Middle East & North Africa

Oman Air has increased its frequency from Muscat to the port town of Duqm in central-eastern Oman in response to growing demand
Airports & Networks

The UAE has signed an MoU with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of the United States Department of Transportation and the Swedish National Space Board (SNSB).
Space

EgyptAir and LOT have enhanced their relations by signing codeshare agreement for passengers flying between Cairoand Warsaw.
Airports & Networks

Satair Group and CTT Systems A.B of Sweden announced at the Dubai Air Show a five-year extension to Satair Group's existing 10-year exclusive global spare parts distribution contract for CTT's range of aircraft climate control equipment including humidification and moisture removal systems that are present on a wide range of modern airliner types.
Emerging Technologies

Gulf Air has signed an agreement to equip the airline's new incoming fleet of 10 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners and 12 Airbus A320neo with Safran Landing Systems wheels and brakes.
Emerging Technologies

Qatar Airways will increase daily frequencies to the Scandinavian capitals of Stockholm and Oslo, alongside the Italian cities of Milan and Rome.
Airports & Networks

Gulf Air has awarded a 15-year contract for Boeing 787 aircraft Component Support to Singapore Technologies Aerospace (ST Aerospace) the aerospace arm of Singapore Technologies Engineering (ST Engineering).
Emerging Technologies

Boeing has announced an agreement to provide custom services from the Boeing Global Fleet Care portfolio to Oman Air.
MRO

Abu Dhabi International Airport has become the first in the Middle East to sign up to a global initiative to promote sustainability in the aviation industry.
Airports & Networks

Qatar Airways Cargo has commenced direct freighter service to Yangon, Myanmar. The Doha-Yangon-Doha route is served once-a-week with the Airbus A330 freighter, providing more than 60 tonnes of cargo capacity each way.
Aerospace

Jazeera Airways has inaugurated its daily flights to Hyderabad, India.
Airports & Networks

The 50th Arab Air Carriers' Organization (AACO) 50th Annual General Meeting (AGM) is currently under way until November 22 at Radisson Blu Hotel in Sharjah with the participation of more than 250 Arab and global aviation industry experts.
Aerospace

Etihad Airways' flights to and from Switzerland will become an all-Boeing 787 Dreamliner operation with the aircraft being deployed on the Abu Dhabi – Geneva route, effective 25 March 2018.
Air Transport

Former Etihad CEO, James Hogan, was back in the UAE today to collect an award at the annual general meeting of the Arab Air Carriers.
Maintenance & Training

Royal Jordanian has today joined the growing band of airlines to team up with Optiontown, a world pioneer in developing unique and innovative travel options
Emerging Technologies

Novus Aviation Capital has successfully closed the purchase and leaseback for two additional brand-new Boeing B777-300ERs with Emirates Airline (MSN 42351 and 42353) the company said today.
Aerospace

The Arab Air Carriers organisation (AACO) has slammed plans for a proposed United States taxation amendment that targets international carriers on routes not served more than twice weekly by US carriers.
Aerospace

Turkish Airlines and TAV were presented an award for their lounge project opened last year in Dulles Airport, the gateway to Washington, the capital city of the USA.
Airports & Networks

Etihad Aviation Group (EAG) acting group treasurer Adam Boukadida has been honoured with the highest individual accolade by the Association of Corporate Treasurers Middle East.
Aerospace

Rhinestahl Corporation has opened its new Customer Tooling Solutions (CTS) operations centre in Dubai.
MRO

Kadhim Fenjan Al Hamami, the Minister of Transport, Republic of Iraq, has announced Iraq Airports Aviation Forum (IAAF) 2018, will take place at Karabla Terminal in Baghdad International Airport on 11-12th of April 2018.
Aerospace

The18th edition of Airport Show will be held in Dubai from May 7-9, 2018.
Aerospace

The fastest spectacle as Abu Dhabi's Formula 1 Grand Prix got underway was clearly the Etihad A380, chased along by the UAE's flying display team
Aerospace

The start of the 2017 Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix weekend has been marked with the official unveiling by Etihad Airways of the new F1 Grid Girls uniform created by celebrated New York-based Nepalese designer, Prabal Gurung.
Aerospace

Dnata's cargo operations, in conjunction with Emirates Innovation Lab, IBM and flydubai Cargo, has created a new value proposition for cargo service delivery through the use of blockchain technology.
Emerging Technologies