Middle East & North Africa

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Emirates is to upgrade one of the two daily flights servicing its Dubai-Moscow route to an A380-800, commencing December 1, 2016.
Airports & Networks

CAE has been awarded contracts by the General Headquarters (GHQ) of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Armed Forces, including one to design and develop a comprehensive purpose-built Naval Training Centre (NTC) for the UAE Navy, featuring integrated ship simulation-based training suites and maritime aircraft sensor stations, that will be used to deliver training for individuals, command teams and whole ship crews.
Defense

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

Turkish Airlines has been awarded 'Airline of The Year' and Turkish Cargo won 'Cargo Airline of the Year' award.
Aerospace

Pegasus Airlines has announced its traffic results for the first five months of 2016 through the Public Disclosure Forum (KAP).
Air Transport

The first of the “black boxes” from the crashed EgyptAir flight 804 has been recovered, Egyptian officials said tonight.
Air Transport

The Iraq Air Force has been in talks with American firms Flight Safety International and Orbital ATK to ensure that the Iraqi squadron utilizing the military version of the Cessna Caravan can become self sufficient in its maintenance and operation of the aircraft.
Defense

As Solar Impulse continues its historic mission to fly around the world using solar power, Arabian Aerospace TV visits the mission control centre in France and looks in depth at the connectivity that lies at the heart of the operation.
Emerging Technologies

The blacklisting of Iran Air on the EU safety register has been lifted in the latest list of airlines the European Commission considered not meeting international safety standards has been released.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

The complaints made against Emirates by South African authorities last year are still being investigated.
Air Transport