Middle East & North Africa

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).

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.