Middle East & North Africa

Egypt Air Training Center hopes to expand its training capabilities in the African continent after being in a co-operation with Rwand Air.
Maintenance & Training

Airbus Helicopters has signed a contract with the Kuwait Ministry of Defence for the purchase of 30 H225M Caracal multirole utility helicopters as well as an associated support and services package.
Defense

Emirates will boost its services to Doha with two additional daily flights, taking the airline's total operations to nine daily services, effective from October 30, 2016.
Airports & Networks

Oman Air has provided a substantial boost to its services to Salalah over the summer months, in respond to customer demand.
Airports & Networks

DSEI, the integrated defence and security exhibition, is set to be the key date in the diary for Middle Eastern defence companies.
Aerospace

Denmark-based Exruptive, developer of integrated solutions for optimising security at airports, and an associate company of Dubai-based Emaratech, has showcased the next generation airport security and commercial platform at the 16th Airport Show at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre (DICEC).
Aerospace

Etihad Guest has won the 'Best Affinity Covered Card Award' alongside Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) for the Middle East and Asia region at the Freddie Awards 2016. The annual ceremony was recently held in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Aerospace

Oman Air and Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) are joining forces to provide career development training for 500 Omani staff of Oman Air.
Maintenance & Training

Air Charter Service has arranged the inaugural private jet flight from Dubai Al Maktoum's new VVIP terminal on an Embraer Legacy.
Business Aviation

Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2016 posted a 7% year-on-year rise in visitor numbers with more than 28,000 trade visitors attending the show, which took place from 25-28 April at Dubai World Trade Centre.
Airports & Networks

Airports in the region could soon be using driverless electric shuttles to transport passengers and their luggage.
Airports & Networks

Qatar Airways received its 50th Boeing 777 recently, taking the total count of aircraft in operation to more than 180 single aisle and widebody aircraft.
Airports & Networks

The Emirates Group has announced its 28th consecutive year of profit and steady business expansion, ending the year with record profits, and in a strong position despite the global and operational challenges during this period.
Aerospace

Dubai Duty Free walked away with multiple awards at The Golden Globe Tigers Awards, which were held in Kuala Lumpur last month and included the “Best Green 4R's Award (Reduction, Reuse, Recycling and Recovery)”, “Best Green Employee Engagement Award” and “Environmental Best Practices Award”.
Aerospace

A flippant remark by Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker has sparked off another row with an American pressure group.
Air Transport

Petroleum Air Services (PAS) has been appointed as the first Bell Helicopter authorized customer service facility in North Africa.
MRO

Emirates and AC Milan have unveiled a bespoke decal which depicts the club's football players in action on an A380 aircraft that operated on the Dubai - Milan - New York JFK route.
Aerospace

Etihad Airways has announced a multi-year partnership with Taste Festivals, organisers of the world's leading restaurant events since 2004.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Qatar Airways' group chief executive Akbar Al Baker has announced a significant network expansion of 14 new destinations.
Airports & Networks

Finmeccanica has announced during the World ATM Congress in Madrid the award of contracts totalling around €120 million.
Airports & Networks

Mubadala and Boeing have signed a new strategic agreement to collaborate on research and development to expand aerospace manufacturing capabilities in the UAE.
Aerospace

Airbus has started the final assembly on the A350-1000, the first of three flight test aircraft to be built ready for it maiden flight before the end of 2016.
Air Transport

The Royal Jordanian Airlines has announced the successful closure of its US$ 275,000,000 dual conventional and Islamic secured syndicated facility.
Aerospace

Aysha Alhameli, permanent representative of the UAE Delegation to ICAO was the keynote speaker at the opening ceremony of the McGill Model United Nations Assembly, held in Montreal in January 28-31, 2016.
Aerospace

Flydubai has reported profits of AED 100.7 (USD 27.4 million) for 2015 following a stronger second half-year which saw increased numbers of passengers travel across its network.
Aerospace