Middle East & North Africa

As part of the UAE's Innovation Week, Etihad Aviation Group (EAG) has launched Fikra, a UAE-based competition aimed at fostering entrepreneurship and innovation across the country.
Aerospace

Emirates' Infinite Possibilities, the futuristic exhibition stand designed to inspire travel and reflect the endless possibilities that travellers have with Emirates, has recently emerged as the winner of two industry awards.
Aerospace

Dubai International has welcomed 6.4 million passengers in October, according to the monthly traffic report issued today by operator Dubai Airports.
Airports & Networks

SR Technics has been providing the employees of various regional airlines in the Middle East with basic maintenance training and type rating training – and now the former Mubadala Subsidiary has returned to Abu Dhabi with a new training centre.
Aerospace

JetSmarter has announced the launch of the first-ever shared, private JetShuttle flight that will connect Europe and the Middle East, offering JetSmarter members single-seat trips on flights between Dubai and London.
Business Aviation

The Middle East and North Africa Business Aviation Association (MEBAA) will once again host the MEBAA Conference in Dubai on 5 December ahead of its flagship event, the MEBAA Show.
Aerospace

Dubai Air Navigation Services (dans) showcased its cutting edge technology and innovative concepts utilised in providing safe, efficient and expeditious air traffic management services in the Dubai Airspace through various activities both within the Aviation sector and to the public at Dubai Innovation week.
Aerospace

Etihad Cargo has recorded its busiest month ever in October, uplifting 53,785 tonnes of cargo and surpassing its previous best, achieved in November 2014, by 501 tonnes.
Aerospace

Qatar Airways has been honoured for the fifth year in row as Best Middle East Airline Serving China at the 2016 Business Traveller China Awards.
Aerospace

Madinah Airport has started to receive Kuala Lumpur flights of AirAsia, a Malaysian airline company.
Airports & Networks

The crisis managements during the terrorist attack to Istanbul Atatürk Airport and July 15th coup attempt were indicated to be exemplary at the conference organised by Airports Council International.
Airports & Networks

The Arab Air Carriers' Organization (AACO) 49th Annual General Meeting (AGM), will be held between 28 and 30 November 2016 at Hyatt Regency Hotel.
Aerospace

The destinations are; Canberra, the airline's fifth destination in Australia; Dublin, Ireland; Las Vegas, the airline's 11th destination in the United States; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Santiago, Chile; Medan, Kualanamu International Airport, the airline's third destination in Indonesia; and Tabuk and Yanbu, the 9th and 10th destinations in Saudi Arabia.
Airports & Networks

Dnata has reached an agreement with Canada's GTA Aviation to purchase a 50 per cent stake in its cargo and ground handling operations at Toronto Pearson International Airport.
Airports & Networks

Qatar Airways has launched its latest payment feature - Apple Pay - becoming the first Gulf carrier to offer the revolutionary 'mobile wallet' solution across all 12 countries where Apple Pay is available.
Emerging Technologies

More than 2000 staff, their families and friends have joined a street festival at the home of Etihad Aviation Group as part of UAE National Day celebrations.
Aerospace

ALSIM has announced the sale of its latest simulator, the AL250, to Atlantic Flight Academy, a flight school located in Turkey.
Maintenance & Training

Qatar Airways has launched its first travel together, save together campaign giving 30 per cent off available fares across the airline's award-winning First, Business and Economy cabins.
Aerospace

Embraer Executive Jets will display the Legacy 500 and Legacy 650 business jets at MEBA 2016, which takes place December 6-8 in Dubai.
Business Aviation

The Emirates Group celebrated the UAE's 45th National Day today with a spectrum of activities. At Emirates Group Headquarters and across its offices and facilities in Dubai, departments gathered for an array of activities that were enjoyed by Emiratis and their expat colleagues.
Aerospace

AJW, which has an office in Dubai, has successfully relocated its engine division.
MRO

Abu Dhabi-based Falcon Aviation is planning to put its recently received twin-engined, AgustaWestland 169 into offshore service – the first AW169 to operate in the global offshore oil industry.
Aerospace

Oman Air will commence flights from its hub in Muscat to Guangzhou, China, from December 9th. Guangzhou is Oman Air's first destination in China.
Airports & Networks

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has highlighted four priorities in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) which must be addressed for aviation to deliver maximum economic and social benefits.
Air Transport

New research from Global Jet Capital, a provider of financing solutions for large-cabin, long-range private jets, reveals that 293 mid to large private jets were delivered to the Middle East between 2006 and 2015, with an estimated combined value of over $14.65 billion.
Business Aviation