Middle East & North Africa

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

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

Etihad Airways has been awarded the 'Airline of the Year' award for the third consecutive year by UK magazine, Travel Trade Gazette (TTG).
Aerospace

Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) Ltd is to acquire 80% of Jordan Aircraft Maintenance Limited (Joramco) from The Abraaj Group, the UAE company announced today.
MRO

BP, which is very active in the Middle East, has appointed Jon Platt as chief executive of Air BP, the oil company's global aviation business. Platt will assume his role on 1 October 2016 taking over from David Gilmour who has successfully led Air BP since 2013.
Maintenance & Training

Raytheon Company has appointed Kurt E. Amend as President, Raytheon International (RII) in Saudi Arabia.
Defense

Emirates has revamped its corporate loyalty programme, Emirates Business Rewards, to provide greater value and added features for customers. The new programme has been simplified and made more competitive to allow for easier redemptions and upgrades even on last minute bookings.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Qatar Airways will introduce additional capacity to its two South American gateways from 1 December 2016, when the airline upgrades its existing aircraft operating on the route, a Boeing 777-200LR, to a Boeing 777-300ER.
Airports & Networks

Emirates Airline and Real Madrid C.F partnered to send a special video message today to congratulate the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on its 86th National Day.
Aerospace

Bahrain's Gulf Aviation Academy (GAA) has made a strategic step into the fast growing Indian market through a partnership agreement with India's Speedjet Aviation.
Maintenance & Training

The Airport Show has announced further expansion in its next edition, which will take place from May 15-17, 2017, at Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre, Dubai.
Airports & Networks

Saudia Private Aviation (SPA) has signed a long-term agreement with Wyvern to implement a comprehensive programme ensuring that SPA achieves the highest standard of safety and quality possible.
Business Aviation

Istanbul New Airport's Air Traffic Control Tower has won the International Architecture Award.
Airports & Networks

Emirates' A380 has touched down at Queen Alia International Airport (QAIA), Amman, as the airline bought its popular aircraft into Jordan for a one-off service.
Airports & Networks

Dubai Airports has announced it has commissioned work on a project that will expand the number of A380 contact stands at Dubai International's (DXB) Concourse C to enable the facility to accommodate Emirates' growing fleet of superjumbos.
Airports & Networks

Boeing veteran Jim Chilton will succeed Craig R. Cooning as president of the company's Network & Space Systems (N&SS) businesses, effective October 21.
Maintenance & Training

Adel Al Ali, group chief executive officer of Air Arabia, has won the 'Airline CEO of the Year' award at the 10th CEO Middle East Awards 2016.
Aerospace