Middle East & North Africa

UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has launched the official website for the Aviation Investment Summit.

Oman Air's website has been acclaimed as one of the world's best airline websites, in a list of “The Best Airline Website Designs” by Onextrapixel.

Etihad Airways has launched a mobile exhibition, which will show the airline's new cabin products and in-flight services around Europe.

Abu Dhabi Airports announced today that passenger traffic at Abu Dhabi International Airport increased by 17.4% in the month of August.

The Alitalia Training Academy has resumed operations after a ten year hiatus, starting with 24 candidates in the Alitalia-Etihad Airways Cadet Pilot Program.

Etihad Airways has won the prestigious 'Airline of the Year' title at the Travel Trade Gazette (TTG) awards in the United Kingdom.

Emirates SkyCargo has welcomed the arrival of its newest Boeing 777 Freighter aircraft, bringing the total number of dedicated cargo aircraft in its fleet to 15, including two Boeing 747-400Fs and 13 Boeing 777Fs.

Qatar Airways has today announced daily direct services from Doha to Sydney starting from 1st March 2016, the third Australian city in the Qatar Airways network.

Virgin Galactic, part-owned by Aabar Investments of Abu Dhabi, has announced it has made significant progress with LauncherOne rocket propulsion after test firings.

Oman Air is to receive its first state-of-the-art Boeing 787 Dreamliner in October.

Empire Aviation San Marino has been awarded Air Operator Certificate by San Marino Civil Aviation Authority.

Flydubai received its 50th aircraft. The delivery of the Boeing Next-Generation 737-800 completes the order the airline made at the Farnborough Air Show in 2008.

Emirates emerged as the biggest winner at the 2015 APEX Passenger Choice Awards held in Portland, Oregon, USA on Monday.

The UAE Space Agency carried out an official visit to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to discuss opportunities of cooperation between the two organizations within the space sector.

The first Aviation Achievement Awards took place this week as part of the Gulf Aviation Networking Event 2015 held at the Burj Al Arab, Dubai. Organisers ITP have introduced the annual honours to recognise the region's most innovative and inspirational organisations and individuals.

DC Aviation Al-Futtaim has expanded its maintenance capabilities with the addition of two new aircraft types.

ExecuJet is expanding its managed fleet in the Middle East with the addition of three large-cabin business jets over the past three months, with a further two scheduled through to the end of the December, growth of over 20%.

Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority (SCTDA) has announced another series of road shows to Russia, Armenia, Georgia and Kazakhstan from September 29 to October 2.

Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) will host the second annual “Aerospace Supply Chain Summit” on 25-26th of May 2016, at Dubai South (formerly known as Dubai World Central) headquarters auditorium .

Qatar Airways today unveiled the launch date of another Australian destination, with daily non-stop scheduled flights between Doha and Adelaide due to commence on 2nd May, 2016.

Pegasus Airlines has reached a milestone of 100 destinations as it launches its latest two new routes, Turkey's Kars and Ordu-Giresun.

Hala Abu Dhabi, the professional conference organiser and destination management company of Etihad Airways, has recorded double-digit growth on its Abu Dhabi's Stopover Programme.

F&E Aerospace has added the Offsets Conference to the line up for the Dubai Airshow 2015.

One of the judges of the UAE's Drones For Good Awards has urged a cross-sector rethink over attitudes to flying robots saying the benefits will extend massively over every facet of society, not just leisure or military.

The partnership strategy of Etihad Airways is increasing consumer choice for air travellers around the world.