Middle East & North Africa

The 8th Middle East Special Operations Commanders Conference (MESOC 2016) will be held next month at the Le Royal Hotel in Amman, Jordan.

As the Middle East outpaces global growth in air traffic, airports in the region are investing millions of dollars toward airport technology and system upgrades to ensure seamless passenger experience along with security.

Etihad Airways is marking the 5th anniversary of the opening of its Al Ain Contact Centre by celebrating the achievements of its 160 Emirati female employees.

Business leaders, Omani journalists and senior managers from Oman Air have gathered in London to celebrate the launch of the airline's second daily, non-stop and direct service between Muscat and London Heathrow.

Emirate has placed an order with manufacturer Airbus for an additional two new A380 aircraft, to be delivered in the 4th quarter of 2017.

Qatar Airways Group chief executive Akbar Al Baker hosted a press conference yesterday at the Ritz-Carlton hotel, to report on the recently-inaugurated service from Boston Logan International Airport to the airline's hub in Doha, Qatar. The airline began operations March 16.

Qatar Airways has been awarded two best-in-class accolades recently at the TravelPlus awards ceremony in Hamburg, Germany.

AMAC Aerospace Switzerland AG has successfully returned to service a privately owned B737-800 aircraft, which was handed to the facility in Basel, Switzerland, by an undisclosed customer for a heavy base maintenance check, which also included modifications.

The Royal Jordanian general assembly held its ordinary meeting on April 14 presided by Chairman of the RJ Board of Directors Suleiman Al-Hafez.

Serco, international service company, has agreed a contract extension with the Iraq Civil Aviation Authority (ICAA).

As part of its commitment to support the UAE youth development programme, Etihad Airways will be promoting career opportunities for Emiratis in the fields of engineering and flight operations at Think Science 2016.

Turkish Airlines CEO Temel Kotil has called for qualified Saudi Arabian women pilots to apply to his airline if they cannot find work in the Kingdom.

Gulf Air has increased its Gassim service, which was launched in January 2015.

Emirates SkyCargo, the cargo division of Emirates Airline, has launched a next-generation version of its innovative protection product for valuable temperature-sensitive cargo, such as pharmaceutical products.

In a first for Turkey's airline industry, Turkish Airlines is to use a Level-D Pilot Training Simulator by HAVELSAN, an in-country Turkish systems manufacturer.

Qatar Airways celebrated the launch of daily, non-stop service to Boston with a gala event, hosted at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel.

Abu Dhabi Aviation (ADA), the Middle East's largest helicopter operator, will this year open the region's first dedicated helicopter training centre. The new 7,250 square metre facility in Khalifa City will provide multi-product training for its ADA's own in-house requirements and those of third party operators

The Abu Dhabi Aviation Group saw its profits rise 13.35% last year to $75.5 million (AED 277.35 million) up from $66.6 million (AED244.69 million) in 2014. The profit accrued on a Group turnover of AED2.18 billion (593.5 million) which was up 35.39% on the previous year.

Pegasus Airlines has announced its traffic figures for March 2016 to Turkey's Public Disclosure Platform (KAP).

Aviation software company Arconics has announced that it will display its nextgen digital document control software, AeroDocs, at the World Aviation Safety Summit, to be held in Dubai, UAE, on April 25-26, 2016.

Air services provider, dnata, has reached a key milestone in its operation at Dubai World Central (DWC), handling over one million tonnes of air freight since its first full year of operation in 2011.

The new board of directors of Royal Jordanian Airlines has elected Suleiman Hafez as its chairman.

Qatar Executive, the private jet division of Qatar Airways, is preparing for the holy month of Ramadan and the busy summer season by adding a second all-Premium Class Airbus A319 aircraft to its charter fleet.

Oman Air is to be the Lead Sponsor of the Omanisation Careers Fair (OCF) 2016, which will be held from 19-21 April 2016 at the Oman International Exhibition Centre, Muscat.

Etihad Airways has launched a mobile application for the iPhone that enables guests to organise and manage their journey with even greater ease as the airline continues to adopt innovative technology to reimagine the flying experience.