Middle East & North Africa

Thales announced that the winner of Etihad Aviation Group’s inaugural FIKRA competition has successfully completed an internship programme at the Group’s Avionics hub in Irvine, California.
Emerging Technologies

Etihad Airways has celebrated the launch of its new scheduled service to Barcelona by hosting an evening reception at the historic Capella dels Angels, a sixteenth-century Gothic building which is now part of the Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona (MACBA).
Aerospace

Emirates Group employees gathered today to commemorate the UAE’s 47th National Day at the group’s headquarters in Dubai.
Aerospace

In future, business aviation will be as ubiquitous as driving a car – according to Badr Al-Olama, Head of Aerospace, Mubadala Investment Company, who delivered a dramatic vision of the sector’s future in a keynote speech at the second day of the MEBAA Conference Dubai.
Business Aviation

Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) has signed a new four-year unsecured revolving credit facility arranged by Emirates NBD as sole Mandated Lead Arranger and Bookrunner.
Aerospace

The Aviation District in Dubai South and D J Aviation, an Emirati company, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the construction of two hangers at Aviation District of Dubai South by D J Aviation. The signing ceremony was held at MEBAA 2018.
Business Aviation

Joramco, the Amman based MRO and the engineering arm of Dubai Aerospace Enterprise DAE, and Flydubai have successfully renewed the agreement to provide the carrier with heavy maintenance solutions for its fleet of Boeing 737 aircraft.
MRO

While the Middle East is an extremely conducive environment for business aviation, with some 540 private aircraft deployed across the region, the weather conditions and all year-round sunshine can present problems for aircraft owners and operators.
Business Aviation

The Moroccan Airports Authority (ONDA) has partnered with National Aviation Services (NAS) to launch the first electronic gates (E-gates) at the Pearl Lounge in the Marrakech Menara Airport departures area. This is the first of its kind solution across Africa.
Airports & Networks

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