Middle East & North Africa

Kuwait Airways has unveiled a new livery as the airline begins to take steps to upgrade its image and service to compete with other Gulf carriers.
Air Transport

Seven million passengers per month is fast becoming the norm at Dubai International (DXB) after September's numbers eclipsed that total for the sixth time in nine months, according to the monthly traffic report issued today by operator Dubai Airports.
Airports & Networks

Low-cost carrier Air Arabia will begin flying to the Azerbajaini capital Baku four times a week from Sharjah International as of March 23 next year.
Airports & Networks

Oman Air has been awarded the Signum Virtutis, the seal of excellence, from the Seven Stars Luxury Hospitality and Lifestyle Awards 2016.
Aerospace

Emirates has signed an agreement with Thales to equip its Boeing 777X fleet with Thales AVANT inflight entertainment system.
Emerging Technologies

Panasonic Avionics (Panasonic) has launched ZeroTouchTM service- its innovative service that simultaneously gives airlines real-time visibility into performance, improves the efficiency of its maintenance operations and also enables data transfer of passenger-facing content to an aircraft to improve the passenger experience.
Emerging Technologies

Dnata has announced two new appointments to its senior management team.
Maintenance & Training

Middle East airline passengers would happily spend an extra US $33 per journey to personalize their travel experience with onboard food & beverage, fast track security, priority check-in and extra checked luggage topping their shopping list, according to a new global survey
Air Transport

Air Arabia was named “Low Cost Airline of the Year” at the Aviation Business Awards 2016.
Aerospace

Flydubai has launched its rewards programme “OPEN”. The programme is designed to make earning and spending reward points simple and straightforward, with no minimum balances or blackout dates.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat) has appointed Farhad Khan as its chief commercial officer (CCO).
Maintenance & Training

Inmarsat has signed an MoU to appoint Honeywell as distribution partner for new aviation safety communications service.
Emerging Technologies

The UAE's General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has unveiled its 2017-2021 strategy plan to guide the industry's development within the Emirates, writes Barbara Saunders
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Airline network analyser, Anna.aero, has revealed that Qatar Airways and Emirates are leaving Etihad Airways behind in the great network growth race with US, Australia and UK the biggest country markets for the Gulf carriers by available seat kilometres (ASKs)
Airports & Networks

Saudi Arabia's Nesma Airlines has become the first Middle Eastern customer for wireless IFE provider AirFi. A contract was announced at the APEX event in Singapore today.
Interiors & Connectivity

Emirates Aviation University has introduced a new Executive MBA Programme in Aviation Management in collaboration with Coventry University in the UK.
Maintenance & Training

Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) is to implement IATA's New Distribution Capability (NDC) in a modular approach and has appointed leading technology solutions provider TPConnects to manage the NDC standard platform.
Emerging Technologies

Luxembourg based Cargolux is in talks with Iran Air over possible cooperation in the future according to ch-aviation.
Air Transport

Dubai Air Navigation Services (Dans) has celebrated the graduation of a new batch of graduates from its Development Programme for the third year.
Maintenance & Training

Etihad Airways' virtual reality film, starring Academy Award-winner Nicole Kidman, has won Best Original Video at the 2016 APEX Awards which were presented in Singapore this week.
Aerospace

Etihad Airways will expand its scheduled services between Abu Dhabi and India as strategic partner Jet Airways unveiled new routes and additional frequencies to further strengthen their partnership in one of the world's fastest growing aviation markets.
Airports & Networks

Visa has signed an exclusive co-branded cards partnership with Etihad Aviation Group's Global Loyalty Company.
Aerospace

Oman Air is launching two new comfort initiatives, including a paid seat upgrade and extra legroom service for economy tickets that will offer customers the opportunity to increase their in-flight comfort levels even further.
Interiors & Connectivity

SaudiGulf Airlines – the first of the new airlines to have been awarded the licence to operate domestic routes in Saudi Arabia – has finally begun its operations with flights from its base in Damman to Riyadh.
Air Transport

Oman Air Cargo has been awarded “Best Cargo Airline for Valuable Goods – North and East” at the India Cargo Awards 2016 held in New Delhi.
Aerospace