Middle East & North Africa

The Air Transport News (ATN) Awards have recognised air transport IT specialist, SITA, as IT Company of the Year.
Emerging Technologies

Mahan Air has taken advantage of a new open skies agreement to cooperate with Basel Aero and make the inaugural flight from Tehran to the Winter Olympic city of Sochi.
Airports & Networks

Airbus Helicopters' commitment to address the needs and requirements of international, governmental and non-governmental organisations engaged in peacekeeping and humanitarian efforts will be highlighted during the12th edition of the Dubai International Humanitarian Aid & Development Conference & Exhibition (DIHAD) which opens today.
Aerospace

Shareef Al Romaithi, a 31 year-old Etihad Airways First Officer, has become the first Emirati to obtain a PhD in aviation from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, which also makes him the youngest and the eighth holder of this distinctive degree in the world.
Maintenance & Training

Abu Dhabi Airports today announced that passenger traffic at Abu Dhabi International Airport increased by 21.5% in February 2015. A total of 1,715,540 passengers passed through Abu Dhabi International Airport during the month, compared with 1,411,881 in February 2014.
Airports & Networks

Pegasus Airlines launches flights between Istanbul and Oslo on 14 May.
Airports & Networks

By Barbara Saunders | Abu Dhabi. Dubai's low cost airline Flydubai should not be confused with a 'no frills' carrier, according to the airline's VP Inflight Product Daniel Kerrison. Speaking at the Aviation Passenger Experience (APEX) conference in Abu Dhabi, Kerrison explained that moves by the carrier, including the 2013 launch of a business class product, did not mean it was competing with other scheduled carriers but living up to Dubai's image.
Interiors & Connectivity

The national airline of the United Arab Emirates is eyeing huge growth over the next five years which will see a 116% climb in its annual passenger traffic, 54% surge in staffing, 66% increase in its fleet and 24 new destinations join its network, writes Barbara Saunders
Interiors & Connectivity

Etihad Cargo has been recognised as 'Cargo Airline of the Year' by leading industry magazine, Air Transport News (ATN), at a gala dinner awards ceremony in Geneva, on 21 March 201
Aerospace

Abu Dhabi Airports today announces that its Chief Executive Officer Tony Douglas is stepping down to take up a new role with the UK Government as Chief Executive of Defence Equipment & Support at the UK's Ministry of Defence.
Airports & Networks

Dassault Falcon Service (DFS), a Dassault Aviation company-owned service centre, has completed an initial C-check on an in-service Falcon 7X, preparing the way for the start of routine overhauls.
MRO

Emirates has announced it is commencing a daily service to Orlando, Florida from 1st September 2015.
Airports & Networks

Turkish Airlines has announced its service at Gatwick Airport will move from the North to South Terminal on 29th March following the Airport's strategic review of its terminal operations.
Airports & Networks

TAV Group President & CEO Sani Şener has participated in 1st Operational Readiness and Airport Transfer ORAT Conference held in Muscat.
Airports & Networks

Royal Jordanian (RJ) is offering discounted tickets, aiming at attracting tourists to Jordan from all over the world, especially from destinations covered by RJ aircraft in the Gulf region and Europe.
Airports & Networks

Freight forwarders, WCA, has announced its annual WCA Global Conference in 2016 will be held in Abu Dhabi.
Aerospace

Etihad Airways Engineering, the host sponsor of MRO Network's upcoming Airline Engineering & Maintenance: Middle East conference will be a holding a tour of their state of the art facility, exclusively available to conference delegates.
Aerospace

Air traffic management specialists NATS, have released a video which looks at how the challenge in demand for airspace from regional population increases is being addressed for future air travel.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Aircraft leasing and charter operator, Aerovista, has commenced a partnership with Greece based Hermes Airlines.
Air Transport

328 has announced that 328 Design (328DO) has successfully achieved the Supplemental DOA approval from the General Civil Aviation Authority GCAA of the UAE.
MRO

Emirates has announced the successful pricing of US$913,026,000 Certificates due 2025 (the “Certificates”) issued by Khadrawy and with the benefit of a guarantee by Her Britannic Majesty's Secretary of State acting by the Export Credits Guarantee Department of the UK Government (currently operating as UK Export Finance) (“ECGD” or “UKEF”) (the “ECGD Guarantee”).
Aerospace

Oman Air has ordered 20 Boeing 737 aircraft and intends to double its fleet to 70 aircraft by 2020, said chief executive Paul Gregorowitsch.
Air Transport

Abu Dhabi International Airport has announced the launch of two new Alitalia routes to the UAE's capital city.
Airports & Networks

Turkish Airlines has announced it is recruiting for up to 600 more cockpit crew with vacancies for Captains, First Officers and Flight Instructors now available and open to everyone.
Maintenance & Training

Qatar Airways and Cathay Pacific first announced a strategic code-share agreement in April last year, shortly after Cathay Pacific first started servicing Doha directly on 30 March 2014, complementing Qatar Airways existing route frequencies to Hong Kong.
Airports & Networks