Middle East & North Africa

Mubadala Aerospace is believed to be in negotiation talks with a major Iranian MRO centre over a potential acquisition.
MRO

Dubai World Central (DWC) has hosted the 125th corporate anniversary celebrations of Kuehne + Nagel, the first global logistics company to become fully operational at DWC in 2009.
Aerospace

Jazeera Airways is set to have its own terminal at Kuwait International Airport following talks between the low cost carrier and the Government.
Airports & Networks

Turkish Airlines has reported its first quarter 2015 consolidated financial statements to Borsa Istanbul.
Aerospace

Turkish technology company Fotoniks has entered an agreement with BAE Systems to collaborate on the development and in-region delivery of aircraft display systems, which includes Fotoniks working to integrate BAE Systems' LiteHUD Head-Up Display (HUD) into the HUD system for the Hürkus basic training aircraft.
Defense

Cessna said at EBACE today that its latest model - the Citation Latitude - will enter the market with final range and runway performance specifications that exceed previous projections.
Business Aviation

TrueNorth Avionics announced today at EBACE that AMAC Aerospace has installed the company's Simphonē Mobile GSM System for a Middle Eastern head of state Boeing 747-8I aircraft completion.
Interiors & Connectivity

Smartworld – a joint venture between the UAE telecoms provider Etisalat and the Dubai World Central aerotropolis - has selected Altitude Software, the omnichannel solutions provider, to launch the country's first Cloud Customer Engagement Solutions.
Emerging Technologies

Saudi Arabian Airlines is understood to terminated a lease contract with Portuguese charter firm Hi Fly after one of its aircraft was taken to Tel Aviv Ben Gurion airport Israel for routine maintenance.
MRO

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

Aviation authorities in the United Arab Emirates are planning to introduce a passenger protection programme. .
Airports & Networks

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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