Middle East & North Africa

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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).

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.

LCI, the aviation leasing arm of the Libra Group, has completed the world's first secured helicopter PDP (Pre-Delivery Payment) funding under a unique Islamic finance structure.

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

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

Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) invites you to visit the new event website for the FAI World Air Games Dubai 2015.

Emirates, a global connector of people, places and economies today announced its fourth daily A380 service between Dubai and Bangkok with the up-gauge of its current services from 1 December.

Qatar Airways supported the 10th annual Eid celebrations in London on Saturday 25th July in conjunction with the Embassy of the State of Qatar, London.

Etihad Airways president and CEO James Hogan emphasized the importance of consumer choice and innovation as the fundamental drivers of competition in the international airline industry during a public conversation before an audience of approximately 4,000 attendees at the 2015 Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) Convention in Orlando, Fla.

Jordan is mounting pressure onto Israel to reign in its plans for the new Ramon Airport at Timna just north of Eilat.

Oman Air has signed a n MoU which will offer greater ease of access to the airline's supply chain for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

Qatar Airways has issued a statement from its hub and headquarters in Doha, Qatar, in response to the recent comments related to SpiceJet, pertaining to a possible stake sale.

The UAE Ministry of Environment and Water will commence an educational awareness campaign titled 'Illegal Trading of Ivory' from August 2 to 13, 2015 at the Abu Dhabi International Airport.

LCI, the aviation leasing arm of the Libra Group, has appointed Rory McQueen to the newly-created role of vice president, Capital Markets.

Jazeera Airways Group has announced its first half profits with a 27% increase in net gains compared to the same period last year.

Emirates is pursuing an aggressive fleet renewal programme that ensures it operates one of the world's most modern and efficient fleet of aircraft, with an average age of less than 75 months.

Dnata has announced it has reached an agreement with Aviapartner to acquire its cargo handling operations at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.

Etihad Airways has appointed Jinmoon Ahn as general manager for Korea, based in Seoul.

Abu Dhabi Airports has reported a 17.2% increase in passenger traffic at Abu Dhabi International Airport during the first half of 2015 (1st January to 30th June), as compared to the same period for last year.