Middle East & North Africa

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

Jazeera Airways has released its September 2014 Operational Performance Report today, which shows a 5% increase in total flown passengers from September 2013 and an on-time performance of 96%.
Aerospace

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

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.
Airports & Networks

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

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

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

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.
Airports & Networks

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

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

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

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.
Air Transport

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.
MRO

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

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

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

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

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.
Airports & Networks

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

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

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

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).
Aerospace

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.
Airports & Networks