BAA Training has signed a cooperation contract with International Flight Training Center (IFTC). The agreement covers lease of Airbus A320 and Boeing 737NG FFS for BAA Training students' training in Turkey.
CAE has announced that its Defence and Security business unit has expanded its operations in the United Arab Emirates by moving to new facilities in Abu Dhabi.
Arab Satellite Communications Organization – Arabsat- is participating in The Broadcast, Satellite & Digital Media Event for Middle East, North Africa "Satellite MENA 2017", in March 21 to 23, 2017 at Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Qatar Airways has congratulated its home and hub, Hamad International Airport (HIA), on being ranked Sixth Best Airport in the World by the 2017 Skytrax World Airport Awards, moving up four places from last year.
Iran's Zagros Airlines has added a maiden A321-200 to its fleet following the wet-lease of UR-CQB from Ukrainian ACMI/charter operator, Khors Aircompany, reports ch-aviation.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and Hasan Kalyoncu University (HKU) announced a new partnership agreement to train more than 10,000 airport employees of the New Istanbul Airport.
Emirates SkyCargo has been transporting some of the world's best racehorses to Dubai for the Dubai World Cup, which will take place on March 25 at the Meydan racecourse.
The US Department of Homeland Security is to implement a ban of passengers carrying personal electronic devices flying from key Middle Eastern airports including Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Doha whose home carriers have been the subject of competitive lobbying by US airlines.
Emirates Airlines has launched a daily A380 service to Nice, gateway to the French Riviera and Provence. The daily A380 service will start on July 1, 2017.
Emirates expects high passenger traffic on its flights this upcoming weekend starting from Thursday 23rd March as travellers head abroad for spring and holiday break. Over 89,000 travellers will be passing through Emirates Terminal 3 this upcoming weekend, according to latest booking figures.
Etihad Airways has celebrated the graduation of its 2000th Flying Nanny, continuing its relationship with Norland, the respected UK-based higher education college which specialises in 'early years' education.
The UK authorities issued new rules that ban passengers on flights from Queen Alia International Airport and other airports in the region departing to London from carrying laptops and tablets in the aircraft cabin, in addition to the phones that are larger than, Length: 16.0cm, Width: 9.3cm, Depth: 1.5cm. These devices can be placed in the checked baggage.
The UK government has announced changes to aviation security measures on selected inbound flights to the UK that restrict the size of electronic items that may be carried by passengers in the cabin.
Proposed Saudi Arabian low-cost carrier Flyadeal is offering potential passengers the chance to have a say in selecting the designer for the new airline's staff uniforms.
One of the world's most iconic aircraft will take to the skies today from Al Maktoum International Airport at Dubai South (formerly Dubai World Central)
Emirates will introduce a new service to enable customers to use their laptops and tablet devices until just before they board their flights to the US.
Etihad Airways is reassuring passengers of its highest level of service to minimise disruption following the introduction of a new US travel directive on electronic devices.
The impact of the US and UK bans on electronics from Muslim-majority countries will be cross examined at the fifth edition of the World Aviation Safety Summit, which will be held on 11 and 12 April in Dubai. Industry leaders will debate how these bans will impact the industry and what should be the best way to deal with such significant changes from both airlines and passengers.
There are three new routes being introduced during the summer schedule: a four-weekly service from Muscat to Nairobi, Kenya; a daily direct service between Salalah and Calicut in India and a daily direct service between Muscat to Manchester, UK, from May 1, following the acquisition of new B787-9 aircraft at the end of April.
Emirates has launched three A380 destinations, bringing its flagship three-class double-decker aircraft from Dubai to Tokyo- Narita, Casablanca and Sao Paulo on the same day.
