Middle East & North Africa

A new lightweight VVIP cabin has been delivered on time by the Airbus Corporate Jet Centre (ACJC) to an undisclosed customer in Asia, who requested to fly from Southern Asia to Los Angeles.
Interiors & Connectivity

Kuwait is believed to be close to signing a deal for F-18 Super Hornets with US manufacturer Boeing.
Defense

ExecuJet Middle East is working on first design concepts for its new $35m terminal at Dubai Al Maktoum International Airport at Dubai World Central (DWC), ahead of the move of all general aviation (GA) traffic to the airport in 2017.
Airports & Networks

Gulf Air has engaged with Hewlett-Packard (HP) to evaluate the airline's existing information security solutions and, as a result, has most recently implemented HP latest generation of Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) to bolster its Information Technology security and network data protection.
Emerging Technologies

TAV Airports Holding has received the "Internal Auditing Awareness” award of Institute of Internal Auditing, Turkey.
Airports & Networks

UAE General Civil Aviation Authority took part in the third round of GCC-EU Aviation Dialogue concluded in Doha.
Aerospace

Airbus has launched the ACJ320neo, The launch customer for the long-anticipated variant is Farnborough, UK-based Acropolis Aviation.
Business Aviation

Boeing has named Bernie Dunn president of Boeing Middle East. Dunn will be based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and report to Marc Allen, president of Boeing International. The change is effective immediately.
Maintenance & Training

Jetex Flight Support and Chile-based Santiago FBO has announced the establishment of a joint venture to jointly manage an FBO at Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL), Chile's largest aviation facility and main international airport.
Business Aviation

Bell Helicopter has announced the sale of the first Bell 407GXP in Europe. Istanbul based, Saran Aviation's new aircraft will be outfitted to perform corporate and VIP transport in the region.
Aerospace

Air Arabia has been named “Best Low-Cost Carrier” at the World Tourism Forum Awards in Istanbul, Turkey.
Aerospace

AJA (Al Jaber Aviation), the Abu Dhabi-based private jet charter and aircraft management company, is planning a 'Jet Centre of Excellence' in establishing an aircraft maintenance organisation (Part 145 AMO) at the UAE capital's Al Bateen Executive Airport in joint venture with an internationally established player.
MRO

Spectrum Aeromed has completed customising a Lear 45 with a dual patient system medical interior for Red Star, a long-term customer in Turkey. The Lear 45 was also granted an aircraft operator certificate.
Business Aviation

Gulf Air has entered into a Special Prorate Agreement (SPA) with Russian carrier S7 Airlines enabling Gulf Air passengers to take flights beyond Moscow to and from any S7 Airlines domestic destination.
Air Transport

dnata became the first ground handler in Asia to welcome the A350-XWB with the arrival of Qatar Airways flight 944 at Singapore's Changi airport on 11 May 2015.
Aerospace

Emirates Official Store launches official Emirates' cabin crew and pilot uniform for children in its Spring/Summer 2015 collection.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Etihad Airways' Procurement & Supply Management department has received three prestigious awards from the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS).
Aerospace

Etihad Airways has appointed Emirati national, Captain Majed Al Marzouqi, as its new vice president for Ccrporate safety and quality.
Maintenance & Training

Emirates Aviation University and Airways New Zealand have officially opened their purpose-built air traffic control training facility in Dubai, one of the world's largest air transport hubs.
Maintenance & Training

The new service will meet growing demand for fast and convenient flights between the two cities, and will build on the success of the stopping service that Oman Air launched in 2010.
Airports & Networks

Oman Air has launched a new app for smart phones, iPads, tablets and other mobile devices.
Emerging Technologies

Qatar Airways is preparing to showcase the newest and best of its fleet with a display of five aircraft at the 2015 Paris Air Show, which takes place next month at Le Bourget in Paris.
Aerospace

By Steve Nichols
The United Arab Emirates is to build a new space research centre in Al Ain, which will act as an incubator for development and innovation for its planned unmanned mission to Mars.
Space

Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) has sold 100% of StandardAero to an affiliate of Veritas Capital. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
MRO

Allgäu-Orient-Rallye team visited the headquarters of Royal Jordanian, the rally's official carrier, on May 27.
Aerospace