Emirates Aviation College (EAC) - Crew Training has reported a record-breaking year for 2014, with over 33,000 attendees in various training courses (with some crew members attending multiple courses in a year).
Abu Dhabi Airports has announced that it has signed a AED 458 million contract with Smiths Detection, to equip the Midfield Terminal with a range of systems aimed at detecting CBRE threats (chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosives).
The 3rd annual World Aviation Safety Summit which opens in Dubai on Monday will see real-time airc raft tracking high on the agenda. The summit is hosted by the Dubai government and Dubai Civil Aviation Authority and will gather regional and international speakers from regulatory authorities, airline operators, airport operators, aircraft manufactures, pilot associations, safety organisations and air traffic control service providers to discuss strategies and challenges required to improve aircraft safety.
The second ICAO International Aviation and Environment Seminar for the Middle East which was held in the UAE last week addressed the reducing of carbon dioxide emissions, which is one of the key objectives of ICAO regarding aviation's role in protecting the environment.
The world's biggest survey of air travelers has seen staff at Abu Dhabi International Airport voted the best airport staff in the Middle East for the third year.
Dubai-headquartered Dnata has strengthened its commitment to the economic development and tourism industry in the Philippines with the opening of a new lounge at Manila's Ninoy Aquino International airport (NAIA) and a contact centre in Clark.
Swiss completions specialist AMAC has placed an order for the Swedish built CTT Cair System to be installed in a VIP B777-200 aircraft belived to be for a Middle Eastern customer.
A demonstration of the aviation industry's commitment to people over profit was made earlier today when Royal Jordanian diverted flight RJ 264, a Boeing 787 from Chicago to Amman, four hours after its departure to provide first aid to a passenger.
Annual passenger numbers at Abu Dhabi International Airport are expected to reach 27 million next year, according to Abu Dhabi Airports' chairman, Ali Majed Al Mansoori.
Open Skies has been “a model of success, generating enormous benefits for travellers and for airlines in the US, the UAE and around the world,” said James Hogan, president and chief executive officer of Etihad Airways, speaking today at the US Chamber of Commerce Foundation's 14th Annual Aviation Summit in Washington, DC.
IGA Havalimani Isletmesi A.S. – the company building what should be the world's biggest new airport, just north of Istanbul – has announced that it will host ACI Airport Exchange 2015, the event that combines an extensive airport services exhibition with five specialist conferences, which is staged jointly by two regions of Airports Council International, ACI Europe and ACI Asia-Pacific.
American consumers and regional state economies the ultimate victims of US carriers' protectionist campaign, cautions Emirates Airline's President, Sir Tim Clark.
Qatar Airways group chief executive, Akbar Al Baker, delivered a keynote speech today at the prestigious New York Times 'Art for Tomorrow' conference, held in Doha for the first time and addressed more than 150 international guests. The conference was chaired by Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad Al-Thani.
Following the launch of its direct Moscow service in the second half of 2014, Gulf Air recently gave a number of Russian media members the opportunity to visit and explore Bahrain with a familiarisation trip jointly hosted by the airline and one of Bahrain's premier luxury hotels, The Ritz-Carlton, Bahrain Hotel & Spa.
Saudi low cost carrier Flynas has reported a 303% growth in organic traffic to its website, contributing to record-breaking growth in passenger numbers in 2014. Working with search optimised content marketing agency, Sekari, the airline re-launched flynas.com with new informative multilingual content that led to an increase in search visibility for Flynas.
