Middle East & North Africa

Global passenger traffic grew 4.5% in June 2016 and 5.6% for the first half of the year.
Air Transport

Qatar Airways has marked its first foray into the Australian Football League (AFL) with a three-year sponsorship of the Sydney Swans, signing with the team until the end of the 2019 season.
Aerospace

Turkish Technic and Onur Air have extended Airbus A320/A321 component pooling contract.
MRO

The deadline for compliance with Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 better known as Part NCC becomes valid today and applies to ALL complex aircraft operated in Europe whether EASA registered or not. Aoife O'Sullivan, aviation expert at The Law Firm explains the issues.
Business Aviation

Etihad Airways marked Emirati Women's Day by announcing that more than half the UAE nationals employed by the airline are women, including nearly 50 pilots.
Aerospace

KLM will resume Tehran flights from 30 October following a three-year suspension of service. It will operate from Schipol (Amsterdam) four times weekly using Boeing 777-200s
Airports & Networks

Qatar Airways is providing Hajj pilgrims with exclusive Hajj kits designed and assembled with items to assist them during their spiritual journey.
Aerospace

Oman Air is to use Virus-Guard's disinfectant wipes to protect passengers against global health threats.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Aircraft support and services specialist, Avtrade, which has its regional base in Dubai, has bolstered its multi-million dollar inventory of Airbus components
MRO

Pegasus Airlines' CEO Mehmet T. Nane gave a keynote interview as part of Global LCC Leaders forum at this year's Aviation Festival at London's Business Design Centre on 9 September.
Aerospace

Dubai Airports' CEO Paul Griffiths was named the Business Leader of the Year at the fifth edition of Gulf Business Awards 2016, which hosted some of the UAE's key business leaders in Dubai on Tuesday evening.
Maintenance & Training

Emirates is once again considering introducing a premium economy product according to the Dubai airline's president Sir Tim Clark
Air Transport

Qatar Airways Cargo becomes the first carrier to fully adopt, implement and integrate the next generation messaging standard, Cargo Extensible Mark-up Language or Cargo-XML in its core cargo management system, CROAMIS.
Aerospace

Etihad Airways was named 'Best International Airline – Offline' at the 2016 Travel Agents' Association of New Zealand (TAANZ) National Travel Industry Awards held in Auckland on 10 September.
Aerospace

Emirates has revealed the on-going demand for its Manchester to Dubai route, reporting a 9.5% annual growth on 2015. 610,000 passengers have flown between the two cities this year, and Emirates is all set to hit the record milestone of 1,000,000 during the 2016 financial year (1st April 2016 – 31st March 2017).
Airports & Networks

TrueNorth Avionics today unveiled its latest cabin communications system, Simphonē Pro (pronounced 'symphony') today with a special upgrade programme for legacy Simphonē product owners. The new product delivers all the capabilities of the older systems with added performance and value, the company said.
Interiors & Connectivity

Etihad Airways, Official Airline Sponsor of London Fashion Week, has announced the extension of its commitment to the global fashion industry by collaborating with the British Fashion Council and Rollacoaster Editor, Richard Mortimer, during London Fashion Week.
Aerospace

Dubai Duty Free Executive vice chairman and CEO, Colm McLoughlin has been named “Retail CEO of the Year” at the recently concluded CEO Middle East Awards.
Maintenance & Training

Emirates has revamped its corporate loyalty programme, Emirates Business Rewards, to provide greater value and added features for customers.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Etihad Airways will add three weekly flights between Abu Dhabi and Sydney to operate a double-daily schedule from 6 February 2017.
Airports & Networks

Qatar Airways has been awarded Best Up in the Air Experience at the Future Travel Experience Awards for the second consecutive year, at the Future Travel Experience Global 2016 held in Las Vegas.
Aerospace

Turkish Airlines has announced it will acquire one Bombardier Challenger 850 aircraft, reports ch-aviation.
Business Aviation

Sydney has become Qatar Airways' first destination in Australia to be served by the super-jumbo A380 aircraft.
Airports & Networks

Emirates SkyPharma, Emirates SkyCargo's new purpose-built facility dedicated exclusively to the timely and secure transport of temperature sensitive pharmaceutical shipments at Dubai International Airport (DXB) has been officially inaugurated by Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, chairman and chief executive of Emirates Airline and Group.
Airports & Networks

Pegasus Airlines' 49 per cent owned Kyrgyz airline, Air Manas, launched its newest route to Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region's Kashgar on September 19.
Airports & Networks