Middle East & North Africa

Honeywell is expanding its GoDirect connected services to one of the last unconnected aerospace frontiers, the ground.
Emerging Technologies

In an effort to encourage more visitors from the UAE and Gulf Countries to visit Tokyo, the capital of Japan, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and Tokyo Convention & Visitors Bureau will exhibit at the Arabian Travel Market held at Dubai International Exhibition Centre from 22nd to 25th of April, 2018 for the first time.
Airports & Networks

Etihad Airways and Aeroporti di Roma (AdR), have celebrated the introduction of a second daily flight between Abu Dhabi and the Italian capital.
Airports & Networks

Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates, has transported leading equines for a variety of championship events across the globe.
Aerospace

SITA has been named Service Provider of the Year in the prestigious annual Air Transport Awards held in Dubai.
Aerospace

Etihad Airways has officially opened its Etihad Eco Residence, Abu Dhabi’s first purpose-built, sustainable Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum rated cabin crew accommodation.
Air Transport

UAE wants to acquire F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, probably as part of a mixed fleet
Defense

Etihad Aviation Group (EAG) has announced a year-long programme of activities and humanitarian initiatives to mark 2018 as the Year of Zayed.
Aerospace

Emirates airline will operate a special A380 flight to Kuwait for UAE supporters to attend the finals of the Arabian Gulf Cup.
Aerospace

Saudi Arabia’s national carrier, Saudia, is going on the offensive with a huge expansion campaign and the launch of its own low-cost carrier. Alan Dron reports.
Air Transport

The first Ultra Long Range version of the A350 XWB has rolled out of the Airbus final assembly line in Toulouse.
Air Transport

Just months after killing off plans for the Falcon 5X following the ongoing failure of the Safran Silvercrest engine the French manufacturer Dassault Aviation has unveiled the Falcon 6X, featuring many of the design attractions of the 5X but with a larger cabin and more powerful engines.
Business Aviation

Pratt & Whitney Canada have announced that a new variant of its ground-breaking PurePower PW800 turbofan engine has been selected to power the new Dassault Falcon 6X business jet, unveiled by Dassault Aviation earlier today.
Business Aviation

CEFA Aviation and GE Aviation have formed a partnership to provide customers with a higher fidelity of data for airline flight safety analysis, operational efficiency and pilot training.
Maintenance & Training

On 24 February 2008, a Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747 flew from London to Amsterdam with sustainable aviation fuel in one of its engines.
Air Transport

Turkish Airlines has started flights to Freetown. It is its 52nd destination in Africa.
Airports & Networks

Garmin has launched the GFCTM 600H flight control system for helicopter owners and operators – a breakthrough in cost-effective technology that reduces pilot workload and improves mission effectiveness.
Aerospace

Algerian Minister of Public Works and Transport, Abdelghani Zaalane, has confirmed that four bids have been submitted to government regarding the proposed liberalisation of the country's air cargo market, reports ch-aviation.
Aerospace

Boeing has announced that the 737 MAX 9 has received an amended type certificate (ATC) from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), officially certifying the aircraft for commercial service.
Air Transport

Airbus SE has appointed Bruno Even, 49, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Airbus Helicopters, effective 1 April 2018. He will report to Airbus CEO Tom Enders and join the company’s Executive Committee.
Aerospace

Bombardier has released its fourth quarter and full year 2017 results, highlighting solid financial and operational performance across the company.
Aerospace

Flydubai has announced the start of flights to Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) from 15 April.
Airports & Networks

Lockheed Martin reached a major milestone with the delivery of its 400th C-130J Super Hercules aircraft on Feb. 9. This Super Hercules is an MC-130J Commando II Special Operations aircraft that is assigned to the U.S. Air Force’s Special Operations Command (AFSOC).
Defense

Boeing has appointed Linda Mills as vice president of Communications for Boeing Commercial Airplanes, the company’s $58 billion business unit that designs and builds the world’s most advanced and efficient jetliners.
Maintenance & Training

Qatar Airways have been honoured with 10 new international service awards in October, including titles by four separate global industry leaders: Business Traveller, Kayak, Condé Nast Traveler and CJ Affiliate.
Aerospace