Middle East & North Africa

Etihad Cargo has announced three new freighter services from Europe.
Aerospace

Etihad Airways has announced an expanded codeshare agreement with Hong Kong Airlines to give air travellers enhanced connections between Australasia, Asia, the Middle East, Europe and North America.
Airports & Networks

CTT Systems (CTT), the market leader in aircraft humidity control systems, has announced a Zonal Drying order from Turkey for five Boeing 757-200s and three 767-300s, to be retrofit installed by AZUR Aviation, with deliveries between December 2016 and August 2017.
Emerging Technologies

Turkish Airlines has won Gold in the respected Epica Awards for its Batman v Superman advertising campaign.
Aerospace

The Iran Air Show 2016 is taking place from 16th until 19th November on Kish island (Islamic Republic of Iran).
Aerospace

Aerostructures Middle East Services FZCO (AMES), the engine nascelle and aerostructure maintenance joint venture between Safran Nacelles and Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance, has become the first company to offer commercial autoclave composite repair services in the Gulf.
MRO

SR Technics has opened a new training centre in Masdar City, Abu Dhabi offering flexible, comprehensive training solutions to supplement the company's existing training facilities in Zurich, Switzerland.
Maintenance & Training

SalamAir paid a memorable tribute to the Sultanate's 46th National Day when a fully branded aircraft featuring SalamAir's logo together with its unique shades of blue and green, which pay homage to the Sultanate's natural treasures of sea and land, made a special appearance at Muscat International Airport.
Air Transport

An Emirates A380 aircraft was forced to land at Dubai without one landing gear set on November 9, reports Reuters.
Airports & Networks

A new Boeing 787 joined the RJ fleet on November 17. It landed at Queen Alia International Airport straight from Boeing manufactures in Seattle and is the sixth 787 (Dreamliner) to become part of the airline fleet.
Air Transport

AMAC Aerospace has announced that several contracts with new and existing customers for maintenance packages on Airbus A318, A319, Boeing BBJ and Gulfstream G550 have been awarded to the facility in Basel, Switzerland.
Business Aviation

Etihad Airways has honoured key stakeholders in Bangladesh to mark a decade of partnership and celebrate the 10th anniversary of operations between‎ Abu Dhabi and Dhaka.
Aerospace

The Middle East Three – or ME3, a common collective term for Qatar Airways ('Qatar'), Etihad Airways ('Etihad') and Emirates Airline ('Emirates') – are on a roll as Lufthansa Consulting's Guillaume Schmitt and Arvind Chandrasekhar report.
Emerging Technologies

Qatar Airways has implemented AeroDocs software from Arconics, a ViaSat company, to provide a single centralised repository to revise and track all operational and non-operational company manuals and documentation for operational readiness.
Emerging Technologies

Etihad Airways has confirmed it will be terminating flights between Abu Dhabi Int'l and São Paulo Guarulhos, Brazil with effect from March 26 of next year, reports ch-aviation.
Airports & Networks

The Abu Dhabi Aviation Group, (ADA Group), the Middle East's largest provider of commercial helicopter, luxury VIP charter and cargo solutions, has reported an 8.54% year-on-year rise in net profits for the first nine months of 2016 to September 30.
Aerospace

A group of Saudi Arabian students have graduated from air traffic control studies with Airways New Zealand today, as the organisation helps to fill a critical gap globally for training of air traffic controllers.
Maintenance & Training

F1 fever is building ahead of this year's Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, as the racing cars arrive at Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH).
Airports & Networks

Qatar Airways has increased daily capacity to Cape Town with the introduction of a Boeing 777 to serve the popular family holiday destination. This means an additional 158 seats per day to the city for passengers looking to enjoy South Africa's holiday season.
Airports & Networks

Ankara Esenboğa Airport, operated by TAV Airports, has welcomed the first scheduled flight of Saudia, the national flag carrier airline company of Saudi Arabia, arrived from Jeddah.
Airports & Networks

Air Arabia has confirmed options for five additional Airbus A320 aircraft. The delivery of original contract covering 44 firm orders and 5 options will be completed in 2017.
Air Transport

More than $100bn-worth of airport projects are underway and planned across the Middle East, according to the Aviation and Airports 2016 report from business intelligence service MEED.
Airports & Networks

Etihad Airways Engineering has opened its hangar doors to some of the UAE's brightest minds as part of its drive to attract university students from different disciplines to consider a career in aerospace engineering.
Maintenance & Training

Royal Jordanian has honoured its best-selling Jordanian travel agents for 2016 at a ceremony held under the sponsorship of Vienna Airport.
Aerospace

Oman Air has launched the Sultanate's first commercial flight training centre.
Maintenance & Training