Middle East & North Africa

Pilatus has selected Gogo Business Aviation’s latest inflight connectivity technology, Gogo AVANCE L3, as a factory option on new production PC-12 NG aircraft.
Interiors & Connectivity

International Aviation Services Organization (IASO) has received International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) recognition as an accredited organization at the ICAO 218th council session held recently in Montreal, Canada.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Emirates has won the High Flyer Airline award at the fifth annual National Geographic Traveller Reader awards.
Aerospace

Etihad Airways has announced its partnership with Mumbai City Football Club, that City Football Group (CFG), a valued partner of Etihad Airways for more than 10 years, agreed to acquire last week.
Aerospace

Dnata has achieved a significant milestone in its sustainability journey. The ground handler ensured the turnaround of a Flydubai Next-Generation Boeing 737-800 aircraft using only zero-emission ramp ground support equipment (GSE) at Dubai International's (DXB) Terminal 2.
Airports & Networks

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic data for October 2019 showing that demand (measured in total revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) climbed 3.4% compared to the year-ago period.
Air Transport

Emirates and Interjet Airlines, one of the fastest growing airlines in North America, have announced an enhanced interline agreement, which is set to open new routes and destinations for passengers travelling between Mexico, the Gulf and Middle East and beyond.
Airports & Networks

Etihad Cargo has launched a state-of-the-art Cargo Control Centre (CCC) at its head office in Abu Dhabi.
Emerging Technologies

Etihad Airways has announced a partnership with Tourism Malaysia to attract visitors from Europe and the Middle East to Malaysia, via the airline’s Abu Dhabi hub.
Airports & Networks

His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, today inaugurated the advanced technology conglomerate, EDGE, set to reposition the UAE as a global player in advanced tech and evolve national security solutions and industries beyond defence.
Defense

Sharjah International Airport (SIA) is taking a lead in the Middle East with steps to control air pollution on the ramp in a pilot study with ‘green’ mobile ground power units (GPUs). Chuck Grieve reports.
Airports & Networks

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), contracted by 3.2% in July 2019, compared to the same period in 2018. This marks the ninth consecutive month of year-on-year decline in freight volumes.
Aerospace

Airport and airline IT executives believe that the growing number of tech-savvy travellers will have the biggest impact on their digital plans over the next six years to 2025. This is revealed in a new report published today by SITA, the leading IT provider to the air transport industry.
Emerging Technologies

Chief executive of the oneworld airline alliance Rob Gurney and VP corporate communications at oneworld Ghim-Lay Yeo yesterday visited the Royal Jordanian headquarters where they met with RJ president/CEO Stefan Pichler and RJ’s VP/commercial and oneworld management board member Basma Majali.
Aerospace

Tunisair Express and ATR have confirmed a firm order for three ATR 72-600s. The aircraft will renew Tunisair Express’s regional fleet and supply essential connectivity, both domestically and internationally.
Air Transport

Jazeera Airways has announced its financial and operational results for the first half of the year (1H 2019), reporting KD6.2 million in net profit, up 335.1% from KD1.4 million in 2Q 2018, and a 20.06% growth in number of passengers.
Aerospace

EgyptAir maintenance and engineering has signed a partnership agreement with SKAN Aviation to establish a line maintenance station in Dubai International Airport.
MRO

Gulf Air has achieved ‘outstanding’ half-year results for the first half of 2019 comparing to the same period in 2018 with a higher seat load factor as well as the number of carried passengers.
Air Transport

UAE- regional aircraft markets will need $600 billion in investments to meet the demand for 150-seat 10,550 aircraft by 2038 due to rise in air travellers, according to a report by aerospace company Embraer.
Aerospace

Royal Jordanian and Royal Air Maroc have concluded a free sale codeshare agreement whereby RJ will market Royal Air Maroc flights, putting RJ’s carrier code on these flights between Casablanca’s Mohammed V International Airport and Amman’s Queen Alia International Airport. RJ does not operate flights to Morocco.
Airports & Networks

DXB claimed success at the eighth annual Airport Food and Beverage (FAB) Conference and Awards, held recently in Dallas, Texas and organised by The Moodie Davitt Report, with its restaurants, cafes and bars bringing home 11 of the industry honours.
Airports & Networks

Specialists of the Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant, a subsidiary of the Russian Helicopters holding (part of Rostec) finished a series of Mi-38 flights conducted under the instrument flight rules (IFR), as well as in conditions of extremely high temperature and high altitude.
Aerospace

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for May showing that demand (measured in revenue passenger kilometers, or RPKs) rose 4.5% compared to the same month in 2018.
Air Transport

Nexus, a Saudi Arabian aviation training company, and Rwandan training company Akagera Aviation, have signed a joint venture agreement that will upgrade Akagera’s training wing to a fully-fledged academy that will operate under the name Nexus Training Academy.
Maintenance & Training

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and The Arab Civil Aviation Organization (ACAO) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to deepen their cooperation to advance the safe, efficient and sustainable development of air transport in the Middle East North Africa region (MENA).
Air Transport