Middle East & North Africa

Qatar Airways Cargo will introduce the first 747 freighter to its expanding fleet on 1 August 2015 to further enhance its global on-demand charter services.
Air Transport

Royal Jordanian today will launch its first regular route between Amman and Tabuk, northern Saudi Arabia.
Airports & Networks

The UAE's highly diverse population leaves organisations facing unique customer service challenges but its buoyant aviation sector has proved they can be addressed, according to the President of The International Customer Service Institute.
Aerospace

This summer, Emirates' award-winning ice entertainment system debuts two famous YouTube channels 'Cute Girls Hairstyles' and 'Brooklyn & Bailey'. Known for their hairstyle tutorials, fashion and beauty vlogs, the two channels have over 5 million subscribers and over half a billion views combined on YouTube.
Emerging Technologies

Air Seychelles has welcomed the introduction of a visa waiver for Seychellois passport holders travelling to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), effective Thursday 16 July 2015.
Airports & Networks

Rolls-Royce has been selected by Saudia to provide long-term TotalCare engine service support - worth $1.3 billion - for 20 Airbus A330 Regional aircraft.
Air Transport

EgyptAir has scheduled new flights between Sharm El-Sheikh and Hurghada starting August 15.
Airports & Networks

Emirates has touched down in Bahrain International Airport and Hamad International Airport in Doha this weekend with its popular A380 aircraft for one-off services.
Airports & Networks

A FLYHT Aerospace Solutions customer of seven years, a Middle Eastern military organisation, has extended its contract for the Automated Flight Information Reporting System (AFIRS).
Defense

Etihad Airways has signed an agreement to become the official airline of Saudi Arabia's oldest and most popular football club, Al Ittihad.
Aerospace

Qatar Airways, the national airline of the State of Qatar, has launched two new destinations in Pakistan on consecutive days – Sialkot and Faisalabad.
Airports & Networks

Cubic Global Defense (CGD), a business unit of Cubic Corporation has announced its selection by Emirates Airlines (EK) to develop a virtual, immersive, game-based aviation training for the EK cabin crew.
Maintenance & Training

Cranfield Aerospace Ltd (CAe) and its partner ECA Programs plc, are to create the world's first supersonic Unmanned Dynamic Air Vehicle (UDAV) for 'Red Force Emulation' opportunities.
Defense

Emirates customers can now stay fully charged with the launch of 30 wireless charging trays for most smartphones in its First Class and Business Class Lounges in Concourse A, B and C in Dubai.
Emerging Technologies

Farsound Aviation, has announced the appointment of Jameel Ul Rahman to the position of business development manager, Middle East.
Maintenance & Training

Following a huge response to its current recruitment drive, Oman Air is expanding opportunities for Omani nationals to become pilots with the airline.
Maintenance & Training

Attendees at the Gulf Aviation Training Event in November will benefit from a keynote speaker with over four decades of aviation experience leading discussions regarding the future of aviation training in the region. Kevin L. Hiatt, FRAeS, will draw on his extensive legacy as both a pilot and as Senior Vice President of Safety and Flight Operations at IATA to ensure the attendees gain maximum value from the conference.
Aerospace

Runway renovation at the Egyptian regional airport of Assuit in the New Valley area have been completed and Assuit International Airport has reopened to commercial traffic after a year's closure.
Airports & Networks

Abu Dhabi Airports announced today that its ground handling service provider DhabiJet has been awarded RA3 certification for cargo operations at Al Ain International Airport.
Airports & Networks

Turkish Airlines, one of the world's fastest growing airlines, hosted charity iftars to feed over 300,000 disadvantaged people across 18 destinations in Africa, eight destinations in the Balkans, Al Quds, Medina, Aceh and Arakan and across the GCC.
Aerospace

Etihad Airways has experienced one of the busiest travel periods in the history of the airline with 291,518 guests flying across its global network during Eid-Al-Fitr, an increase of 12 per cent on the 260,641 guests flown in the same five day period in 2014.
Aerospace

Emirates Team New Zealand took to the water this weekend for the very first event in the 35th America's Cup, the Louis Vuitton America's Cup World Series Portsmouth.
Aerospace

The UAE's buoyant aviation sector has shown the country's unique customer service challenges can be addressed with its airlines now global benchmarks for service delivery, according to the president of The International Customer Service Institute (TICSI).
Aerospace

Jazeera Airways has announced the restart of scheduled flights between Kuwait and Assiut, Egypt, starting September 10th with four weekly flights.
Airports & Networks

Jordan is operating Cobra helicopter gunships in its fight against Daesh (ISIS) that were supplied under a secret deal from Israel according to Reuters.
Defense