Middle East & North Africa

Oman Air is reviewing its route network with a view to further expanding its destinations in Africa.
Airports & Networks

Flydubai has announced that flights to 10 of its destinations will move from its current operating base of Terminal 2 and relocate to Terminal 3 at Dubai International (DXB).
Airports & Networks

The challenges of costs, competition, workforce and technology were among topics tackled by top MRO industry speakers at a conference in Dubai. Chuck Grieve reports.
MRO

Emirates celebrated the inaugural flight of its new daily service from Dubai (DXB) to London Stansted (STN).
Airports & Networks

Gulf Air has graduated fourteen Bahraini Senior First Officers who successfully earned their fourth stripe after qualifying to become Gulf Air Captains.
Maintenance & Training

Qatar Airways has announced that its Business Class experience, Qsuite, will be available on flights to and from Canberra, its newest Australian destination, via Sydney, from 1 July 2018.
Interiors & Connectivity

Dassault Aviation unveiled the Falcon 6X at Paris-Le Bourget in February. The first flight is due in early 2021 and deliveries will start in 2022. The group shows much optimism, especially in the business aviation sector. Anuradha Deenapanray reports.
Business Aviation

Sky Lounge Services' is now providing full-fledged Ground Handling Services at Rafic Hariri Int’l Airport, Beirut Lebanon (OLBA).
Business Aviation

By Vincent Chappard
The 44th meeting of the UNWTO Regional Commission for the Middle East, organized by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the Ministry of Tourism of the Arab Republic of Egypt (Sharm el Sheikh, 8-9 May 2018), focused on innovation and digital transformation.
Airports & Networks

By Vincent Chappard
MRO Group able to provide entry phase services for LEAP-1A and LEAP-1B engines starting with on-wing/on-site maintenance.
MRO

Turkish Technic and Havelsan have signed an MoU with Inmarsat to work together on integrated inflight connectivity and entertainment solutions.
Interiors & Connectivity

An Algerian Air Force Ilyushin-76TD military transport plane has crashed more than 250 passengers and crew believed dead.
Defense

EgyptAir has confirmed Panasonic as the supplier for its inflight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC) systems for the six new Boeing 787-9 aircraft. The deal was announced at the AIX show in Hamburg, Germany.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Vincent Chappard
On the occasion of the state visit to France of Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, CNES President Jean-Yves Le Gall and Turki Bin Saud Bin Mohammed Al Saud, President of King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), signed an Executive Programme agreement setting out new areas of cooperation between the two agencies.
Space

The Arabian Section of the Ninety Nines has announced the first Scholarship given to its member is Hanane Chaabna from Algeria.
Maintenance & Training

It isn’t the most obvious connection in the world. However, the relationship between Lincoln-based Inzpire and the Royal Jordanian Air Force (RJAF) appears to be going from strength-to-strength, as Alan Warnes recently discovered.
Maintenance & Training

Fenella McGerty, principal analyst, defence budgets, Jane’s by IHS Markit gives her assessment of the current Turkish defence concerns
Defense

Oman Air was recently praised by GE Aviation, for its record breaking Boeing 787 engine change. The procedure was completed in just 20 hours, earning Oman Air world-wide recognition for its remarkable engineering feat.
MRO

Etihad Airways has been honoured by readers of Condé Nast Traveller India as their favourite international airline for the second consecutive year.
Aerospace

Turkish Airlines and Airbus today signed an MoU to acquire 20+5 optional A350-900 aircraft.
Air Transport

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), climbed 8.8% in November 2017 compared to the year-earlier period.
Air Transport

The Royal Jordanian Air Force (RJAF) is in transition. With the recent delivery of the first Pilatus PC-21 trainer aircraft, it has taken a huge step forward in its future fighter pilot training capabilities. Frank Mink visited Amman to see the new arrival in action.
Defense

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) revealed that present trends in air transport suggest passenger numbers could double to 8.2 billion in 2037.
Air Transport

Hitit, a provider of airline and travel IT, has its traditional conference with the participation of its business partners and experts in the airline industry.
Aerospace

The 6th edition of the Marrakech Air Show, the largest African civil and military aviation event, will be held in Marrakesh between 24th and 27th of October at the Royal Air Force military base in Marrakesh.
Aerospace