Middle East & North Africa

Royal Jordanian has released its financial results for 2015. The figures show that Royal Jordanian registered a net profit before tax of JD21 million in 2015, while in 2014 it had registered JD49.5 million net losses before tax.
Air Transport

Dubai Duty Free was awarded the “Best Environment Friendly Project Award” and the Best Corporate Social Responsibility Practices Award at the World CSR Congress held last month at the Taj Lands End Mumbai, India.
Airports & Networks

AJW Aviation has appointed Daniel Watson to the role of chief commercial officer as the organisation identifies a new executive team to lead the growth and development of the business worldwide.
Maintenance & Training

Flynas has recently signed a PSA representation agreement with APG to develop offline sales and brand awareness in over 80 countries worldwide spanning all continents.
Airports & Networks

The major assembly of the Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner has begun with partner Kawasaki Heavy Industries installing circular frames into the mid forward section, earlier this week.
Air Transport

Rockwell Collins have announced a series of significant enhancements to its ARINC airport back office solutions aimed at streamlining passenger processing, improving operations and helping airports accommodate the increased demand for air travel services.
Emerging Technologies

Dubai International (DXB) started the New Year with record monthly traffic of 7.3 million passengers in January, surpassing the previous benchmark of 7.2 million passengers which was set in August 2015.
Airports & Networks

Etihad Airways is one of the signatories to the Declaration of the United for Wildlife International Taskforce on the Transportation of Illegal Wildlife Products signed at Buckingham Palace in London yesterday.
Aerospace

The award-winning United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) facility at Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH) has welcomed its one-millionth passenger.
Aerospace

The Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) has launched the first Arab scientific magazine, the “Red Planet”, dedicated to space science for children throughout the Arab world.
Space

Flights will operate from July 2 to September 30, 2016, with Batumi becoming the second city after Tbilisi to join Air Arabia's network in Georgia.
Airports & Networks

Cargo iQ is the new name for Cargo 2000 (C2K).
Aerospace

Russia is to increase the number of direct flights to Iran from five to nine per week according to the Russian energy minister
Air Transport

Emirates and the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Tourism Administration has held a route launch presentation, focused on educating key travel trade partners in the UAE and Middle East region about Yinchuan, one of Emirates' upcoming two gateways into Mainland China.
Aerospace

Etihad Holidays has launched a new campaign promising 'guaranteed sunshine or your next holiday for free' to attract more UK based visitors to holiday in Abu Dhabi.
Aerospace

A Flydubai Boeing 737-800 has crashed in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don killing all 61 passengers and crew on board.
Air Transport

Kish Air has signed an agreement with Airbus for the purchase of two A321-200s, reports ch-aviation.
Air Transport

Etihad Airways strenuously denies it has any plans for an initial public offering (IPO) and any announcement associating the airline with an IPO should be disregarded and reported to the authorities as a fraud.
Air Transport

Air India has signed an agreement with Kuwait's Aviation Lease and Finance Company (ALAFCO) for the lease of fourteen A320neo, reports ch-aviation.
Air Transport

Reuters has reported that the German government has approved several arms export deals with countries in the Middle East, including delivery of 23 Airbus helicopters to Saudi Arabia,
Defense

Saudi Arabia has become the 16th country to operate the C-130J Super Hercules to meet its refueling and airlift needs as it took delivery of two KC-130J Super Hercules aerial refuelers.
Defense

Avtrade is continuing its commitment to provide first class support and service to customers in the Middle East region by increasing its stock of aircraft spare parts in Dubai.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

UAE Space Agency has reaffirmed its commitment to driving innovation and space education programmes.
Space

The Investigation team of the United Arab Emirates, led by the Accredited Representative and membered by two investigators from the Air Accident Investigation Sector (AAIS) in the GCAA, have arrived at Moscow, where the UAE team leader joined the head of the Russian team in Moscow to participate in downloading the the Flight Data Recorder (FDR) and the Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) known as black boxes.
Air Transport

The United Arab Emirates General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has released a statement about the tragic Flydubai Boeing 737-800 aircraft crash this morning.
Air Transport