Middle East & North Africa

Etihad Airways is to launch an additional daily year-round service between Abu Dhabi and Dublin, which increases frequency on the route to 14 flights a week, effective 1 April 2017.
Airports & Networks

Qatar Airways, in partnership with Giorgio Armani, has launched its newly designed range of luxurious Giorgio Armani Fragrances and Beauty amenity kits, available to First Class passengers on select A380 flights.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Etihad Airways' Premium Lounge at Melbourne Airport has been voted Australasia's Leading Airport Lounge for 2016.
Aerospace

Ayla Aviation Academy, based in Aqaba, Jordan, has received the Training Provider of the Year Award at the 2016 ITP Aviation Business Awards.
Aerospace

Etihad Airways Engineering has been named 'MRO Service Provider of the Year (Middle East)' at the Aviation Business Awards 2016.
Aerospace

Etihad Airways has signed an agreement with Tourism Australia to be the Official Airline Partner of The World's 50 Best Restaurants Awards in 2017.
Airports & Networks

Royal Jordanian (RJ)is banning carriage of Samsung Galaxy Note7 smartphone devices (including recalled and replacement devices) on board all its aircraft.
Emerging Technologies

Spatial Composite Solutions, the manufacturer of cabin crew training equipment based in Ras Al Khaimah, has completed a successful management buyout, transitioning ownership of the company from Joe McKeever to Henry Robertson and Marc Van den Broucque.
Maintenance & Training

Oman Air has celebrated Omani Women's Day as the company recognised its best performing females who were invited to a small ceremony.
Aerospace

Etihad Airways is working with air traffic management specialists, NATS, to help deliver operational enhancements across its network, and improve the way the airline works with air traffic control providers and airport operators on airfield management procedures.
Airports & Networks

The International Transport and Logistics Conference organised by Pegasus Cargo in partnership with Dokuz Eylul University's Maritime Faculty Department of Logistics Management took place on 12 October 2016 at Izmir's Tinaztepe Campus.
Aerospace

Etihad Airways has said its Abu Dhabi – Madrid route will operate daily with the introduction of three new flights each week, effective 1 June 2017.
Airports & Networks

Abu-Dhabi-based Etihad Airways is working with air traffic management specialists, NATS, to help deliver operational enhancements across its network, and improve the way the airline works with air traffic control providers and airport operators on airfield management procedures.
Airports & Networks

Air passengers are demanding better access to technology to improve their travel experience according to a new survey from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) but airlines passengers in the Middle East are the most disgruntled in the world with baggage collection services, according to the survey.
Airports & Networks

Despite enjoying rapid growth, the Middle East will drop below Asia Pacific into second place of the world's air passenger growth, according to the latest figures projected by IATA today.
Air Transport

SR Technics has been awarded with a ten-year exclusive PbH (power by the hour) agreement from Volotea, the airline of mid and small‐sized European cities.
MRO

Pegasus Airlines has announced its traffic results for the January – September 2016 period.
Aerospace

Etihad Airways is to launch its B787 Dreamliner to Tokyo from December 1, 2016.
Airports & Networks

The best of Oman's artists and designers have now been announced as winners of the Oman Air amenity kit competition.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Etihad Airways has completed its first sponsorship of six Fashion Weeks in partnership with WME | IMG.
Aerospace

Qatar Airways is the sponsor of the Masters World Series Indoor Cricket in Birmingham, which is one of the largest international events held by the World Indoor Cricket Federation.
Aerospace

Avtrade has signed a new deal with aircraft manufacturer Airbus which assigns Avtrade as an approved vendor of Airbus components. This selection means Avtrade can now directly supply Airbus's extensive portfolio of Flight Hour Service customer's with the highest quality Airbus components on the market.
MRO

GE Aviation has completed the initial ground testing of the first full GE9X development engine, which will become the world's largest commercial aircraft engine and will power Boeing's 777X aircraft.
Emerging Technologies

RUAG Aviation has completed its 500th life raft maintenance event on Winslow equipment. The milestone for the industry leader in aircraft component MRO was achieved at its Munich location, which features the industry's only dedicated, in-house component service centre.
MRO

Etihad Airways will increase frequency on the Dallas/Fort Worth – Abu Dhabi route to a daily service early next year in response to heightened demand from guests travelling between the two destinations.
Airports & Networks