At a US ceremony held at The Mayflower Hotel in Washington DC, Dubai Duty Free won the Best Global Services award at the inaugural The Burj CEO Awards.
Panasonic Avionics and Yahsat have announced the signing of a MoU to explore new ways to offer a broadband connectivity solution serving several mobility markets in the Middle East within the next three to five years.
Emirates recently enhanced its presence in Southeast Asia with the launch of a new daily linked service from Dubai to Yangon (RGN) in Myanmar, and onwards to Hanoi (HAN) in Vietnam.
BAE Systems Regional Aircraft is working towards the possible launch of a passenger-to- freighter conversion programme for the Avro RJ jetliner and is seeking customer feedback to help assess market potential.
Boeing has announced that it will source carbon fiber pre-impregnated (prepreg) composite material for the Boeing 777X from a new joint venture formed by Mubadala Development Company and Solvay.
Emirates has extended its TrueChoiceTM Flight Hour agreement with GE for the maintenance, repair and overhaul of 54 GE90-115B engines that power its Boeing 777-300ER aircraft.
Qatar Airways Group announced a 3 billion QAR operating profit for fiscal year 2016 - nearly three times greater than fiscal 2015 profit of 1.1 billion QAR, resulting in an 8.6 per cent operating profit margin, an improvement of nearly six percentage points from the prior year, from 35.6 billion QAR in revenues.
Multi-billion dollar contracts are expected to be signed this week between the Kingdom of Bahrain and international companies at Farnborough International Airshow (FIA), as part of the programme of a senior level trade delegation from Bahrain attending the show.
Streamline Marketing Group (SMG) is holding a series of working groups to explore the potential of commercial and civil drones in the Middle East. Running bimonthly from September in Dubai, the working groups will be a forum to chart the progress of this sector in the region and to aid the creation of a comprehensive licensing and operations platform.
Equipped with technology from Siemens Postal, Parcel & Airport Logistics (SPPAL), the US pre-clearance terminal at Abu Dhabi International Airport is a major success.
The 16th edition of the Airport Show proved to be the most successful by far with exhibitors reporting a record number of potential business deals and more than 7,500 attendees from the aviation industry worldwide.
Ground handling and cargo handling companies participating at the Airport Show 2016 are optimistic about increased business opportunities and are planning to foray into the other Gulf countries.
UAE-based satellite operator, Yahsat, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with regional broadcast and internet service provider, Tele10 Group, to discuss collaboration on improving internet connectivity in Rwanda, Burundi and East Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Air Arabia second officer, Ghada Mohamed Al Rousi, has issued a rallying cry to young women around the world, among rising concern within the commercial aviation industry over a looming global pilot shortage.
Khalifa Al Zaffin, chairman of Dubai Aviation City Corporation opened the Global Airport Leaders' Forum (GALF) alongside the Airport Show in Dubai, with a call to the aviation industry to be a part of the economic prosperity amid unprecedented growth being witnessed in aviation.
A video purportedly showing a collision between a Gulf Air aircraft and a Kuwait Airways jet while landing at Kuwait International Airport, went viral online today leading to the Bahrain national carrier having to issue a denial.
