten Boeing 777-300ERs with a list value of $3.3 billion.
Air Transport

Aerovista has wet leased a B737-300 to Kam Air. The B737-300 will be operating domestic flights for the Afghan airline over a period of ayear with the option to extend. Aerovista and Kam Air have a history which dates back to 2006 when Aerovista delivered its first B737-200 to the airline
Aerospace

Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB) and Air Arabia have announced the signing of an aircraft financing deal to facilitate the delivery of six new Airbus A320 aircrafts in 2015.
Aerospace

Etihad Airways and Alitalia will offer enhanced connections between Abu Dhabi and three of Italy's biggest cities next year, with combined double-daily flights to Milan and Rome, and a new daily service to Venice.
Airports & Networks

Global aviation consultancy Helios has expanded its team in the Middle East and moved to larger offices in Silicon Oasis, Dubai.
Aerospace

The Emirates Institution for Advanced Science and Technology (EIAST) celebrates tomorrow, Friday November 21st 2014, the one year anniversary of the launch of DubaiSat- 2 into outer space from the Yasny Launch Base in Russia, using the Russian Dnepr rocket launcher in cooperation with the Russian International Space Company (Kozmotras).
Space

Qatar Duty Free has announced the official opening of its Giorgio Armani boutique at Hamad International Airport.
Airports & Networks

Royal Jordanian has welcomed its fifth 787 aircraft, thus completing the assimilation of the first group of its 787 order.
Air Transport

Utilising a bigger space to display a wider range of new technologies and solutions, key aviation industry players from the US and Canada will reach out to the regional buyers through a joint pavilion, for the second consecutive year, at the 15th edition of Airport Show to be held in Dubai from May 10 to 12.
Aerospace

Emirates Engineering has completed, the largest maintenance check on any aircraft when it handed back the first A380 ever delivered to Emirates Airline after completeing its C hjeck. The aircraft began operations with the Dubai carrier in June 2008.
MRO

Shane O'Hare, the former president and CEO of Royal Jet has been appointed senior vice president, marketing at Etihad.
Maintenance & Training

Etihad Airways has deployed almost 100 additional staff to Abu Dhabi Airport to assist departing and arriving guests disrupted by this morning's heavy fog.
Airports & Networks

Yasser Al Yousuf, an Emirati national, has been appointed as the new Managing Director for Etihad Guest, Etihad Airways' award-winning loyalty program, and its partners Air Serbia, Air Seychelles and Etihad Regional.
Maintenance & Training

Turkish Airlines has teamed up with international football stars, Didier Drogba and Lionel Messi, for its new 'Widen your World' global advertising campaign highlighting the worldwide destination network of the award winning global carrier.
Emerging Technologies