Middle East & North Africa

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

Oman Air has launched a new service to the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka from October 25, 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Jet Aviation Dubai recently added a Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) shop for which it has now received FAA approval.
MRO

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

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

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

Rockwell Collins has been selected by Turkish Airlines to provide its EP-8100 visual system for the airline's Boeing Next Generation 737, Airbus A320 and Airbus A330 full flight simulators.
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