Middle East & North Africa

Research commissioned by Etihad Airways has quantified a range of government and court-sanctioned benefits and concessions received by the three biggest US carriers, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines and American Airlines Group, and other airlines with which they have merged.
Air Transport

Abu Dhabi's Advanced Military Maintenance Repair and Overhaul Center (AMMROC) has signed two, one-year, commercial MRO contracts, worth US $9.8 million, with local UAE companies Etihad Flight College, a wholly-owned Etihad Airways subsidiary and Al Ain's Horizon International Flight Academy.
MRO

Etihad Airways has appointed Iwan Kip as general manager for Indonesia, based in Jakarta.
Maintenance & Training

Etihad Airways has chosen air transport IT specialist, SITA, for end-to-end baggage tracking services.
Emerging Technologies

The UAE Space Agency and Airbus Group will join forces to roll-out a first series of Airbus Little Engineer Space workshops for the first time in the Middle East.
Space

Dubai Airshow presence is crucial to staying at the cutting edge of business aviation, said UAS International Trip Support.
Business Aviation

Qatar Airways has announced that Scotland and Qatar will compete for the Qatar Airways Cup at Easter Road Stadium, Edinburgh on Friday June 5 2015.
Aerospace

A new era of low-cost aviation in the Levant began today as the first Air Arabia Jordan flight departed its base at Queen Alia International Airportin Amman.
Airports & Networks

The 26th ICAO Aviation Security (AVSEC) Panel meeting was held in ICAO Headquarters, Montreal, Canada last week of April.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Morocco has received its first Gulfstream G280 following a type acceptance certificate in March from Morocco's Directorate General of Civil Aviation, whose approval was based on the aircraft's type certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) in February 2013.
Business Aviation

Nextant Aerospace (which makes the award-winning 400XTi – the world's only remanufactured business jet – and is currently flight-testing its new G90XT turboprop, has announced a major expansion of its Middle East sales operation.
Business Aviation

Rockwell Collins has been selected to provide the FalconCabin HD+ cabin management and entertainment system for Dassault's new Falcon Jet 5X and Falcon Jet 8X business aircraft.
Business Aviation

Turkish Aerospace Industries Inc (TAI) has selected Boldon James' Classifier to ensure compliance with security regulations and standards.
Emerging Technologies

New airport technologies will significantly reduce the stress of travelling, according to 97 per cent of UAE travellers surveyed by Honeywell and YouGov.
Airports & Networks

Alpha Aviation Academy has announced that the one hundredth cadet has graduated from its pilot training centre in Sharjah, UAE.
Maintenance & Training

Gulfstream Aerospace has announced that Qatar Executive has agreed to purchase up to 30 Gulfstream aircraft as part of an MoU originally announced in October of last year.
Business Aviation

All new Boeing Business Jets (BBJ) from summer 2016 onwards will be fitted with the revolutionary split scimitar winglet (SSW), the company's president said.
Emerging Technologies

Riyadh-based Alpha Star Aviation Services has turned to Jet Aviation Basel to complete an ACJ319 and an ACJ330 for the company's rapidly expanding fleet.
Interiors & Connectivity

Oman Airports Management Company (OAMC) see success rate in terms of passenger growth in the Oman during the first quarter of 2015.
Airports & Networks

Ever since its first meeting on the Dead Sea shores, in 1995, the World Economic Forum has been selecting Royal Jordanian to be the official carrier of the forum participants.
Aerospace

GDC Technics is stepping into Africa to develop MRO and modification services across the continent and challenge existing providers in Southern Europe.
MRO

Abu Dhabi Airports has announced the successful completion of the installation and renovation of baggage handling systems at Terminal 1 and Terminal 3.
Airports & Networks

Qatar Airways has announced the expansion of its A350 services to Germany, with the new state-of-the-art aircraft being deployed on its Doha-Munich route.
Airports & Networks

Airbus Corporate Jets (ACJ) and Lufthansa Technik are to expand their successful co-operation in pre-defined VIP cabin completions by offering the Elite concept on the ACJ319.
Interiors & Connectivity

flydubai has announced direct flights to Quetta in Pakistan. Flights to the airline's fourth destination in the country will commence on June 11 2015 with three flights a week.
Airports & Networks