Middle East & North Africa

As part of celebrations for Emirati Women’s Day, Etihad Airways has launched the ‘Her Abaya, My Gift’ project, in which traditional Emirati abayas, bridal outfits and amenity kits were distributed to Syrian refugee women in the Mrajeeb Al Fhood Camp in Jordan.
Aerospace

Turkish Airlines has launched scheduled flights to Mexico City, the second biggest city of Latin America and capital of Mexico along with holiday favourite Cancún.
Airports & Networks

Turkish Airlines is increasing its services from Istanbul to Muscat from seven flights a week to ten as of December 20, 2019.
Airports & Networks

Turkish Aerospace will participate in the second edition of Turkey’s largest aerospace and technology festival which will be held at Istanbul Ataturk Airport between September 17-22, 2019.
Aerospace

Pegasus Airlines has taken delivery of its first A321neo aircraft as part of its 100 Airbus aircraft order signed in 2012, which was the single largest-ever aircraft order in Turkish civil aviation history at the time.
Air Transport

Abu Dhabi Airports has announced the commencement of four weekly flights between Abu Dhabi and Muscat in Oman with Salam Air.
Airports & Networks

Qatar Airways announced today that direct flight services to Osaka, Japan will commence 6th April 2020.
Airports & Networks

Joramco and ICBC Aviation Leasing, a company based in China have signed a heavy maintenance agreement to perform a redelivery check including a full paint livery for one A330 aircraft of its fleet.
MRO

Turkish Airlines recorded 84.8 percent load factor in August despite the global shrinkage of demand in the aviation sector.
Aerospace

The MEBAA Conference Morocco, taking place 24 September 2019 in Marrakech, has announced the agenda for the one-day event.
Aerospace

Abu Dhabi Airports has partnered with Etihad Airways to launch a trial of autonomous wheelchairs at Abu Dhabi International Airport, in collaboration with the air transport communications and information technology company, SITA, and the personal electric vehicle supplier, WHILL.
Airports & Networks

Emirates SkyCargo has teamed up with with Dubai start-up Seafood Souq for efficient and transparent sourcing and transportation of seafood, starting with a shipment of Scottish salmon from Glasgow Airport.
Aerospace

Gulf Air has received its seventh 787-9 Dreamliner with a re-designed livery.
Air Transport

Flydubai, has marked the fifth anniversary of its first flight to Kazakhstan which took off from Dubai International (DXB) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) on 16 September 2014. The airline has carried more than 560,000 passengers between Kazakhstan and the UAE since 2014.
Airports & Networks

With substantial progress being made on the contract between BAE Systems and the Government of Qatar for the provision of 24 Typhoon aircraft, nine Hawk Advanced Jet Trainers and a six-year availability support service – which came into effect a year ago today – a new Technical Institute will soon be opening in Qatar to help develop local engineering skills.
Defense

Abu Dhabi Airports is participating in the 25th World Route Development Forum (World Routes 2019), held between September 21 – 24 at the Adelaide Showground in Adelaide, Australia, discussing new route opportunities with the relevant stakeholders and showcasing its upcoming world-class Midfield Terminal.
Aerospace

The world’s passenger and freighter aircraft fleet is set to more than double from today’s nearly 23,000 to almost 48,000 by 2038 with traffic growing at 4.3% annually, also resulting in a need for 550,000 new pilots and 640,000 new technicians.
Air Transport

Etihad Airways, in partnership with the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) – is celebrating the leadership and people of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) on the 89th National Day of the Kingdom.
Aerospace

More than 650 delegates, from over 50 countries, and 30 speakers headlined another thought-provoking and action-packed edition of the aviation security conference – AVSEC Global 2019. The symposium was officially opened earlier today by HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saaed Al Maktoum, Chairman and Chief Executive Emirates Airline & Group.
Aerospace

Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) has been mandated by one of the world’s largest fund managers to source and manage aircraft valued at approximately US$1.4 billion.
Aerospace

Oman already ranks third in the world, next only to USA and Canada, in cyber-attack readiness according to the Global Cybersecurity Index. Armed with a high-level cybersecurity strategy, and a comprehensive roadmap, Oman is well placed with the best organisational practices to tackle threats.
Emerging Technologies

UPS has announced the addition of three new countries served by UPS Worldwide Express, and broadened its reach across 76 cities in the Indian Subcontinent, Middle East, and Africa (ISMEA).
Aerospace

Emirates Flight Catering (EKFC) has successfully commissioned a state-of-the-art solar power system across its premises, which is expected to deliver an annual reduction of 3 million kg of greenhouse gas emissions. This is part of EKFC's continued investment in infrastructure to improve resource efficiency.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Emirates has become the first airline outside America to receive approval for biometric boarding from the US Customs Border Protection (CBP).
Airports & Networks

Airbus Services has launched a new Structure Training offer focusing on composite materials that is now available for customers worldwide.
Maintenance & Training