Middle East & North Africa

Abu Dhabi Air Expo will take place from 8th to 10th February 2015, at Al Bateen Executive Airport.

Seawings, the luxury seaplane tour operator, has announced the launch of 'Seawings Lifestyle' - a unique collection of handpicked luxury Dubai experiences for the leisure and corporate incentive/MICE market.

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.

Abu Dhabi International Airport last night welcomed NIKI Airlines' first flight from Vienna, Austria.

Qatar Airways Group CEO yesterday welcomed a delegation from Chengdu led by vice-general manager of the Chengdu Culture and Tourism Development Group, Yang Chai.

Oman Air has appointed new country managers for each of the two new destinations it will be flying to from December 2014.

Air Arabia has begun the process of considering a future fleet order to assure growth once an existing order with Airbus Group ends, reports the Wall Street Journal.

Russian Helicopters has launched flight tests on the first prototype of the multirole Mi-171A2 helicopter.

Flying Colours will be returning to MEBA next month with the announcement that maintenance work on a second aircraft under approval from the Qatar Civil Aviation Authority (QCAA) is nearing completion.

Gulf Air has signed a two-year renewal deal with air transport IT specialist, SITA, for network, messaging and voice services.

Abu Dhabi Airports today announced that passenger traffic at Abu Dhabi International Airport increased by 17.4% in the month of October.

Etihad Airways and Air Seychelles have announced changes to their flight schedules on the Abu Dhabi-Seychelles route, offering their guests more choice and greater flexibility when travelling to and from Mahé in the Republic of Seychelles.

Etihad Airways and SAS are set to begin codeshare operations and provide customers with enhanced travel options between Scandinavia and the UAE.

Airbus Helicopters' newest lightweight military multi-role helicopter, the EC645 T2 (LUH SOF), has successfully completed its first flight.

Emirates has announced a third daily service to Malé, the capital of the Maldives.

The Emirates Pilots Club has revealed a new name, identity, membership and partner's strategy some fifteen years after its original formation.

Emirates is preparing for the launch of three new A380 destinations in three days.

Emirates and Dubai's Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) have launched a new global campaign that celebrates different facets of Dubai.

The Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation (CANSO) Executive Committee will hold its first meeting of 2015 in Dubai alongside the Future Air Transportation Systems Summit (FATSS).

GE Aviation has been selected by Boeing to provide the common core system (CCS) and the enhanced airborne flight recorder (EAFR) for the Boeing 777X aircraft.

Etihad Airways is implementing a range of initiatives to ensure the smooth handling of the record numbers of passengers checking-in and travelling from or through its hub in Abu Dhabi over the peak seasonal period.

Abu Dhabi Airports has announced two more routes operated by Jet Airways from Abu Dhabi International Airport. The new routes are now flying daily to Goa and Lucknow.

Etihad Airways has doubled its network in the US within the last 12 months with the addition of flights to Dallas/Fort Worth, its sixth destination.

Iraq is experiencing rapid growth in its airports, passenger and cargo traffic defying the current political situations, particularly in relation to the number of massive airport infrastructure development projects to meet the growing demand in air travel industry, totaling more than US$10bn expansions.

Etihad Airways also collects awards for Best Airline in the Middle East and Best Airport Staff/Gate Agents