Middle East & North Africa

The static display at the Dubai Airshow will feature over 160 of the latest commercial, business and military aircraft when the show opens on 12 November.
Aerospace

European electronic systems giant, Thales, is using its innovation hub in Doha to develop subjects as varied as airliner in-flight entertainment and cyber security training. Alan Dron finds out more.
Emerging Technologies

Dnata Travel was presented with the 'UAE's Leading Travel Agency' accolade for the fourth consecutive year at the World Travel Awards Middle East Gala Ceremony 2017, which took place in Dubai on 29 October.
Aerospace

Maximus Air, the UAE's largest all-cargo airline, has provided vital humanitarian relief to Barbados in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, which caused catastrophic damage when it swept across the Caribbean and several US states in early September.
Air Transport

By Richard Maslen
In the last year an estimated 240,000 bi-directional O&D passengers flew between Canada and Israel, approximately 325 PPDEW (Passengers Per-Day Each-Way). This is dominated by the direct Toronto – Tel Aviv operations which account for over half of the traffic (135,000 passengers), but there is already sizeable indirect flows from Montreal and Vancouver.
Airports & Networks

Pegasus Airlines is launching new internal flights in Turkey: from Izmir to Batman, Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen to Sinop and from Turkey's capital city Ankara to Tekirdag and Adiyaman.
Airports & Networks

Emirates' newly revamped A380 Onboard Lounge has made its operational debut on a flight to Kuala Lumpur, marking the 9th anniversary of the airline's award-winning A380 service.
Interiors & Connectivity

Comlux has announced that Comlux Completion signed a VIP interior completion for an ACJ320 neo aircraft.
Business Aviation

The İstanbul New Airport infrastructure project in Turkey aims to become the first and largest infrastructure project outside North America to obtain Envision sustainability verification.
Airports & Networks

Boeing and Flydubai have celebrated the delivery of the airline's first 737 MAX 8, making the Middle East carrier the first in the region to operate Boeing's newest single-aisle airplane.
Air Transport

Thirteen high-ranking Turkish military officials were killed yesterday when their helicopter crashed in the south east of the country, In a statement, the army said the AS 532 Cougar had crashed shortly after taking off around 1855 GMT on Wednesday. It said emergency search and rescue teams were dispatched to the area and evaluations were underway at the crash site.
Defense

Turkish Airlines joint venture with Turkish Technic and Assan Hanil Automotive Industry and Trade Co to produce aircraft seats has finally been realised with the first of TK's Boeingg 777-300 ERs to be fitted with the domestically made seats.
Interiors & Connectivity

Etihad Airways has introduced its flagship Airbus A380 aircraft on its second daily service between the UAE capital and New York JFK.
Airports & Networks

STTS, painting & sealing specialist of airline, military and VIP aircraft, subsidiary of French group Finaero, has commenced its painting hangar works and contracts ASI at Dubai South.
Airports & Networks

Emirates' inaugural Boeing 777-300ER flight from Dubai touched down in Zagreb to a water cannon salute and traditional Croatian folk dancers, with more than 350 passengers on board.
Airports & Networks

Bombardier is expanding its MRO capabilities to include hydraulic component maintenance and repair services across Airbus, Boeing and its own aircraft types.
MRO

Thales has appointed Roger Daix as VP of the Middle East.
Maintenance & Training

Oman Air has reintroduced its signature Iftar boxes n celebration of the holy month of Ramadan on select flights to and from the Gulf region.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Qatar Airways and Monacair have formed a new partnership commencing 4 July.
Air Transport

Emirates has made three key management movements within its commercial and cargo operations team in the Middle East.
Maintenance & Training

EgyptAir and Kenya Airways have launched a new code-share partnership.
Air Transport

AJW Technique has signed a component MRO contract with Tunisair Technics for the support of its mixed Airbus and Boeing fleet.
MRO

The AAR Corporation may prefer to stay clear of the limelight but, as Alan Warnes found our, it certainly knows what it's doing.
Aerospace

Royal Jordanian shareholders have been told that the airline achieved a small operating profit in 2016 while registering an overall net loss as the Amman carrier reported concerns over competition from low cost and legacy carriers as well as currency devaluation in major markets.
Aerospace

By Wesley Charnock
14 years after the final flight of the iconic Concorde, Boom is working to bring supersonic travel back to commercial networks. We spoke to founder and CEO Blake Scholl to hear what impact he believes his business’ aircraft can have on global route development.
Airports & Networks