Middle East & North Africa

As part of the Bell Nexus team Thales is helping redefine the flying experience proven yesterday as Bell revealed the full-scale configuration of its vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) air taxi vehicle at CES 2019.
Emerging Technologies

Honeywell is bringing the ease of everyday online buying and selling to the aviation parts industry with GoDirect Trade.
MRO

Turkish Airlines has said it has planned four flights a week between Istanbul and Luxur commencing from September 23, 2019.
Airports & Networks

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced the successful completion of the first “IATA Pay” ticket purchase transaction in a live test environment. The transaction was conducted in partnership with ipagoo, a UK-based fintech company.
Emerging Technologies

Rolls-Royce has taken on the challenge to build the world’s fastest all-electric aircraft.
Air Transport

Embraer delivered a total of 51 jets in the second quarter of 2019 (2Q19), of which 26 were commercial aircraft and 25 were executive jets (19 light and 6 large).
Aerospace

EgyptAir has taken delivery of its fifth B787-9 Dreamliner. The fifth aircraft is more fuel-efficient and generates fewer greenhouse emissions than similarly sized-aircraft.
Air Transport

EgyptAir has completed its first flight with Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), undertaken for the entry into service of the fifth, in a series of six, Rolls-Royce powered Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners.
MRO

Sharjah Airport recently received Air Peace’s inaugural flight from Lagos.
Airports & Networks

Bose’s latest headset designed for corporate jet and commercial aircraft pilots was unveiled at Oshkosh today.
Emerging Technologies

Textron has decided to put on hold the Hemisphere programme, for which Safran Aircraft Engines’ Silvercrest had been selected.
MRO

Ninety years ago, on 28 July 1929, the French aviator Maryse Bastié made history when she became the first ever female pilot to set an aviation world record.
Maintenance & Training

Operating since 2018, Morocco’s Sarah Airways is concentrating on VIP transport and medical evacuations – both growing markets in Morocco.
Business Aviation

Qatar Airways is to launch a new service to Gaborone, Botswana, starting 27 October 2019. The capital and largest city of Botswana will be the airline’s first destination in the African country.
Airports & Networks

Gulfstream Aerospace has outfitted an industry-leading 300th aircraft with Jet ConneX, the inflight broadband service.
Business Aviation

Bombardier has announced that its industry-leading Challenger 350 aircraft is the fastest business jet in history to reach 300 deliveries in the medium and large categories.
Business Aviation

Switzerland-headquartered Vertis Aviation is strengthening its ultra-long-range charter offering with the introduction of a Bombardier Global 5000 to its charter portfolio.
Business Aviation

Qatar Airways has signed a codeshare agreement with IndiGo, India’s largest passenger airline. Sales will start from today with the first codeshare flights to operate from 18 December 2019.
Air Transport

The Emirates Group today announced its half-year results for its 2019-20 financial year.
Aerospace

Thuraya, the mobile satellite services subsidiary of the Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat) and low cost satellite IoT connectivity specialist eSAT Global, today announced the completion of successful tests validating eSAT’s Global LPWAN (Low Power Wide Area Network) communications technology over Thuraya’s satellite system.
Space

The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan’s first female rotary-wing aviator, Cadet Aya Basheer Ibrahim Al Sourany, recently underwent UH-60 Black Hawk virtual flight training at the Fort Indiantown Gap (FTIG) National Guard Training Center, writes Jon Lake.
Aerospace

The UAE Space Agency is participating in World Space Week, which focuses on the role of science and technology for the benefit of humanity. Taking place between 4 and 10 October, this year’s theme of the World Space Week will be “The Moon: Gateway to the Stars”.
Aerospace

Jazeera Airways has revealed its new Premium Economy class which provides passengers with more complimentary services at very competitive fares in addition to 40 kilograms in baggage allowance.
Air Transport

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) commended the significant progress made by governments at the 40th Assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
Air Transport

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has hosted a special 100th anniversary gala celebration for the airline’s Flying Blue members, customers, travel trade partners and staff in the region, hosted onboard the Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2) in Dubai.
Aerospace