Middle East & North Africa

Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) and Oman Air have joined forces to create 400 jobs for young Omanis at the new Muscat International Airport.
Maintenance & Training

Etihad Airways and Avianca Brasil, one of the leading airlines in Latin America, have announced a codeshare partnership.
Airports & Networks

Saudi private aviation services company, Sky Prime Aviation Services, is to deploy SITA's next-generation passenger services system (PSS) to manage its new VIP flight service being introduced to its premium passengers.
Emerging Technologies

Emirates has released the world's first 360-video tour of the A380 cockpit.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

On behalf of the UK Civil Aviation Authority (UK CAA), CAA International (CAAi) is set to open a brand new EASA Part-66 Aircraft Maintenance Licence (AML) electronic examination centre in Istanbul, Turkey.
Maintenance & Training

A Mahan Air BAe 146-300 sufferered a nose gear collapse on landing at Kharg Island on Sunday.
Air Transport

The board if Royal Jordanian (RJ) is to meet today and will be electing a new chairman.
Maintenance & Training

CAE has been awarded a contract to provide the UAE Joint Aviation Command (JAC) with a suite of helicopter simulators and training devices for the NorthStar Aviation 407 Multi-Role Helicopter (407MRH) as well as the Sikorsky UH-60M Armed Black Hawk (ABH).
Maintenance & Training

Gulf Air's pilots were pitch perfect at the airline's annual Ramadan football tournament.
Maintenance & Training

Dubai-headquartered Empire Aviation Group, through its Empire Aviation San Marino subsidiary, has added two Embraer Legacy 650 business jets as the group continues to build its global fleet.
Business Aviation

Etihad Airways' equity partner Air Serbia has launched flights to the United States, a milestone achieved with the support of, and in collaboration with, several of Etihad Airways equity partner airlines.
Airports & Networks

Royal Jordanian's board of directors elected Said Darwazeh chairman of the board of directors during the board's meeting held on June 21, 2016.
Maintenance & Training

Emirates is to operate its daily non-stop services between Dubai and Auckland with an A380 aircraft, less than a year after operating the flights with a Boeing 777-200LR.
Airports & Networks

On its journey around the world, Solar Impulse 2 (Si2) - after a flight of three days and three nights (71 hours and 8 minutes) without fuel - has completed its crossing of the Atlantic Ocean to land in Spain and secure several world records along the way.
Aerospace

Oman Air has announced that new graduates from high schools in Oman are to receive a 25 per cent discount on return flights to enable them to continue their studies overseas. The discounts will apply to all booking classes, but will not include promotional fares.
Airports & Networks

Vienna Airport was a place of celebration today as Emirates' milestone 80th A380 aircraft made a star appearance, flying in direct from the Airbus production facility in Hamburg.
Airports & Networks

Dubai International (DXB) is gearing up to welcome nearly two million passengers over the two weekends of June 30 and July 7.
Airports & Networks

Etihad Airways has hosted a charity Iftar for 5,000 labourers at the Workers Village in Mussafah, Abu Dhabi.
Aerospace

Boeing has announced a new Technical Assistance Agreement with iGA Havalimani Isletmesi A.S. (IGA), the developer and operator of Istanbul New Airport.
Airports & Networks

The General Authority for Civil Aviation (GACA) of Saudi Arabia has announced the city of Abha will become the kingdom's southern gateway hub with local budget carrier Flynas its designated carrier, reports ch-aviation.
Airports & Networks

Qatar Airways is to showcasing two of its aircraft from its Qatar Executive fleet at the Farnborough International Airshow in the United Kingdom, which takes place this year from 11 to 17 July.
Aerospace

Lockheed Martin announced today the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with the UAE Space Agency to launch a comprehensive dual-track space training programme for students and early career professionals in space fundamentals.
Space

Shannon Airport has announced that Kuwait Airways will operate a new transit service on its Kuwait to New York/JFK route starting on Friday June 24.
Airports & Networks

Etihad Airways swept top honours at the Treasury Today Adam Smith Awards in London.
Aerospace

The Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) and the American University of Sharjah (AUS) have announced the completion of the communication Nanosatellite, Nayif-1.
Space