Middle East & North Africa

Northrop Grumman Park Air Systems, the UK-based air traffic communication systems subsidiary of Northrop Grumman Corporation, is to expand the capability of the ATC communication systems at Dubai International (DXB) and Dubai World Central (DWC).
Safety, Ops & Regulation

The Saudi Rotorcraft Support Center (SRSC), Saudi Arabia's only private company providing comprehensive, in-country maintenance repair and overhaul support for the Kingdom's diverse civil and military rotorcraft fleet, will launch in April/May operating out of two bases – one in Riyadh, the other Jeddah.
Aerospace

Qatar Airways has announced the successful completion of the first phase of its New Distribution Capability (NDC) pilot with Farelogix that will increase the volume and quality of products available for sale by travel agents who use the Farelogix platform.
Aerospace

Qatar Airways Cargo recently received the International Award for Excellence in Air Cargo at the Air Cargo India 2016 exhibition and conference, hosted by STAT Times.
Aerospace

A total of 615,478 passengers used the US pre-clearance facility at Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH) in 2015, to process their arrival documents before landing in the United States.
Airports & Networks

The world's aviation, aerospace, defence and space leaders have arrived in Abu Dhabi for this week's Global Aerospace Summit, the third in the biennial series, which runs at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC) from 7-8 March.
Aerospace

Royal Jordanian President/CEO Captain Suleiman Obeidat attended the graduation of the first group that took the leadership program RJ launched last November to improve employees' skills and to tap into RJ's expertise to the benefit of the regional and global airline industry.
Maintenance & Training

The first-ever Abu Dhabi Aviation and Aerospace Week (ADAAW) has welcomed thousands of executives, exhibitors, and other key stakeholders to the UAE capital since doors opened on March 6.
Aerospace

Dubai-based DC Aviation Al-Futtaim (DCAF) has expanded its fleet under management with the addition of two new business jets. DCAF will operate the two new aircraft – a Bombardier Challenger 604 and a Gulfstream G200 – on behalf of the private owners.
Business Aviation

Etihad Flight College has expanded its fleet of trainer aircraft with the delivery of two Extra EA 330 LT aircraft.
Maintenance & Training

Dates for the second Aviation Africa event have been announced with the venue being named as Kigali, the capital city of Rwanda, recently named by United Nations as Africa's prettiest city.
Aerospace

Emirates is to boost its services to Istanbul's Sabiha Gokcen Airport which will become effective on march 27.
Airports & Networks

Abu Dhabi aerostructures business Strata Manufacturing has received official recognition for its commitment to cross-border business alliances between the United Arab Emirates and the United States, and bridging the gap in bilateral trade relations that contributes to building local capabilities and a knowledge based economy.
Aerospace

Abu Dhabi based Falcon Aviation is to fly the latest generation AW169 following the delivery of two AW189s in July 2015, reports European Business Air News.
Business Aviation

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced it is expanding its activities to prevent payment fraud in the air travel industry.
Air Transport

Royal Jordanian (RJ) has asked its passengers travelling via Queen Alia International Airport to be present at the airport three hours prior to their flight schedule, starting January 5, 2016.
Airports & Networks

Sabre has exclusively shown its Sabre Red Workspace to travel consultants and suppliers across the airline, hotel, rail, cruise and car rental industries.
Airports & Networks

Inmarsat has announced that it's advanced Global Xpress (GX) Aviation in-flight connectivity service has received EASA certification for the A320 aircraft family.
Emerging Technologies

Dassault Aviation has announced that the Falcon 8X has received certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).
Business Aviation

Emirates has announced that its service between Dubai and Dakar, currently operated by an Airbus A340-300, will be replaced with a Boeing 777-300ER from September 2, 2016.
Airports & Networks

Embraer has announced that John Slattery will be the President and CEO for its commercial aviation business unit, effective as of July 2016.
Maintenance & Training

The flight data recorder (FDR) from the EgyptAir Airbus A320 that crashed into the Mediterranean Sea in May has been recovered, Egyptian officials say.
Air Transport

Bombardier Commercial Aircraft has announced that its CS100 aircraft has been awarded Type Validation by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
Air Transport

Investigators looking into the missing EgyptAir flight have received further radar data of the aircrafts manoeuvres, but have said the cockpit voice recorder will only emit a signal until June 24.
Air Transport

Nouvelair Tunisie has chosen Hitit Computer Services to provide the airline with several airline IT services.
Emerging Technologies