Middle East & North Africa

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

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

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.
Air Transport

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.
Airports & Networks

Qatar Airways has today submitted a 'White Paper' to the United States Government which fully refutes the subsidy allegations levelled against it by the Big 3 US carriers.
Air Transport

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

Oman Air has launched a new initiative to prevent credit card fraud.
Aerospace

Berlin-based airline Germania has introduced new premium economy class flights to and from Tehran and Mashhad, in Iran.
Airports & Networks

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.
Airports & Networks

The partnership between Oman Air and Cargolux, launched in April 2015, introduced a second frequency to Chennai from 11th August 2015.
Aerospace

Emirates has added a sixth daily A380 service to Australia and second daily service to Singapore with the up-gauge of its current service between Dubai and Melbourne via Singapore.
Airports & Networks

Emirates has announced its plans to launch services to Panama City, beginning 1st February, 2016. The new service will be the longest non-stop flight in the world (17 hours 35 minutes in the Westbound direction) and will be Emirates' first gateway destination in Central America.
Airports & Networks

Qatar Airways, crowned Airline of the Year at the Skytrax World Airline Awards 2015, won two awards at the recent Australian Business Traveller Awards. The Doha-based carrier's superjumbo A380 Lounge was named “Best Inflight Lounge” and the airline also picked up the “Best Economy Class” accolade for its A350 Economy Class cabin.
Aerospace

London's Greenwich-based attraction installs state-of-the-art Rolls Royce engine and brand new flight simulator destinations.
Aerospace

The Middle East headquarters of trip support specialist UAS International and Hult International Business School in Dubai are teaming up for the Master of International Business (MIB) 2015 Dubai Action Project.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

NAS Execujet, ExecuJet Aviation Group's Middle East joint venture with Saudi Arabia's NasJet has confirmed its participation at the Kingdom Business aviation Conference that will be organised by the governorate of Hail at the Meghwat conference centre in Hail on October 28-29, 2015.
Aerospace

Pegasus Airlines has announced its financial results for the first six months of 2015 with revenue growing by 9 per cent year-on-year to reach $500.34 million while simultaneously achieving an operational EBITDAR (profit before tax, interest, amortization and rent costs) of $43.8 million.
Aerospace

Etihad Airways is offering pilots seconded from partner airlines the opportunity to transfer to permanent contracts as part of its strategy to maintain pilot numbers to meet the carrier's ambitious growth plans.
Maintenance & Training

Aerovista is now providing its A320-200 on an ACMI basis to Iraqi Airways.
Airports & Networks

Australian filmgoers can look forward to tales of street racing women, disastrous road trips, and a father's quest for acceptance of his special needs son at the 12th annual Arab Film Festival Australia, which is sponsored by Etihad Airways.
Aerospace

James Hogan, Etihad Airways' president and chief executive officer, have met the Maharashtra chief minister, Devendra Fadnavis, to reaffirm the Abu Dhabi-based airline's commitment to the Indian state and its capital Mumbai.
Airports & Networks

Abu Dhabi Airports has said that it has achieved record commercial sales in the first six months of 2015, reaching AED 707.6 million, an impressive rise of 10.9% compared to the first six months of 2014.
Airports & Networks

Germany-based general aviation and air ambulance specialist operator FAI (Flight Ambulance) is continuing to strengthen its medical evacuation capabilities as it undertakes the first ever conversion of a civilian Global Express aircraft into a medevac configuration.
Aerospace

Travelport has confirmed a number of new business wins with renowned travel agencies based in Abu Dhabi.
Airports & Networks

The strategic investment of Etihad Airways into Jet Airways is delivering strong results for both airlines across areas including network growth, revenue enhancement and operational and cost improvements, senior executives from the airlines said.
Air Transport