Middle East & North Africa

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has called on the US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to lift the ban imposed on Kuwait Airways' direct flights to the US, reports Kuna.
Air Transport

MRO service provider SR Technics, that has offices in the Middle East, has appointed Jianfeng (Jeff) Hu as Deputy CEO and Yujie (Jessy) Zheng as Deputy CFO. Both will join the SR Technics leadership team, with the Deputy CEO reporting directly to the CEO and the Deputy CFO to the CFO.
Maintenance & Training

Qatar Airways is launching a new direct service to Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, with seven weekly flights beginning 28 August 2017.
Airports & Networks

The UAE Space Agency celebrated on Sunday its third anniversary in an official ceremony in Abu Dhabi.
Space

Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) increased capacity on a number of key international leisure destinations across its route network.
Airports & Networks

Oman Airports has congratulated Air Arabia on its first international flight to Sohar Airport from Sharjah on direct three weekly flights with an A320 Aircraft.
Airports & Networks

Oman Airports Management Company has congratulated Salam Air's first touchdown to Sohar Airport.
Airports & Networks

Emirates and Flydubai have unveiled an extensive partnership which will see the two Dubai-based airlines join forces to offer customers unmatched travel options.
Air Transport

The first Qatar Airways non-stop flight from Doha to Skopje touched down today at Alexander the Great Airport.
Airports & Networks

Royal Jordanian (RJ) has successfully attained the latest version of the PCI Data Security Standard version 3.2 Compliance Certification and Attestation of Compliance for the second year.
Emerging Technologies

Jerash Festival for culture and arts chose Royal Jordanian (RJ) as the official carrier for the singers, poets and members of music bands that come from different parts of the world, Arab and other, to participate in the event.
Aerospace

Turkish Airlines has started to operate four weekly flights to Phuket as from 17th July.
Airports & Networks

Dubai-based air charter specialist Global Jet Centre reported a very strong first half year results with the number of arranged flights up by 30% compared to the same period last year.
Aerospace

ADB Safegate has signed a € 5.50m deal to strengthen the operational efficiency at King Khalid International Airport (KKIA), Riyadh.
Airports & Networks

King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED) in Jeddah and King Khalid International Airport (RUH) have completed inspection and clearance has been granted by the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to permit portable electronic devices (PEDs) on board flights to the United States.
Emerging Technologies

The Bahrain International Airshow 2018 has confirmed that United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) has been added to its roster of participants after returning from MAKS 2017. At a signing ceremony which took place today, UAC confirmed that all its subsidiary companies would participate in the show including Sukhoi, Ilyushin, Tupolev and Irkut.
Aerospace

Qatar Airways has added additional flights to its Moscow route, bringing the total frequency to 21 flights per week between Doha and the Russian capital.
Airports & Networks

Jeppesen, a Boeing Company, has agreed to a service contract with Kuwait's Wataniya Airways.
Emerging Technologies

An Emirates' A380 aircraft will make a one-off landing at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), Katunayake, on Monday August 14 as the global airline joins local authorities in the celebration of the airport's resurfaced runway.
Airports & Networks

OEMServices, leading provider of integrated OEM component services and original parts producer for airlines, that has facilities in the Middle East, and SCAC - manufacturer of the Sukhoi SuperJet 100 - have signed an MoU that confirms their mutual interest towards finding solutions for the SSJ100 operators support.
MRO

AAR has expanded its relationship with Flydubai by signing a long-term contract to provide comprehensive flight-hour component support for its new Boeing 737 MAX aircraft.
Air Transport

HH Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, the president of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority and Dubai Air Navigation Services (dans) has announced the latest air traffic movement figures for the month of June, which reveal a total volume of 41,589 movements in Dubai & Northern Emirates' airspace.
Airports & Networks

Abu Dhabi Airports Company has held a two-day recruitment event to find 75 Customer Happiness Ambassadors to work across the terminals at Abu Dhabi International Airport.
Aerospace

Dubai Airports has been awarded gold standard according to the requirements of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) for the operation and maintenance of existing buildings of the air traffic control facility at Dubai World Central (DWC).
Airports & Networks

Championing the importance of women's contributions to the growth and development of aviation, Emirates recently hosted Shaesta Waiz for a Boeing 777 simulator challenge in its home base of Dubai.
Maintenance & Training