Middle East & North Africa

Oman Air has appointed Asma Humaid Al Ghabshi as executive vice president for human resources.
Maintenance & Training

Etihad Airways and Manchester City Football Club (Manchester City) have joined forces to celebrate grassroots football, shining a light on inspiring untold stories from a selection of the airline's key global gateways.
Emerging Technologies

Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) Ltd has announced a 22% year-on-year uptick in total revenue for 2016 to $417.8 million.
Aerospace

AMAC's four hangars are currently operating to full capacity with maintenance work packages on three Airbus A340s and one Boeing B777 and more wide-bodies as a B747-8i to be expected to enter the hangar doors later this year.
MRO

Avtrade, which has an office in Dubai, has appointed Sheeba Sreekumar as business services manager.
Maintenance & Training

In order to keep airfields safe, flight crews need a clear, safe and consistent operating environment that avoids confusion, according to a leading aviation expert speaking on day two of the World Aviation Safety Summit, held in Dubai.
Aerospace

Emirates SkyCargo has transported 'New Zealand Aotearoa' – Emirates Team New Zealand's race boat - from Auckland to Bermuda in advance of the Louis Vuitton America's Cup sailing competition which will begin in late May 2017.
Aerospace

Oman Air has been voted the 'Best In-Flight Duty Free' provider in the Middle East by readers of the German passenger services industry publication, Pax International Magazine.
Aerospace

Qatar Airways has become the first airline in the world to achieve compliance with the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Resolution 753 at its hub in Hamad International Airport (HIA).
Airports & Networks

In a ceremony attended by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday, Iran unveiled the latest domestically-made military products developed by the Defense Ministry, including the country's first homegrown jet trainer, dubbed Kowsar.
Maintenance & Training

The Middle East's lessors' fleets are set to grow with its key regionally-based suppliers, Kuwait's ALAFCO, DAE Leasing and IFAC carrying strong order books.
Aerospace

Etihad Aviation Group (EAG) has deployed pilots and engineers at Think Science 2017 to promote aviation careers as part of national efforts to engage youth in science and technology.
Maintenance & Training

Oman Air has conducted what it says is a realistic emergency response exercise in Muscat recently to rehearse its emergency management programme and response functions.
Maintenance & Training

FedEx Express, was named Express Logistics Company of the Year at the Logistics Middle East Awards 2017.
Aerospace

Emirates will debut its new A380 Onboard Lounge at the Infinite Possibilities stand in its home-base of Dubai at the 2017 edition of the Arabian Travel Market (ATM) from 24-27 April.
Aerospace

Etihad Airways Engineering has signed an agreement with Diehl Aerosystems to jointly design, manufacture and install the first serial produced 3D-printed cabin plastic part on an aircraft for one of its customers.
MRO

Gulf Air has begun a GCC-wide informative roadshow in which airline representatives in the 6 GCC states will visit corporate entities to share information about the Gulf Air Falcon Corporate Plus and Falcon Corporate Loyalty programmes – tailored offerings that will benefit both employers and employees in companies, making business trips more profitable for all parties.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Etihad Airways has confirmed that it will donate one dirham from every flight ticket sold in the United Arab Emirates during 2017 towards the UAE's Year of Giving causes.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Emirates will introduce a second daily service to Bali in Indonesia from July 2, 2017 with a Boeing 777-300ER.
Airports & Networks

Leading travel commerce platform Travelport says Middle Eastern travel industry players are leveraging technology to meet the needs of millennials - estimated to become the region's largest workforce segment by 2030 and who tend to be higher travel spenders than their global peers.
Airports & Networks

Flydubai is participating at the Kazakhstan International Tourism & Travel Fair (KITF) in Almaty which will take place from 19 to 21 April.
Aerospace

Kuwait's Jazeera Airways is one of three airlines to have achieved the prestigious 5-star status for punctuality as part of a new OAG on-time performance accreditation programme. The other two 5 star performers were South Africa's Safair and AirBaltic.
Air Transport

Kuwait's Jazeera Airways is one of three airlines to have achieved the prestigious five-star status for punctuality as part of a new OAG on-time performance accreditation programme. The other two five- star performers were South Africa's Safair and AirBaltic.
Air Transport

Qatar Airways has announced that commencing 7 May 2017, the airline will operate a third daily non-stop route from Doha's Hamad International Airport to Bali Denpasar.
Airports & Networks

Oman Air has added a new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner to its fleet which.
Airports & Networks