Middle East & North Africa

EgyptAir stopped mail and freight on its flights to the United States and the United Kingdom earlier this month, ch-aviation reports.
Air Transport

Emirates expects a record number of travellers to take to the skies as this upcoming weekend is expected to be one of its busiest for 2015.
Airports & Networks

Etihad Airways has won 'World's Leading Airline' award for the seventh consecutive year at the annual World Travel Awards (WTA) Grand Final Gala Ceremony 2015.
Aerospace

Emirates has unveiled a huge Real Madrid decal on one of the airline's A380 aircraft.
Aerospace

December 15 marks Royal Jordanian (RJ) Airlines' 52nd anniversary.
Aerospace

German balloonist David Strasmann beat 67 other pilots to be crowned the new FAI World Air Games Hot Air Ballooning champion on December 11.
Aerospace

Emirates customers will be able to enjoy the first six Star Wars movies in one from January.
Emerging Technologies

Etihad Airways has raised approximately one million dirhams to support the 'We Care Yemen' campaign as part of the airline's annual charity fundraising in cooperation with the UAE Red Crescent.
Aerospace

Both Dubai Airports and Emirates Airline have been recognised for outstanding achievements in the 2015 Service OIympian Awards – the only independent honours which recognise the UAE's customer service leaders.
Airports & Networks

Qatar Airways has announced that telecommunications company Ooredoo will be the exclusive three-year sponsor of on-board Wi-Fi across the airline's state-of-the-art fleet.
Emerging Technologies

Qatar Airways Cargo was the official transportation company for Disney's Beauty & the Beast production as it moved from Bucharest in Romania to Doha's Qatar National Convention Centre on board the airline's B747 Freighter this December.
Aerospace

Air BP has been recognised for its outstanding safety standards and practices by Dubai Airports at the annual Safety and Security Excellence Awards Ceremony.
Air Transport

Etihad Airways and Cognizant, a leading provider of information technology, consulting, and business process outsourcing services, have announced a strategic agreement to drive digital transformation across the airline and its equity partners.
Emerging Technologies

AMAC Aerospace Switzerland AG has signed a maintenance contract for a privately owned BBJ 3 from the Middle East.
MRO

National Air Cargo, Middle East was honoured by Dubai Airports in its 5th Safety and Security Excellence Awards Ceremony held on December 8, 2015.
Aerospace

Emirates is increasing its services to five destinations in China by adding Yinchuan and Zhengzhou to its network.
Airports & Networks

Inmarsat and Turksat have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore opportunities through the formation of a strategic partnership, initially focused on the defence and aviation sectors.
Space

Qatar Airways today announces a ban on battery-powered personal vehicles commonly known as 'hoverboards' on all aircraft as it continues to put the safety of passengers and crew first.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Etihad Airways has announced the appointment of three UAE nationals to key executive roles.
Maintenance & Training

Emirates airline's senior executives hosted a delegation from Central and Latin American countries on an official visit to Emirates'headquarters as part of a one-day Commercial Summit on 17 December, 2015.
Airports & Networks

Emirates has announced it will deploy its highly-popular A380 to even more destinations across its network in 2016 – reinforcing its commitment to provide an enhanced onboard experience for its passengers.
Airports & Networks

Etihad Airways has appointed Remco Althuis to the position of vice president - Europe.
Maintenance & Training

Avinode has welcomed its first private aviation space on a commercial airline, Etihad Airways' The Residence to the Avinode Marketplace.
Air Transport

Etihad Airways is expanding its codeshare partnership with S7 Airlines to cover eight additional destinations from the Russian carrier's Moscow hub.
Air Transport

Turkish Airlines has upscaled its flight frequencies from Abu Dhabi International to Istanbul Ataturk International from four times a week to daily. The airline can now carry approximately 2,500 passengers a week between the two cities with its Airbus 321 service.
Air Transport