Middle East & North Africa

Qatar Airways has announced a new code-share agreement with Comair, a franchise of British Airways, that will add three new African destinations to the Qatar Airways route map, and provide additional flight options to travellers in Cape Town and Durban.
Airports & Networks

Lufthansa Systems has announced that it has enhanced its mCabin crew app for Windows 10, allowing it to be used on Microsoft's new Universal Windows Platform (UWP).
Emerging Technologies

By Richard Maslen
This new slot pair has been reportedly purchased from Air France-KLM and will provide an early morning scheduling option for the Middle East carrier and allow it to introduce a second daily rotation on the Muscat – London city pair.
Airports & Networks

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released data for the 2015 safety performance of the commercial airline industry.
Air Transport

Qatar Airways have announced a new three-year partnership with the Roux Scholarship.
Aerospace

Airbus Corporate Jets will exhibit an ACJ318 at the MEBAA show in Dubai.
Aerospace

To celebrate National Day in Oman, Oman Air has introduction of the new Oman Air Pass.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Emirates yesterday launched the world's shortest scheduled A380 service, flying a distance of 379 kilometres with a total travel time of 1 hour and 20 minutes from Dubai to Doha, and 1 hour 10 minutes on the return journey.
Airports & Networks

Dubai based Avtrade has completed the purchase of a serviceable Airbus A319 aircraft MSN 2891 DOM 2006 for part-out.
MRO

Global Jet Capital, a global provider of financing solutions for corporate aircraft, today announced that it has appointed Bill Boisture as its Chairman.
Maintenance & Training

Bombardier has begun deliveries of the first new Global aircraft equipped with the fastest in-flight Internet access in business aviation. Bombardier's Ka-band system, powered by Honeywell JetWave Satcom system and featuring Inmarsat's worldwide JetConneX broadband solution.
Emerging Technologies

Emirates has announced a collaboration on an exclusive product line with Dubai-based designer Nadine Kanso.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Falcon Aviation, based in Abu Dhabi, has announced that Pauline Smith has joined the company in the role of FBO Manager.
Business Aviation

An Etihad Airways Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner touched down in Johannesburg yesterday afternoon after its inaugural flight from Abu Dhabi.
Airports & Networks

SriLankan Airlines has returned to Muscat international Airport after a brief break, as part of its enhanced focus on the Middle Eastern travel market, starting with five flights per week from Colombo, commencing 30th October 2016.
Airports & Networks

Qatar Airways has entered a code-share partnership with Air Botswana, offering Qatar Airways travellers enhanced access to three key destinations in Botswana, Africa.
Air Transport

AJW Group, that has offices in Dubai, is expanding its capabilities in Asia.
MRO

Royal Jordanian and InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) in Jordan, owned by the Social Security Corporation, have signed a partnership agreement.
Airports & Networks

Honeywell Aerospace in Phoenix, Arizona, recently threw open its doors to Arabian Aerospace technology editor Steve Nichols, who was invited to view the company's current and future technologies that aim to make flight safer and easier.
Emerging Technologies

The new international terminal at Cairo, Terminal 2, will officially open on October 6th.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
Over the last decade, the city has emerged as an important passenger and cargo destination for the airline in the Indian sub-continent. Since the start of its operations, it has carried over two million passengers on the route and moved up to 105,000 tonnes of cargo in and out of Thiruvananthapuram.
Airports & Networks

Istanbul New Airport, which upon completion will become the world's largest 'greenfield' airport, has won International Architecture Award 2016, granted by Chicago Athe
Airports & Networks

Bombardier Business Aircraft has announced its Service Centre Network has now completed over 75 120-month heavy inspections on Global business jets.
Business Aviation

Dubai-based global aircraft leasing platform Novus Aviation Capital has launched a UK subsidiary in an effort to grow its global footprint. Novus Aviation Capital (UK) Limited, based in London, is headed up by Mamoun Kuzbari, Managing Director at Novus Aviation Capital.
Aerospace

Milas-Bodrum Airport started to host Moscow Domodedovo flights of Russian based Ural Airlines.
Airports & Networks