Middle East & North Africa

Travelport has announced a new multi-year, global full content agreement with growing Turkish carrier, Atlasglobal Airlines.
Airports & Networks

EgyptAir, Boeing, and Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) have officially signed a cooperation agreement held at EgyptAir headquarters in Cairo.
Air Transport

Hamdan Bin Mohammed Heritage Center has said that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Dubai Airports, which is aimed at enhancing the centre's efforts to raise awareness of UAE national heritage, particularly amongst visitors and tourists.
Airports & Networks

Dubai is to introduce new procedures that will see a reduction of peak arrival delay for Dubai arrivals by up to 40% at the world's busiest international airport.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Turkish Airlines CEO Dr Temel Kotil has resigned to take up a new role heading TAI – the national aerospace and technology company with a vast defence portfolio.
Defense

Following the withdrawal of flights to Nigeria by United Airlines, other major international carriers may follow suit unless the country's financial restrictions and other cash challenges are resolved.
Air Transport

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) expects 7.2 billion passengers to travel in 2035, a near doubling of the 3.8 billion air travellers in 2016.
Air Transport

Etihad Airways has donated school supplies to underprivileged children studying at Noshera Mewat Public Middle School near New Delhi, India.
Aerospace

Dubai Airports will partner with Huawei to design and build the world's first Tier III certified Modular Data Centre Complex (MDCC) at Dubai International (DXB).
Airports & Networks

Qatar Airways was the official host of the 25th annual International Association of Airline Internal Auditors (IAAIA) conference which took place in Doha last week.
Aerospace

Jazeera Airways has launched its WhatsApp phone number for all Jazeera passengers and interested customers.
Emerging Technologies

Emirates has completed a major makeover of its Business Class lounge at Concourse B of Dubai International Airport. The US$11 million refurbishment project took two years to complete and is part of the airline's continuous investment to improve and upgrade its products for a seamless and enjoyable travel experience.
Airports & Networks

Shifra has equipped Gulf Air with e-mail security solutions from Proofpoint.
Emerging Technologies

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