Middle East & North Africa

MRO and supply chain specialist OEMServices, which has its Middle East base in Dubai, has signed a contract with L3Harris Technologies to provide global AOG logistics support for its commercial avionics products, writes Chuck Grieve.
MRO

One out of every 20 COVID-19 vaccine doses administered around the world has transited through Dubai and has flown on an Emirates aircraft.
Aerospace

The IATA Travel Pass will enable Etihad guests to create a ‘digital passport’ to receive their Covid-19 test results and verify they are eligible to travel.
Emerging Technologies

U.S. air-framer Boeing has partnered with the Indian Aviation Academy (IAA) and the University of Southern California (USC) for safety management system training to all stakeholders in the domestic aviation industry.
Maintenance & Training

Qinetiq has made a major multi-million dollar investment to increase capabilities at its test pilot school that will give talented pilots, engineers and aircrew access to the most advanced and systems-rich helicopters of any test pilot school.
Maintenance & Training

Turkey's low-cost carrier Pegasus is launching a new international route from London to Batumi in Georgia via Istanbul.
Airports & Networks

Pakistan hosted a two-week long multinational air exercise- ACES Meet 2021-1 with the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) and the United States Air Force (USAF).
Maintenance & Training

Cathay Pacific will resume non-stop weekly flights between Dubai and Hong Kong from Friday, 21 May 2021.
Airports & Networks

A lack of effective F-16 virtual maintenance training simulators has led to a Turkish manufacturer developing their own – much to the delight of the country’s Air Command.
Maintenance & Training

An investigation into a death during a training exercise in Kuwait has seen blame point at changes in training because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Maintenance & Training

Tunisia and Senegal will be joining troops from host country Morocco when the annual African Lion training exercises take place in June.
Maintenance & Training

ADB Safegate has been attending the Airport Show in Dubai for some years. As the show was cancelled last year, the company agreed to attend this year as a show of support for the industry, but with fairly low expectations. According to Asfa Butt, Marketing Communications Event Officer, they have been pleasantly surprised.
Aerospace

Airbus has secured this years’ Hajj holy pilgrimage in Mecca with its mission-critical communication technologies in Saudi Arabia.
Emerging Technologies

Abu Dhabi Airports Company has released its June and year-to-date traffic figures showing an 8.1% increase on passengers and movements so far this year.
Airports & Networks

Oman Air, has awarded a US $2.6M contract to Spatial Composite Solutions, the Dubai-based manufacturer of crew training equipment for two new Cabin Crew Safety Trainers.
Maintenance & Training

Chromalloy has announced that it opening a new sales and marketing office in Dubai to provide the region's gas turbine engine operators – including aviation, marine and industrial gas turbine operators – with a lower cost alternative for parts and services.
MRO

Designers and manufacturers of aircraft seat covers Sabeti Wain Aerospace is at the show displaying its aircraft seats that have a difference.
Defense

Oman Air has published its annual report for 2011. The report reflects the company's achievements, its outstanding efforts and the successful approach towards the development of all aspects of its operations in order to continue the company's growth and successes. Oman Air's business operations have witnessed remarkable growth during 2011.
Air Transport

Dassault's newest aircraft, the twin-engine Falcon 2000S, has completed its first year of flight testing. As of today, the test aircraft has accumulated nearly 300 flight hours in more than 100 flights.
Business Aviation

The Middle East Business Aviation show (MEBA) takes place 11 to 13 December 2012 and is moving to a new location at Dubai's Al Maktoum International Airport – Dubai World Central (DWC).
Aerospace

digEcor's semi-embedded system on Gulf Air has been flying on a Boeing B737 aircraft for the last year with great success. The feedback from passengers and Gulf Air's team has been very positive.
Emerging Technologies

Etihad Airways has launched its inaugural flight from Abu Dhabi to Basra in southern Iraq.
Airports & Networks

The Emerging Markets FOD, Bird Strike Prevention and Runway Safety Conference will take place in Dubai on October 22 and 23, 2012.
Aerospace

ExecuJet has announced that its African, Middle Eastern and Australasian (Australia and New Zealand) operations have successfully completed audits to become Wyvern Wingman members or have renewed their Wyvern status.
Business Aviation

Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (HBC) has announced it is using the Farnborough International Airshow to gauge the market for its Baron G58 ISR.
Business Aviation