Middle East & North Africa

Dubai-based Flydubai is partnering with Booking.com adding a wide range of hotels and other accommodation options to its website Flydubai.com.
Emerging Technologies

TAG Global Training has announced the launch of its 'Upset Prevention and Recovery Training' (UPRT) theory course, adding to its offered e-Learning courses.
Maintenance & Training

Alsim has announced the sale of an ALX simulator to ER-AH, flight training school located in Istanbul, Turkey.
Maintenance & Training

Iraqi Airways has opened its new reservation contact centre in Amman, allowing the airline to better manage its reservations across 13 countries. The centre will be operated by SITA.
Emerging Technologies

Starting July 4, 2016, the connection under flight number LH 602 will begin three times a week at 22.10 pm, arriving at the Iranian capital at 5.20 am.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
The arrival of Qatar Airways would be a major development for Las Vegas, and the suggested January 2017 launch could have the route established ahead of next year’s Routes Americas forum which takes place the The Aria Resort and Casino Convention Facility in Sin City between February 14 and 16, 2017.
Airports & Networks

Pegasus Airlines has expanded its ground operations at Istanbul's Sabiha Gokcen Airport to now include ramp and aircraft parking services.
Air Transport

Qatar Airways has entered into a codeshare agreement with SriLankan Airlines on flights between Colombo and Doha.
Air Transport

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced changes to its leadership at its 72nd Annual General Meeting (AGM).
Maintenance & Training

Etihad Airways has appointed three UAE nationals as airport managers in South Korea, Seychelles, and Saudi Arabia.
Maintenance & Training

Dubai Civil Aviation Authority (DCAA), Dubai Air Navigation Services (Dans) and Emirates Aviation University (EAU) have pencilled a long term strategic partnership to train and developing human resources and provide full-fledged technical academic programmes for aviation students and professionals.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Operated by TAV Airports, Milas-Bodrum Airport is going to host Berlin and Hamburg flights of Germania Airlines.
Airports & Networks

Gulf Air has announced a partnership between the airline's Falconflyer Loyalty Programme and Europcar, the European leader in vehicle rental services and a major mobility player.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Today Emirates cheered Benfica in a very special way. As the club gets closer to winning its 35th Primeira Liga Championship, a Benfica themed Boeing 777-300ER was dispatched and greeted by the entire squad at Lisbon Airport.
Aerospace

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced global passenger traffic results for March showing that demand (measured in revenue passenger kilometers, or RPKs) rose 5.3%, compared to the same month last year, with African airlines continuing to enjoy strong demand, with traffic up 11.2%.
Air Transport

Turkish Airlines' has launched flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen (SAW) to Medina (MED). Flights will operate four times per week.
Airports & Networks

On April 1, 1986, an Emirates Boeing 727-200 Flight EK800 departed Dubai International Airport touching down in Colombo, Emirates' fourth global destination, thirty years later, Emirates has logged 56 million miles, transported thousands of tonnes of cargo and continues to connect Sri Lanka to the world, with 34 flights a week to Dubai, Malé and Singapore.
Airports & Networks

EgyptAir CEO Safwat Musallam has appointed Reda Metwally as chairman of Egypt Air Tourism (Karnak) & Duty Free.
Aerospace

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released its data for global air freight markets, which showed Middle Eastern freight tonne kilometres (FTKs) have increased by 3.7%
Air Transport

The latest figures from Airports Council International (ACI), the global platform of international airport operators, show Istanbul's major airport Ataturk is knocking on the door of the world's top ten busiest airports.
Airports & Networks

EgyptAir Training Centre received a high-level delegation from the Libyan Civil Aviation Authority, in order to re-accredit the centre for training for airlines operating in the Libyan market.
Maintenance & Training

ATR has signed a buyer-furnished equipment (BFE) agreement with Expliseat for a new ATR aircraft seat type, the Titanium seat.
Interiors & Connectivity

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced a decision by its Board of Governors, to recommend Alexandre de Juniac, Chairman and CEO of Air France-KLM, to succeed retiring Director General and CEO, Tony Tyler.
Maintenance & Training

Emirates SkyCargo has launched a weekly freighter service to Phnom Penh, Cambodia, starting 6 April 2016.
Aerospace

Etihad Airways has won the coveted 2016 Crystal Cabin Award in the new 'Cabin Concepts' category for its Boeing 787 First Class cabin, featuring the airline's new First Suites, unique to its Dreamliner fleet.
Aerospace