Middle East & North Africa

Etihad Airways has officially opened its dedicated Revenue Accounting Centre of Excellence in Al Ain.

The hostage crisis on the hijacked EgyptAir flight MS181 is over, The hijacker has been arrested.

KLM has launched its new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner to Muscat, with the first flight to Muscat International Airport arriving from Abu Dhabi International Airport, on March 27.

At least five hostages being held on the hijacked EgyptAir flight that was diverted to Larnaca have been spotted escaping from the aircraft - at least one of them through the cockpit window.

Emirates' has commenced its brand new scheduled A380 service into Birmingham Airport.

Emirates has extended its online check-in to 48 hours before departure, from 24 hours, effective immediately. Customers around the world can check in online on both desktop and mobile devices from 48 hours to 90 minutes before flight departure.

Etihad Airways Engineering will be the host sponsor of MRO Network's upcoming Airline Engineering & Maintenance: Middle East conference, taking place in Abu Dhabi on April 26-27, 2016.

Abu Dhabi Airports reported an 8.7% increase in passenger traffic at Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH), for February 2016, compared to the same month last year. A total of 1,863,942 people traveled through AUH last month, exceeding February 2015's figure of 1,715,540.

Qatar has finally completed the deal for 24 Dassault Rafale fighter jets at the opening day of the Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference (DIMDEX).

Gulf Air and the Information & eGovernment Authority (IGA) recently conducted a knowledge sharing session at the airline's Muharraq headquarters in order to raise awareness and facilitate understanding of the protection of state information and documents, in line with the State Secrets law.

Emirates has signed an agreement with the Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) government to offer generous flight discounts for its government employees and their families under the 'Mazaya' card.

Oman Air has unveiled Service by Design, a brand-new and innovative inflight dining option for First Class customers.

Turkish Airlines is opening a new route to Ivano Frankivsk in the Ukraine.

Middle East aviation sector continues to boom and generate tremendous interest from suppliers worldwide, with the airlines in the region recording the strongest annual traffic growth compared to their counterparts and announcing further network and strategic fleet expansion plans.

Oman Airports Management Company (OAMC) has agreed a seven-year contract with Lockheed Martin for its suite of BEONTRA forecasting solutions.

Etihad Airways and the Sydney Opera House have extended their partnership for a further five years.

Etihad Airways has appointed Fatma Al Mehairi as general manager for Canada.

Turkish Technic has won 'MRO Company of the Year' award at the 2016 Air Transport News Awards.

Gulf Air recently invited leading Abu Dhabi-based trade partners to an industry dinner in Abu Dhabi to honour the airline's top travel agents.

The Russian-led task force investigating the crash of a Flydubai in southern Russia has reported that there are no indications of any technical faults with the aircraft.

Qatar Airways has inaugurated the airline's fourth United Kingdom gateway, with direct flights between Doha and Birmingham connecting the city with more than 150 destinations worldwide.

Emirates will boost its capacity to London with the addition of a tenth daily flight to the British capital starting October 1, 2016.

Dubai is to introduce a 35 Dirham airport-service fee on all passengers leaving the emirate, including transfers.

Dubai-based dnata has been appointed by Garuda Indonesia to provide all ground handling services for its new five weekly flights from Jakarta and Singapore to London Heathrow.

The International Transport and Logistics Conference organised by Pegasus Cargo in partnership with Istanbul University's Transportation and Logistics Faculty took place on 23-24 March 2016 at Istanbul University.