Middle East & North Africa

The Saudi Aviation Club has announced a strategic partnership with the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) to establish the first Saudi International Airshow, to be held in Riyadh from 12 to 14 March 2019.
Aerospace

Dubai-based Fydubai has launched new fare types offering passengers more choice when travelling in Economy.
Airports & Networks

Emirates has received the final Boeing 777-300ER aircraft on its order books.
Air Transport

Abu Dhabi Airports has kicked off this week its annual Safety Week with a series of activities designed to increase awareness of aviation safety standards and best practices among its employees and airport stakeholders.
Aerospace

The 6th annual World Aviation Safety Summit revealed some of the biggest safety challenges and trends facing the international industry on day one of the event, which was being hosted by the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority (DCAA), on December 11 and 12 in Dubai.
Aerospace

Jet Set X, an exclusive members only club, has appointed Dassault Aviation Falcon 8X as the aircraft of choice and JETEX as the Official FBO for The Middle East.
Business Aviation

Gulf Air has announced the launch of new stopover travel packages designed to promote Bahrain as a tourist destination to its customer base.
Airports & Networks

History was made yesterday as Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo, VSS Unity, landed from her maiden spaceflight.
Space

Emirates will introduce a daily A380 service for a temporary period between Glasgow and Dubai from 16 April 2019. It will be the first time the popular double decker aircraft will operate on a scheduled basis to Scotland.
Airports & Networks

Emirates will introduce a daily A380 service for a temporary period between Glasgow and Dubai from 16 April 2019. It will be the first time the popular double decker aircraft will operate on a scheduled basis to Scotland.
Airports & Networks

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) forecasts the global airline industry net profit to be $35.5 billion in 2019, slightly ahead of the $32.3 billion expected net profit in 2018 (revised down from $33.8 billion forecast in June).
Aerospace

Hamad International Airport (HIA) has been voted as the 'Best Airport in the Middle East' at the 15th Annual Global Traveler’s GT Tested Reader Survey Awards in Los Angeles.
Airports & Networks

SalamAir of Oman has signed a five-year contract with Swissport for hub handling at Muscat International Airport.
Airports & Networks

Oman Air has taken delivery of its new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner that it has on order for 2018. This comes at a time when the airline is continuing its trajectory of rapid growth and expansion.
Air Transport

Flydubai has announced the start of flights to Budapest in Hungary and Naples in Italy.
Airports & Networks

Royal Jordanian passengers can now self check-in at Queen Alia International Airport using the Common Use Self Service (CUSS) kiosks, available in the departures terminal.
Airports & Networks

Qatar Airways Group chief executive, Akbar Al Baker, hosted a media roundtable with global media to discuss the airline’s rapid expansion plans during Qatar’s annual Doha Forum conference in Doha on 16 December 2018.
Air Transport

Emirates passengers travelling from or transiting through Dubai International Airport (DXB) can expect fewer instances of delays associated with aircraft turnaround thanks to a new innovative application built in-house by Emirates called the Hub Monitor.
Airports & Networks

Abu Dhabi Airports has hosted its annual Stakeholder and Airlines Relations Dinner in recognition of the crucial role played by its various stakeholders and partner airlines in ensuring the highest standards of excellence across Abu Dhabi Airports’ facilities and terminals.
Aerospace

Etihad Aviation Training, part of Etihad Aviation Group, has become the first full European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Approved Training Organisation (ATO) for the transport category in the United Arab Emirates.
Maintenance & Training

Abu Dhabi Terminals (ADT) and CSP - Abu Dhabi sign an MoU to strengthen collaboration and ensure smooth transactions between the two facilities.
Airports & Networks

Emirates and South African Airways (SAA)are expanding their commercial relationship with enhancements to a codeshare agreement, opening up new destinations for both SAA and Emirates customers.
Air Transport

The first Qatar Airways flight from Doha to Da Nang, Vietnam touched down yesterday at Da Nang International Airport, where it was welcomed with a celebratory water cannon salute.
Airports & Networks

Air Arabia has launched its inaugural flight Prague in Czech Republic with direct flights from Sharjah, UAE.
Airports & Networks

Etihad Airways will introduce the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner on its scheduled services from Abu Dhabi to Barcelona, effective 22 February 2019, replacing the Airbus A330-200 currently operating the recently launched route.
Airports & Networks