Middle East & North Africa

Honeywell has signed an agreement with Empire Aviation Group to provide its full suite of GoDirect connectivity services and products for the cabin and cockpit.
Emerging Technologies

Oman Air is to introduce its A330-200 aircraft to its Muscat to Doha service.
Airports & Networks

Jetex has been awarded the International Standard for Business Aircraft Handling (IS-BAH) certification for its Fixed Base Operator (FBO) at Al Maktoum International VIP terminal.
Business Aviation

Alia Twal, the governor of the Arabian chapter of the Ninety-nines, the women pilot association, has been made a 'Liveryman' in the Honourable Air Pilot Company.
Maintenance & Training

Etihad Airways has officially opened its new flagship First Class Lounge & Spa at Abu Dhabi International Airport's Terminal 3. The spectacular new space showcases the airline's commitment to providing unparalleled and aspirational hospitality experiences.
Airports & Networks

ExecuJet Middle East is extending maintenance capabilities at its Line Station, located at Al Maktoum International (DWC), Dubai South and at its recently established India MRO facility, located at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi.
Business Aviation

Sindbad the frequent flyer program of Oman Air and Europcar have announced their partnership.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Etihad Airways is celebrating 10 years of flying to Qatar this summer by launching nine additional weekly flights on the Abu Dhabi – Doha route.
Airports & Networks

The United Arab Emirates and the United States of America have entered into an agreement to cooperate in aeronautics research, and the exploration and use of airspace and outer space for peaceful purposes, working together in the use of outer space for the benefit of humanity.
Space

On the basis of the cooperation agreement between the General Civil Aviation Authority of the UAE (GCAA) and Eurocontrol in October 2015, real time flight data exchange has been successfully implemented on 6 June 2016 between both organisations.
Airports & Networks

Etihad Flight College has taken delivery of the first of four Embraer Phenom 100E. Etihad Flight College will be the first flight school in the world to use the Phenom 100E in the initial phase of flying training.
Maintenance & Training

A real time flight data exchange has been successfully implemented between the UAE's General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) and Eurocontrol.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

The long wait is over - SaudiGulf Airlines has been granted its AOC by Saudi Arabia's civil aviation authority GACA. The airline – headed by former Royal Jordanian and Gulf Air boss, Samer Majali – will begin operating domestic flights from Dammam after June 22.
Air Transport

Oman's Minister of Transport and Communications, Dr Ahmed Al Futaisi, said the government is in the process of setting up a holding company whose assets will include Oman Air, the Oman Airports Management Company, and the soon-to-be-established Oman Air Navigation Services Company, reports ch-aviation.
Aerospace

Flynas has wet-leased a pair of A320-200s from Turkey's Freebird Airlines, ch-aviation has reported.
Air Transport

Dubai International (DXB), the world's number one international airport, welcomed more than 6.9 million passengers in April according to the monthly traffic report issued by operator Dubai Airports.
Airports & Networks

Ankara Esenboğa and Izmir Adnan Menderes airports have received USTAD 2011:2015 Certification, accredited by the World Disability Union, for the works carried out to make all services provided at the airport available for passengers with disabilities.
Airports & Networks

Germania Airlines has commenced twice weekly flights, every Monday and Thursday, from Stockholm Arlanda Airport to Beirut-Rafic Hariri International Airport.
Airports & Networks

Etihad Cargo has commenced a new twice-weekly A330 freighter service to Brussels Airport in Belgium.
Aerospace

Royal Jordanian has launched its annual Ramadan campaign starting from the north of Jordan, with employees heading to one of Irbid governorate camps and a village in the north of the country where they distributed food parcels to needy families.
Aerospace

Qatar Airways chief officer cargo, Ulrich Ogiermann made several important announcements at a press conference attended by both Chinese and international industry media on the opening day of Air Cargo China 2016 in Shanghai.
Aerospace

Royal Jordanian and Qatar Airways have expanded their codeshare agreement, adding six new destinations to Royal Jordanian's network, and adding flights from Amman to Doha to Qatar's network.
Air Transport

Emirates has signed a new multi-year sponsorship deal as the Official Airline of the New York Philharmonic.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Passengers travelling to Melbourne, Australia will now have another direct flight option with Emirates announcing that flights EK408 and EK409 will begin operating as nonstop services from Dubai from 30 October 2016.
Airports & Networks

Airports Council International (ACI) has announced that global passenger traffic has seen moderate growth, and air freight volumes are slowly increasing.
Air Transport