Middle East & North Africa

Abu Dhabi Airports' board of directors carried out a site visit to the Midfield Terminal Building (MTB) last week to review the progress made on the future gateway to the capital city.
Airports & Networks

Etihad Airways has announced a number of schedule changes to the airline's flights between its Abu Dhabi hub and Chicago, New York, and Toronto, which will start on Sunday 29 March 2015.
Airports & Networks

CAE and Bombardier announced yesterday that they have signed an agreement for CAE's acquisition of Bombardier's Military Aviation Training business for approximately C$19.8 million.
Maintenance & Training

Etihad Airways is holding 11 recruitment days in February 2015, seeking individuals with outstanding hospitality experience to join its World's Leading Airline Cabin Crew.
Maintenance & Training

Saudia – the Saudi Arabian flagcarrier – has been named as the Middle East and Africa's best airline for on time performance.
Air Transport

Airlines from the UAE, Lebanon and Turkey have suspended flights to Baghdad after a Flydubai B737 was hit by bullets as it landed at the Iraqi capital's airport.
Airports & Networks

Gulf Air has hosted media members on an exclusive tour of its newly retrofitted Airbus A330 aircraft – upgraded with fully-flat bed seats in the airline's Falcon Gold Class, revamped seats in Economy Class and a state-of-the-art in-flight-entertainment system throughout.
Interiors & Connectivity

With Aircraft Interiors Middle East and MRO Middle East opening on Monday, exhibitors and visitors alike are keen to snap up their slice of the $10.5 billion aircraft interiors market, and to participate in conference discussions with their peers.
Aerospace

A Vatican delegation is conducting a tourism visit to Jordan to get introduced to the tourist and historic sites of the country.
Airports & Networks

Jet Aviation Dubai recently received EASA Part 145 approval to provide base maintenance to Dassault Falcon 7X aircraft.
MRO

Qatar Airways today announced it has taken a 9.99% stake in International Consolidated Airlines Group, SA (IAG).
Aerospace

Haitec Aircraft Maintenance has just received its first Iraqi Airways Boeing 767 to its hangar at Hahn Airport for a C-Check – following the German company's MRO contract win.
MRO

Etihad Airways has appointed its first Emirati female airport manager. Based in Nagoya, Japan, Fatima Al Kharousi will be responsible for overseeing the airline's operations at Chubu Centrair International Airport and the smooth operation of its daily service between Abu Dhabi and Nagoya.
Maintenance & Training

Turkish missile manufacturer Roketsan is giving Emirati delegates to see up close, the latest laser guided missile to be selected by the Gulf state'sdefence forces.
Defense

Turkish manufacturer Roketsan will be at IDEX which opens in Abu Dhabi today to demonstrate its next generation weapon system, Stand-Off Missile (SOM) system.
Aerospace

Etihad Airways has clinched top honours at the 2015 Aviation 100 Awards, organised by Airline Economics magazine.
Aerospace

The aviation industry is a key enabler of the UAE economy. With growth of air traffic expected to increase from 2,200 flight movements a day in 2014 to 5,100 flight movements daily in 2030, optimising airspace is critical to handling increasing capacity demands, efficiency and overall growth.
Air Transport

EgyptAir Tourism (Karnak) and Duty Free have signed a cooperation protocol with the Supreme Council for Antiquities (SCA).
Airports & Networks

Former Pratt & Whitney CEO Alain Bellemare is set to replace Pierre Beaudoin as chief executive of Bombardier today.Beaudoin resigned yesterday in a shock shake-up at the Canadian company.
Maintenance & Training

Amman's Queen Alia Airport was rated the best overall in the Middle East by ACI – the trade association for the airport industry worldwide.
Airports & Networks

Etihad Airways has donated more than UAE dirhams 100,000 to underprivileged communities in Sri Lanka.
Aerospace

Emirates' Aircraft Appearance Centre has successfully completed more than three aircraft decal installations in an average week, bringing the total number of installations to 157 in 2014.
MRO

Aviation's role in the protection of national borders will come under the microscope at an international conference planned for the UAE next month.
Aerospace

Sanad Aero Solution (Sanad), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mubadala Development Company, has increased its leasing portfolio of spare engines and components with Etihad Airways through the addition of new assets valued at US$100 million, including spare GEnx and GP7200 engines and spare landing gear and nacelles, to support the airline's growing fleet of B777, B787, A320 and A380 aircraft.
MRO

Dubai-based flydubai has announced the launch of flights to Ahwaz, Hamadan, Isfahan, Shiraz and Tabriz in Iran. The announcement will see flydubai's Iranian network grow to seven points, adding to the launch of flights to Tehran and Mashhad in 2014.
Airports & Networks