Middle East & North Africa

The JF-17 Thunder will be returning to the Dubai Air Show this year following its absence in 2015. Alan Warnes reports.
Defense

Airland Textron flew its Scorpion ISR light attack aircraft into Dubai on Thursday from Saudi Arabia.
Defense

Austria's Diamond Aircraft Industries new DART-450 is the brainchild of company CEO, Christian Dries, who saw a gap in the market, serving those countries that might be unable to afford existing tandem turboprop trainers.
Air Transport

Honeywell says it aims to highlight what it means to be fully connected in the aviation industry by promoting its JetWave in-flight connectivity hardware.
Business Aviation

Etihad Airways yesterday welcomed a Royal delegation to its aircraft display on the opening day of the Dubai Airshow 2017.
Aerospace

Flydubai marks its fifth Dubai Airshow by unveiling its brand-new Boeing 737 MAX 8. This is the first aircraft to be delivered from the largest single-aisle Boeing aircraft order placed in the Middle East in the 2013 edition of the show.
Air Transport

Gulf Air, has named Krešimir Kučko as the new chief executive for the airline with immediate effect
Maintenance & Training

Emirates Flight Training Academy was officially inaugurated yesterday by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai during the Dubai Airshow.
Maintenance & Training

Oman Air has announced the soft opening of its new call centres in Bucharest, Romania.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Dubai-based Empire Aviation Group has announced the appointment of Scott Glenn as the company's new director of sales to build the global aircraft sales activity for new and pre-owned aircraft.
Business Aviation

AFI KLM E&M is to provide maintenance and overhaul for the GE90-115B engines powering the Kuwait flag carrier's ten Boeing 777-300ERs.
MRO

The UK and the UAE have signed a new joint venture at the show.
Aerospace

Air Arabia has unveiled plans to expand into new markets, as it signed a lease on six new Airbus A321neo long range aircraft in a deal valued in excess of US$2.79 billion at current list prices.
Air Transport

Airbus ended a very subdued Dubai show with a quiet announcement of an MoU for 25 A320 neos for Kuwait's Wataniya Airways.
Air Transport

Embraer has announced the enhancement of the flight experience aboard its Legacy 450 and Legacy 500 mid-cabin business jets. The cabin altitude of these two revolutionary aircraft is already considered among the lowest on the market, but the maximum cabin altitude has been further reduced to a best-in-class 5,800 ft (1.768 m).
Business Aviation

Aviation District, the integrated aerospace ecosystem within Dubai South, has added another phase – a Suppliers Complex - to the development of its world leading 'Aerospace Supply Chain' offering maintenance and manufacturing solutions to meet all the practical aspects of the aviation and aerospace industries.
Airports & Networks

Bombardier Commercial Aircraft announced yesterday at the Dubai Airshow, that it has signed a letter of intent (LoI) for up to 24 CS300 aircraft with EgyptAir Holding Company, of Cairo.
Aerospace

Boeing and flydubai signed a landmark agreement at the Dubai Airshow today for 225 737 MAX aircraft with a list price value of $27 billion, making it the largest-ever single-aisle jet order – by number of airplanes and total value – from a Middle East carrier.
Aerospace

Indigo Partners' four portfolio airlines have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the purchase by the four airlines of 430 additional Airbus A320neo Family aircraft.
Air Transport

The biggest ever single-aisle order from a Middle Eastern carrier and the biggest ever order for Airbus came as a late bonus for the Dubai Airshow today
Air Transport

The United Arab Emirates Air Force & Air Defence has ordered five Airbus C295 medium transport aircraft.
Defense

GDC Middle East has been awarded a sub-contract by U.S. contractor, Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) to upgrade King Air 350 aircraft to Special Mission (ISR) aircraft.
Emerging Technologies

Saudia Aerospace Engineering Industries (SAEI) has signed an agreement with AFI KLM E&M for full component support for a fleet of Boeing 787-9s.
MRO

Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) and Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic) have announced a new 35-aircraft commitment for inflight entertainment across the carrier's short haul fleet.
Emerging Technologies

Air Arabia has signed a long-term, full engine support contract for its growing Airbus A320 fleet with Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M), a major multi-product MRO (Maintenance, Repair, Overhaul) provider.
Air Transport