Middle East & North Africa

Bell Helicopter, a Textron company, has announced that Genel Havacılık A.Ş. is nearing completion of its application to become appointed as a Bell Helicopter Authorised Customer Service Facility (CSF) in Turkey.
Aerospace

The Abu Dhabi Aviation & Aerospace Week (ADAAW) came to a close on Saturday, 12 March after welcoming thousands of participants, guests, and key industry stakeholders to the UAE capital.
Aerospace

Atrak Air has acquired six Embraer Regional Jets and three A320ceo aircraft, reports ch-aviation.
Air Transport

Iran Air has signed a MoU with Lufthansa for the German carrier to provide technical expertise to the Iranians, reports ch-aviation.
Air Transport

The foundation stone for the new King Saud air base in Hafr Al Batin province, has been laid by King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. Commander of King Saud Air Base in the Eastern Sector, Major General Ahmed bin Ali Al-Asiri, said the base will be a “new fort for protection of the airspace of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.”
Defense

An EgyptAir Boeing 737-800 passenger plane collided with a large bird yesterday, causing a hole in the planes fuselage as it came in to land at Heathrow Airport in London, reports The Independent.
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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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