Middle East & North Africa

TAV Group President and CEO Sani Şener ranked the fifth in the Power 100 list of Construction Week Magazine, which is one of the most prestigious publishing in the construction business, in the Gulf region.
Maintenance & Training

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) can confirm that rumours claiming that Jazeera Airways is no longer an IATA member airline and IOSA registered carrier are incorrect.
Air Transport

Airbus Defence and Space has appointed Sabine Klauke, 44, Head of Engineering and a member of its Executive Committee as of 1 July 2018.
Maintenance & Training

Etihad Aviation Group (EAG) has announced a new organisational structure and operating model, effective immediately, to deliver on its mandate as it embarks on the next phase of its transformation.
Maintenance & Training

Pegasus Airlines is adding Oman’s capital Muscat to its flight network, opening up new market in the Arabian Gulf to business and leisure travellers.
Airports & Networks

Air Algérie’s new boss, Bakhouche Alleche, tells Martin Rivers he is determined to set the troubled flag-carrier on a better path.
Air Transport

Spatial, a provider of cabin crew training simulators, has been selected by WestJet to manufacture a B787 Door Trainer.
Maintenance & Training

Rolls-Royce is celebrating after the first member of the Trent family to enter service, the Trent 700, has completed its 50 millionth flying hours.
MRO

AJW Group, that has offices in Dubai, has appointed Andy Fleming to the position of Head of Quality.
Maintenance & Training

Ethiopian Airlines will commence flight services to Istanbul, Turkey.
Airports & Networks

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called for governments to facilitate the growth of global connectivity by avoiding creeping re-regulation, maintaining the integrity of global standards, and addressing a capacity crisis.
Air Transport

Ahead of its 5 July launch, Emirates is offering special fares to Santiago.
Airports & Networks

Emirates will introduce regular scheduled commercial Airbus A380 services to Osaka (KIX) in Japan on 28 October 2018.
Airports & Networks

Etihad Airways has introducted a new scheduled service linking Abu Dhabi, capital of the UAE, and Barcelona, Spain, effective 21 November 2018.
Airports & Networks

Oman Air has commenced its new daily flight from Muscat to the Turkish city of Istanbul on June 1, 2018.
Airports & Networks

A UAE Space Agency delegation has taken part in Space Ops 2018, a prestigious international forum for discussing advanced and technical areas of space exploration hosted by the French Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES) at the Palais du Pharo in Marseille.
Space

The French aerospace association, Gifas, has launched a Middle East branch (MEFAN), which is now entering its operational phase. Vincent Chappard reports.
Emerging Technologies

New industry standards, shorter asset lifespans and a new generation of technologically advanced aircraft have constantly kept operators and maintenance providers on their toes. James Elliott explains how airlines and MROs need granular insight into every part of every asset as new maintenance and planning models enter the commercial aviation industry.
MRO

The UAE Space Agency has confirmed that China's Tiangong-1 Space Laboratory reentered the Earth's atmosphere on April 2 and broken up over the South Pacific at 04:16 am UAE time. The laboratory’s descent was not visible to the naked eye in the UAE.
Space

In a recent report published by FlightStats, a commercial aviation data services, provider, Royal Jordanian ranked third out of 13 major airlines in the Middle East and Africa region and eigth among 41 global airlines in terms of on-time arrival performance for the month of February 2018.
Air Transport

Etihad Airways has started trialing SkyLights Aero Virtual Reality (VR) entertainment technology at its flagship First Class Lounge and Spa and Business Class Premium Lounge, at Abu Dhabi International Airport’s Terminal 3.
Emerging Technologies

Copenhagen is welcoming Royal Jordanian passengers with competitive fares from Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Egypt with a campaign themed “Hej Copenhagen”, meaning Hello Copenhagen.
Airports & Networks

EgyptAir has received its ninth and final Boeing 737-800NG on a lease deal from Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE). Alan Peaford talked to airline chairman, Captain Sherif Ezzat Badrous, about the deal and a new approach for the Egyptian carrier.
Air Transport

Bombardier and Jetex have announce that the Global 7000 mock-up will be on display at the flagship Jetex Private Terminal in Dubai from January 11 to February 3, 2018.
Business Aviation

The Space Research Centre Board of Trustees has held its first meeting at the United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) campus in Al Ain.
Space