Middle East & North Africa

Empire Aviation Group (EAG) has launched new aircraft management operations in Hong Kong with offices and staff in place, the company said at the Dubai Airshow yesterday.
Air Transport

The Middle East region will require some 220 new regional jets over the next 20 years, according to the latest market forecast from Embraer.
Air Transport

DC Aviation Al-Futtaim, the result of a partnership between Al-Futtaim group and DC Aviation, has signed ground handling agreements (GHA) with flight support companies including HADID and World Fuel l Colt / Spire Flight Solutions.
Air Transport

By Richard Maslen
Ahead of this year's World Routes forum, Routesonline is providing another look at our series of articles on the leading airlines and airports and most used aircraft types across regions of the world last year. Here we look closely at the airports of the Middle East and highlight the region's top performers.
Airports & Networks

Pegasus Airlines Cargo Directorate and Bahcesehir University's Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences co-hosted the 'International Transport and Logistics Conference' yesterday.
Maintenance & Training

Emirates Airline and African discount airline Fastjet have entered into an agreement that allows Emirates passengers to buy tickets on Fastjet's network across east and southern Africa, The National reports.
Air Transport

Emirates Airline has been announced as “Airline of the Year” at the APG - Network for Airline Distribution Services awards.
Aerospace

Helios, the UK's management and technology consultants, has won a competitive tender to undertake a study into a flight information region (FIR) for the upper air space of the six Gulf Co-operation Council countries of the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Oman, Kuwait, Qatar and Saudi Arabia.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Jet Aviation Basel will expand completions production capacity to meet a higher demand after signing an agreement with Basel Euroairport authorities.
Air Transport

Etihad is in talks with central African airline Rwandair for a 49% stake in the Kigali-based carrier.
Airports & Networks

The UAE's Amiri flight has been given the go-ahead by the US State department to purchase military infrared-missile countermeasure systems to protect its Boeing VVIP aircraft.
Business Aviation

By Richard Maslen
Despite the current political instability in Syria, ChamWings, the country’s first privately-owned carrier, has emerged as an important provider of international air connectivity in and out of the country with links across the Arab peninsula and into North Africa.
Airports & Networks

Gulf Air has extended its partnership with Mercator for a further five years.
Emerging Technologies

Gama Aviation, which has a facility at Sharjah, has announced it's to phase out the Hangar8 and JetClub brands with immediate effect.
Business Aviation

Etihad Airways Partner (EAP) airlines Etihad Airways, Alitalia, airberlin and Jet Airways have announced that Starcom, part of Starcom MediaVest Group, has won the contract to become the airline group's new global media agency, following a joint tender sent to several leading agency networks.
Aerospace

By Richard Maslen
The latest update of the airline’s inventory for the winter 2015 schedule shows that Qatar Airways will introduce an additional two weekly flights (Fridays and Sundays) on the route from December 1, 2015, while a further weekly rotation (on Tuesdays) will be added from December 15, 2015.
Airports & Networks

Psychological issues in aircrew were the main focus of the third Aviation Health Conference hosted by The UAE's General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) in Abu Dhabi this week.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Tunisia's Minister of Transport, Mahmoud Ben Romdhane made a visit to Toulouse today to witness Tunisia's national airline, Tunisair, taking delivery of its first A330-200
Air Transport

Oman Air has entered a new codeshare agreement with Indonesian flag carrier, Garuda The agreement will enable Oman Air's customers to book flights, operated by Garuda Indonesia, between Jakarta and Bali, Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok.
Airports & Networks

The International Air Transport Industry (IATA) has advocated for an even deeper partnership with governments based on global standards in the critical areas of safety, infrastructure, security, regulation, and environment.
Air Transport

Over the past 12 months dnata has invested more than GBP20 million in facilities, equipment, training and technology to support the growth of aviation in the United Kingdom.
Aerospace

TAV Airports was voted the Best Turkish Company in Investor Relations (7th in European Transport Sector) in the 42nd Extel Survey.
Airports & Networks

Oman Air is to train more Omani pilots, with the intention of increasing employment and career progression opportunities for citizens of the Sultanate.
Maintenance & Training

Etihad Airways has launched a new daily service between the capital of the UAE, Abu Dhabi and the Scottish capital, Edinburgh.
Airports & Networks

Emirates has announced its plans to launch services to Multan, Pakistan, beginning August 1, 2015.
Airports & Networks