Middle East & North Africa

Mohammed Bin Rashid Space (MBRSC) has joined Sentinel Asia, an international initiative among space agencies, disaster management agencies, and international agencies for applying remote sensing and Web-GIS technologies to support disaster management in the Asia-Pacific region.
Space

Gulf Air recently hosted key travel trade industry representatives in Dubai at an event that showcased the airline's latest developments and customer-focused initiatives while thanking guests for their longstanding support.
Airports & Networks

A wide body A340-200 has successfully been returned to service after an extensive Maintenance input at AMAC Aerospace, Basel, Switzerland.
MRO

Pegasus Airlines has launched its brand-new flight package, Business Flex.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Passenger traffic at Dubai International (DXB) surpassed 43 million in the first half of 2017, according to the traffic report issued today by operator Dubai Airports.
Airports & Networks

Emirates Group Security, the multi-faceted organisation that develops and implements security measures and strategies across the Emirates network, will be bringing together leading global experts in aviation security for a three day symposium on aviation security in Dubai between 8 and 10 October 2017.
Aerospace

British Airways has extended its New Distribution Capability (NDC) with Dubai-headquartered TPConnects, one of the region's first IATA Certified Travel Aggregators and IT Providers.
Emerging Technologies

Oman Air, in collaboration with the Italian Agency for Nuclear Physics and the Research Council of the Sultanate of Oman, has announced its support to sponsor a scholarship for talented physics student Zainab Obuad Al Salhia.
Maintenance & Training

Qatar Airways will introduce a fourth daily non-stop service from Doha to Colombo from 1 August, 2017.
Airports & Networks

The Oman Aviation Academy (OAA) shareholders agreement ceremony was held this week.
Aerospace

Envision, an aviation maintenance and engineering technology suite from Rusada, has been chosen by SaudiGulf Airlines.
Emerging Technologies

BGS, an international provider of ground handling and aircraft fueling services, has won a fuel supply tender for Turkish Airlines operations in Boryspil, Riga and Vilnius International airports during 2017-2018.
Airports & Networks

Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company, Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) aircraft manufacturer, has issued a brief statement denying a contract on SSJ100 delivery to Iran.
Air Transport

Ethiopian Airlines has announced that it will start services to Bahrain effective August 17, 2017 with the latest B737-800 New Generation with Sky Interior.
Airports & Networks

Etihad Airways has announcedits 2016 financial results, recording a net loss of US$ 1.87 billion on US$ 8.36 billion in revenues as one-off impairment charges and fuel hedging losses weighed against a solid performance of the core airline.
Aerospace

AJW Group, that has an office in Dubai, has announced the promotion of Gavin Simmonds to chief operations officer following five years of success as general manager of AJW Technique - the maintenance hub for the Group's component repair and overhaul service.
Maintenance & Training

Oman's low-cost carrier Salam Air has announced its CEO, Francois Bouteiller, has stepped down.
Maintenance & Training

Royal Jordanian's Board of Directors approved the reviewed financial results for the first six months of this year during its session held on July 29, 2017. The results showed the company registered a net loss of JD26.3 million, driven by seasonality and a decline in the average fare.
Aerospace

Pegasus has earned a place in the top 10 Global Airline Rankings for Ancillary Revenue as a Percentage of Total Revenue with its ancillary revenue for 2016 comprising 22% of total revenue, up from 10.1% five years ago.
Air Transport

Emirates has been recognised in the Future Travel Experience Airline Passenger Experience Power List 2017.
Air Transport

Celebrating the start of a new era, Jazeera Airways has officially revealed its renewed corporate logo and advanced website upgrades (Jazeeraairways.com) as the advent of its various upcoming launches to meet the diversified needs of its customers and ensure a seamless travel experience.
Air Transport

Gulf Air has joined Saudi Arabian telecommunications services company Etihad Etisalat (Mobily) as its newest Neqaty programme partner.
Emerging Technologies

Emirates Aviation University will be hosting two Open Days to provide prospective students and their parents insight into the wide variety of courses on offer at the university, along with the opportunity to speak to academic staff from each subject area.
Aerospace

Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre has launched the first science summer camp, under the title 'Like a Scientist'.
Space

Oman Air has announced the second winner of its popular incentive scheme for travel agents in Oman. Mouza Al Kindi of Bahwan Travel Agency was rewarded with a brand new Mini Cooper in recognition of her excellent sales in the second quarter of 2017.
Aerospace