Middle East & North Africa

Etihad Airways launched its flagship Boeing 787 Dreamliner on the Abu Dhabi – Geneva route on Sunday, 25 March, beginning with the summer schedule.
Airports & Networks

Emirates has completed the application of the specially-designed ‘Year of Zayed’ livery on ten of its aircraft.
Air Transport

The United Arab Emirates Space Agency has confirmed that China's Tiangong-1 Space Laboratory’s fall back to Earth poses virtually no risk to residents or structures.
Space

The United Arab Emirates, represented by the UAE Space Agency, has signed a Letter of Intent with both Russia and Kazakhstan to cooperate in various fields of space exploration and to collaborate on future space projects.
Space

The airline operates daily flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL), and is the only carrier to offer nonstop flights between Atlanta and Qatar.
Airports & Networks

Emirates will add a second daily flight between Dubai and Prague, after steadily growing passenger numbers on the route during the eight years since launch of operations in July 2010.
Airports & Networks

On Air Dining, a in-flight culinary specialist and concierge which is active in the Middle East, has been named the 2018 In-Flight Caterer of the Year by the Luxury Travel Guide (LTG) Lifestyle awards.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Oman Air France has been awarded for its continued contribution to the development of tourism in the Sultanate.
Aerospace

Aeropodium is organising the third annual Iranian aviation symposium on 22nd and 23rd April 2018 in Tehran, Iran.
Aerospace

Qatar Airways’ first flight to Thessaloniki, Greece’s second-largest city, proudly touched down at Thessaloniki International Airport ‘Makedonia’ today, as the airline’s Airbus A320 was welcomed with a traditional water cannon salute, followed by welcome ceremony for VIP delegates.
Airports & Networks

Emirates is celebrating the Easter holiday with a range of treats available to customers across all classes on board and in the airport lounges from 30th March to 2nd April.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

HH Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority and Dubai Air Navigation Services, has affirmed that 2017 has been an exceptional and ground breaking year in the history of Dubai Air Navigation Services, revealing that the organisation has achieved three strategic projects that are of paramount significance to the Aviation sector during last year.
Aerospace

An Emirates A380 touched down in Beirut today for a historic one-off service to Rafic Al Hariri International Airport (BEY), contributing to an aviation milestone for Lebanon and its hub airport.
Airports & Networks

The first runway at Istanbul New Airport (INA) is now ready for takeoff and landing.
Airports & Networks

The exercise by Qatar of the option for 12 additional Rafale becomes effective Saint-Cloud, 27 March 2018 – The exercise of the option for the purchase of 12 additional Rafale fighters for Qatar is now in effect.
Defense

This week, Etihad Airways celebrates the 10th anniversary of the airlines’ operations in the China market after it launched an Abu Dhabi to Beijing service in 2008, followed by Chengdu in 2011, Shanghai in 2012 and Hong Kong in 2015.
Airports & Networks

Royal Jordanian expanded its codeshare agreement with Qatar Airways, giving its guests access to Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Qatar Airways flights.
Airports & Networks

The UAE Space Agency, represented by Dr. Mohammed Nasser Al Ahbabi, the Director General of the Agency, hosted a high-level delegation from Saudi Arabia headed by Dr. Ibrahim bin Mahmoud Babli Undersecretary for Sectorial Development, Ministry of Economy and Planning.
Space

Qatar Airways has been awarded the PAX International Readership Award for ‘Best In-Flight Duty Free Program’ for the Middle East and Africa at an awards ceremony that took place at the Radisson Blu hotel in Hamburg on 11 April 2018.
Aerospace

Emirates has refreshed its spirits offering across all classes with a range of premium brands. Spirits on board are served complimentary across all classes and routes and include a range of whiskeys, cognacs, gins, vodka and flavoured liqueurs amongst others.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Vincent Chappard
Jetex is thrilled to announce it will join forces with US startup Wright Electric to revolutionize private jet aviation.
Business Aviation

Gulfstream Aerospace all-new G500 has demonstrated both its maturity and reliability by establishing eight new city-pair speed records across continents.
Business Aviation

MENA Aerospace and partner of Bahrain International Airport (BIA), have announced a significant milestone in the company’s development, and for Bahrain’s aviation sector.
Airports & Networks

Siemens Postal, Parcel & Airport Logistics (SPPAL) and Dubai Airports signed an MoU to explore potential areas of collaboration that will enhance passenger experience and throughput, cost optimisation and energy efficiency at Dubai International (DXB) and Dubai World Central (DWC).
Airports & Networks

Airbus will intensively contribute to the next steps in finding a global standard for mission-critical multimedia group communication.
Emerging Technologies