Middle East & North Africa

The Air Academy Qatar developed by the French Defence International Council (DCI), has become the first certified military training centre in the Middle East.

Spatial has been recognised as the Best Industrial Company 2016 in its size category at the recent RAK Business Excellence Awards.

The Emirates Group has awarded its highest staff recognition to 12 employees for going above and beyond their call of duty.

Oman Air has renovated three A330-300 aircraft First Class cabins.

Etihad Airways has been awarded the Islamic Deal of the Year by Global Transport Finance for its debut Sukuk.

Jazeera Airways has announced that Rohit Ramachandran has joined the airline as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective today.

A passenger on an Oman Air flight has been bitten by a centipede.

In the presence of The Prime Ministers of Turkey and the United Kingdom, BAE Systems and Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) has signed a Heads of Agreement to collaborate on the first development phase of an indigenous fifth-generation fighter jet for the Turkish Air Force – TF-X.

Turkish Airlines and Pakistan International Airlines have expanded their codeshare cooperation starting on February 1st, 2017.

Oman's SalamAir has commenced operations after the start-up secured its Air Operator's Certificate (AOC) from the Oman Public Authority for Civil Aviation (PACA) last week, reports ch-aviation.

Passenger traffic at Dubai World Central (DWC), Dubai's second international hub, witnessed a strong surge in 2016, climbing 84.5 per cent according to the traffic report issued by operator Dubai Airports.

Air Mediterranean S.A - a new commercial airline operator based in Athens, Greece has just received its approved Hellenic EASA EU-Ops Air Operator's Certificate (AOC).

Denel will display a range of its capabilities at the Middle East top defence exhibition IDEX next month.

Yosouf Hamad Al Shaibani, director general of the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC), has announced that the centre has submitted a request to the International Astronautical Federation (IAF) to host the 71st session of the International Astronautical Congress (IAC), which will be held in 2020, in coordination with the UAE Space Agency.

Royal Jordanian and Alitalia have signed a codeshare agreement to offer more travel choices and enhanced network connectivity between Jordan, Italy, and beyond.

Etihad Airways is launching a third daily flight on the Abu Dhabi – Bengaluru route, effective 26 March 2017.

Abu Dhabi-based Turbine Services & Solutions Aerospace (TS&S) signed a long term V2500 parts repair agreement today at the MRO Middle East show in Dubai. It finalised the deal with MTU Maintenance, the world's largest independent aero engine services provider

Sabre has signed a new agreement with the Kingdom of Bahrain's national carrier, Gulf Air, to provide an expanded portfolio of core passenger services technology covering reservations, departure controls and all other aspects that touch passengers directly.

GE Aviation has unveiled its new utility plant showcasing its huge front façade replicating a jet engine looking to the sky.

Lockheed Martin is set to showcase the latest advanced technology solutions at IDEX 2017, leading defense exhibition and conference, taking place in Abu Dhabi between 19 -23 February.

An Emirates A380 touched down at Warsaw Chopin Airport yesterday as the airline's flagship aircraft made a one-off visit to Poland.

Iran's Aseman Airlines is set to lease seven A320neo from an undisclosed Irish firm following the signing of an MOU between Iran's Civil Aviation Organization and the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) in Tehran last week, reports ch-aviation.

Qatar Airways will commence a scheduled direct service to Skopje, the capital of the Republic of Macedonia, with four-weekly flights beginning 17 July 2017.

Oman Air has released a press statement regarding a video clip posted by a citizen aimed at damaging the airline.

Flydubai will add three new destinations for the upcoming summer season. Batumi in Georgia, Qabala in Azerbaijan and Tivat in Montenegro are the latest destinations to join its fleet.