Middle East & North Africa

Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH) handled 564,042 passengers during the nine-day-long Eid-al-Fitr holiday, the beginning of the summer season.
Airports & Networks

Airways New Zealand and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) Lebanon have officially opened an advanced air traffic control (ATC) simulation facility – future-proofing ATC training in Lebanon for decades to come.
Maintenance & Training

Oman Air has received the level 4 New Distribution Capability (NDC) certification from International Air Transport Association (IATA).
Air Transport

Royal Jordanian(RJ) has started operating extra flights on different sectors and increased the frequency of its scheduled operations to the stations that see remarkable demand on travel in the summer season.
Airports & Networks

Qatar Airways has won four out of six 2019 Airline Passenger Experience Association’s (APEX) Passenger Choice Awards.
Aerospace

Qatar Airways’ first ever passenger flight to Portugal landed at Lisbon Airport on Monday 24 June 2019.
Airports & Networks

Amadeus and Etihad Airways have announced an extension of their longstanding partnership for distribution services across channels.
Air Transport

Emirates Aviation University yesterday celebrated its 29th graduation ceremony, honouring more than 220 students.
Maintenance & Training

Gulf Ai has appointed Esam Abdulhameed Al Hammadi as a country manager for its Dubai station.
Maintenance & Training

Etihad Guest, the loyalty programme of Etihad Airways, and Al Hilal Bank, have partnered to launch Al Hilal Bank Etihad Guest Visa credit card in the UAE.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Dubai will be hosting the first Accessible Tourism International Summit from November 5 to 6th at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre (DICEC).
Airports & Networks

After the defeat of Islamic State (IS), Iraq is once again looking to its aviation potential. Tom Westcott reports from Baghdad.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Soaring global demand for airline pilots, and the growing popularity of Airbus A320 and Boeing 787 aircraft, have jointly sparked major growth in the pilot training division of Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways.
Maintenance & Training

Boeing has delivered the first 787-9 Dreamliner for Turkish Airlines, which plans to use the aircraft fuel efficiency, range, reliability and size to operate new non-stop international routes such as Bali, Bogota-Panama, Washington and Atlanta.
Airports & Networks

Boeing has issued a statement regarding the software on the 737 MAX aircraft.
Air Transport

Emirates is to launch a new daily service from Dubai (DXB) to Mexico City International Airport (MEX), via the Spanish city of Barcelona (BCN), starting on 9 December 2019.
Airports & Networks

Royal Jordanian and the Private Hospitals Association (PHA) have signed a cooperation agreement aimed at supporting and promoting medical tourism to the Kingdom and strengthening Jordan's position as a destination for treatment and hospitalisation for citizens from various countries in the region.
Airports & Networks

Flydubai is celebrating carrying more than 70 million passengers since its start of operations in 2009.
Aerospace

Emirates has announced an agreement which will see it as the Official Partner and Airline for the ninth edition of the West Asian Football Federation Championship, taking place in Erbil and Karbala, Iraq from 2-14 August 2019.
Aerospace

The Future Scientists initiative, a joint venture between Al Bayt Mitwahid Association in collaboration with Airbus, provided students with a world-class, interactive learning experience for bright, young talented students based in the UAE.
Aerospace

The General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) of UAE has announced that the second edition of Global Investment in Aviation Summit (GIAS) 2020, themed ‘Enabling Global Aviation Growth through Fund Raising and Key Partnerships’ will be held in Dubai from January 27-29.
Aerospace

Textron has announced that its new flagship business jet, the Hemisphere program has been put on hold.
Business Aviation

Children of the Azizia Madrasa enjoyed a tasty morning as they learnt a fundamental skill to last them a lifetime, cooking healthy, nutritious meals using locally sourced, low cost ingredients.
Aerospace

Etihad Engineering welcomed a group of 15 students from the UAE’s Future Scientists initiative for a comprehensive tour of its 500,000sqm state-of-the-art engineering facilities, located in Abu Dhabi.
Maintenance & Training

Abu Dhabi Airports has welcomed GoAir’s launch of two new daily flights, the first between Mumbai International Airport (BOM) and Abu Dhabi, and the second to Delhi International Airport (DEL).
Airports & Networks