Middle East & North Africa

Boeing and Royal Air Maroc (RAM) today announced orders for (4) 787-9 Dreamliners – valued at $1.1 billion at list prices – that will enable Morocco's flag carrier to expand international service.
Air Transport

By Sam Lesbirel
ASM is hosting two of its flagship courses, The Fundamentals of Route Development and Route Traffic Forecasting Data Tools & Techniques in London this spring.
Airports & Networks

Sukhoi Superjet 100 has performed its first flight with the installed saberlets in Zhukovsky.
Air Transport

Boeing and Embraer have confirmed they are undergoing talks towards a possible merger. The confirmation follows a report that the two companies were in discussion by the Wall Street Journal.
Aerospace

EgyptAir and Russia will resume talks regarding the potential sale of SSJ 100/95 aircraft, Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov said after meeting with Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, reports ch-aviation.
Air Transport

Textron has received an order for two Beechcraft Baron G58 and two Beechcraft Bonanza G36 aircraft from Egyptian Aviation Academy.
Air Transport

SitaOnAir is celebrating a decade since the first ever inflight cellular data transmission and the birth of Mobile OnAir.
Emerging Technologies

Two leaders in supersonic technology, Aerion and Lockheed Martin have announced an MOU to explore the feasibility of a joint development of the world's first supersonic business jet, the Aerion AS2. Over the next 12 months, the companies will work together to develop a framework on all phases of the programme, including engineering, certification and production.
Business Aviation

Flydubai's inaugural flight touched down today at Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO), increasing capacity to Tanzania and further expanding its network in Africa to twelve destinations.
Airports & Networks

Airbus has announced that its CEO Tom Enders will be leaving the company in April 2019, reports aerotime.
Maintenance & Training

National Aviation Services has launched its Pearl Lounges at the Marrakech-Menara Airport in Morocco reinforcing capacities at the newly renovated airport.
Airports & Networks

By Sam Lesbirel
ASM offers the world’s most comprehensive route development training program, specifically tailored for Europe, Middle East and Africa.
Airports & Networks

Travel Port ha been certified by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) as a “Level 3” aggregator under IATA's New Distribution Capability (NDC) initiative intended to create a new distribution standard for the airline industry.
Airports & Networks

Etihad Airways is celebrating Bahraini National Day by offering up to 10 per cent discounts on flights from the Kingdom of Bahrain to 46 destinations, including those in the Indian Subcontinent, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
Aerospace

Istanbul New Airport will use an advanced baggage system technology.
Emerging Technologies

Etihad Airways is to operate its flagship Boeing 787 Dreamliner on the Abu Dhabi – Casablanca route, effective 1 May 2018.
Airports & Networks

It may only be Day 1 of the Dubai Air Show but organisers of the Bahrain equivalent are here promoting their event for next year – and it promises to be the biggest to date. Marcelle Nethersole reports.
Aerospace

Sukhoi's super-manoeuvrable Su-35 has long been a popular staple of international aerospace trade show flying displays, where the aircraft's participation has been aimed more at boosting the overall reputation and prestige of Russia's aerospace industry than at addressing specific export campaigns.
Aerospace

Raytheon is promoting its new joint precision approach and landing system (JPALS) at the show.
Aerospace

ATR comes to the show basking in the glow of last-week's major order, a deal for a minimum of 30 ATR 72-600F freighters for US small package specialist FedEx Express.
Aerospace

China's largest MRO company has set its sights on the Middle East as one of the areas for growth in coming years.
MRO

Air BP is attending the show some 85 years since it first set up operations in the region.
Airports & Networks

Local company Calidus is to unveil its new B-250 light attack aircraft and advanced armed trainer at the show today.
Aerospace

It's almost a year since Abu Dhabi-headquartered Falcon Aviation opened its FBO at Dubai South and movements are up to between four and six per day, with a target of 20 per day by mid-2018.
Business Aviation

Yahsat, the UAE-based satellite operator, is demonstrating its new 50Mbps in-flight connectivity system on an Etihad Airways Engineering Airbus A320.
Emerging Technologies