Middle East & North Africa

Arab carriers can sustain their soaring growth despite major challenges impacting the region, according to the Arab Air Carriers Organisation's (AACO) Director General Abdul Wahab Teffaha.
Air Transport

Two new country-specific sessions have been added to the programme for the 2016 Global Aerospace Summit, which will be held in Abu Dhabi next March.
Aerospace

Gulf Air recently achieved paperless flight operations, using Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro as its electronic flight bag (EFB) solution. Jeppesen, a part of Boeing Commercial Aviation Services, provides digital navigation and flight information for Gulf Air, delivered through iPad.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Gulf Air has achieved paperless flight operations, using Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro as its electronic flight bag (EFB) solution.
Air Transport

Oman Air has launched a new service to the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka from October 25, 2015.
Airports & Networks

Etihad Airways president and chief executive officer James Hogan today spoke of the importance of collaboration within the aviation industry to drive change and give consumers the benefits they deserve.
Aerospace

Emirates will operate the first ever commercial Airbus A380 flight to Brazil and South America, when it takes the double decker aircraft on a one-off service to Guarulhos International Airport, Sao Paulo, on 14th November 2015.
Airports & Networks

Organisers of Skyview at the Dubai Airshow have released advance tickets via www.skyview.aero to watch the famous flying display, 8th-12th November at Dubai World Central (DWC).
Aerospace

Textron Aviation is to debuts its Cessna Citation Latitude midsize business jet at the Dubai Airshow next month.
Air Transport

Gulf Air has announced the successful roll out of its new generation iPad Electronic Flight Bags (EFBs), utilizing Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro as its EFB solution, to all the airline's pilots in a move that provides them with fully digitized, real-time access to all operational information inflight, enhancing efficiency while reducing paper usage and delivering cost savings.
Emerging Technologies

Turkish Airlines continues to grow by adding a new Baghdad in Iraq to/from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport.
Airports & Networks

Passenger traffic at Dubai International, the world's number one airport for international passengers, rose 8.2 per cent in September, according to a traffic report issued today by operator Dubai Airports.
Airports & Networks

The ambulance crews of the Sharjah Air Wing rescued a worker who suffered ill health while on a trade ship.
Air Transport

Qatar Airways Cargo has announced that according to the latest IATA international FTK figures, it is now the third largest international cargo airline in the world.
Aerospace

Tawazun Precision Industries (TPI) is using German machine builder Handtmann A‐Punkt Automation GmbH to help in the manufacturing of aircraft components.
Air Transport

Emirates has today launched a data science lab in a five year partnership with the UK's Oxford University.
Emerging Technologies

The Abu Dhabi Education Council (ADEC), Strata Manufacturing PJSC (Strata) and BAE Systems have announced “Make It” - the UK's Manufacturing Institute's engineering and manufacturing challenge – will be held in Abu Dhabi.
Maintenance & Training

Abu Dhabi International Airport has released figures showing an 18% growth in passenger traffic over the first three quarters of the year, with a total of 17,473,063 passengers.
Airports & Networks

Etihad Airways has welcomed the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's (ACCC) draft determination approving the reauthorisation of its commercial cooperation agreement with Virgin Australia for a further five years.
Air Transport

The Department of Civil Aviation of Aruba have announced that U.A.E. certified MROs will not be required to undergo a physically audit by the DCA of Aruba unless otherwise required.
MRO

High security fencing manufacturer Zaun has installed a first of its kind electric fence in the United Arab Emirates.
Defense

Emirates Defence Industries Company (EDIC) is to increase the number of UAE Nationals in key roles in the organisation.
Maintenance & Training

Bombardier has marked the upcoming delivery of two new entry-long range Global 5000 aircraft to be operated by longstanding partner and leading business aviation services organisation ExecuJet Middle East of Dubai.
Business Aviation

Dubai Airport Freezone Authority (DAFZA) has announced that General Electric Aviation (GE Aviation) recently opened a first of its kind 'Middle East Aviation Technology Center' in the Freezone to meet the growing demands of the Middle East.
Airports & Networks

Emirates signed at the Dubai Airshow last week an agreement with Teledyne Controls to equip its Boeing 777-300ER aircraft pending delivery with Teledyne's GroundLink system.
Emerging Technologies