Middle East & North Africa

Dubai-based flydubai's inaugural flight to Hargeisa landed today at Hargeisa Egal International Airport marking the launch of a direct four times weekly service to Hargeisa.
Airports & Networks

Etihad Airways has received the Airfinance Journal 'Merger and Acquisition Deal of the Year' award at a ceremony in Miami.
Aerospace

An Airbus A400M aircraft due to join the Turkish Air Force has crashed in Spain killing four crew members and seriously injuring two others.
Defense

In order to meet Turkish Air Forces requirements, the GÖKTÜRK-1 High Resolution Earth Observation Satellite project, which has been developed and directed by Undersecretariat for Defence Industries (SSM), will be transferred to TAI – Turkish Aerospace Industries on May 7, 2015.
Space

Abu Dhabi Airports is to deploy SITA's Airport iValidate travel document authentication system to speed up passenger throughput.
Airports & Networks

The region's largest airports event is to open tomorrow in Dubai.
Airports & Networks

Thales has welcomed the selection of the Rafale omnirole combat aircraft by the Qatar Air Force.
Defense

Gogo has introduced the ATG 1000 – a new connectivity system particularly well-suited for light jets, turboprops and owner-flown aircraft.
Emerging Technologies

Three Royal Jordanian Airbus 320s transported more than 450 Jordanians who used to reside in Yemen back home, with two planes landing at Queen Alia International Airport on April 7 and one on April 6.
Airports & Networks

Following mutual discussions in France and the UAE, the UAE Space Agency and the Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales, (the National Centre of Space Studies of France) also known as CNES, today has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to create a strategic space partnership between the two entities.
Space

Emirates has released the results of a study developed by Frontier Economics, a leading European consultancy, which reveals the socio-economic impact of Emirates and the wider aviation industry to the UK economy.
Aerospace

Siemens Logistics and Airport Solutions has equipped the new cargo terminal at Al Maktoum International Airport, Dubai World Central (DWC), with a state-of-the-art material handling system (MHS).
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
According to its latest schedule update, Saudia will place the 787-9 into passenger operation from February 1, 2016 with its first scheduled flight due to operate as ‘SV1020’ between Jeddah and Riyadh. The type will be used on various frequencies on this route as well as between Jeddah and King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, while links from both Jeddah (daily on the SV588/589 rotation until February 29, 2016) and Riyadh (various frequencies) to Dubai will commence the same day.
Airports & Networks

The Solar Impulse team in Abu Dhabi along with the Mission Control Center (MCC) in Monaco, have witnessed Solar Impulse take-off yesterday to reach Muscat, Oman, before crossing the Arabian Sea to Ahmedabad, India.
Aerospace

The First Round-The-World Solar Flight, is all set to go from Abu Dhabi at 07:30 (03:30 Zulu)this morning.
Emerging Technologies

By Mike Miller
Emirates, which brought an Airbus A380 to Orlando International Airport on September 1, 2015 for its launch of daily nonstop service to Dubai, could generate more than 1,400 new jobs to the Florida city, the airport’s chairman said.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
The oneworld alliance member will reinstate its flights to Nagpur from December 1, 2015 with a daily Airbus A320 rotation. The resumption of flights to Nagpur later this year will bring its total weekly passenger flights from 95 to 102 across 13 cities in India.
Airports & Networks

By Poppy Marello
Emirates currently operate three daily flights to the German city, two of which are currently operated by a Boeing 777-300ER while the other is serviced by the Airbus A380 jumbo jet.
Airports & Networks

By Poppy Marello
The Partnership for Open and Fair Skies issued a statement earlier this week with supporting document which it claims shows that the Abu Dhabi-based airline received a cash injection of $2.5 billion in 2014 from the government.
Airports & Networks

A new event exploring opportunities for the global aerospace industry in a post-sanctions Iran will take place in Dubai, UAE on 2 & 3 March 2016.
Aerospace

Qatar Airways and Royal Air Maroc are set to further strengthen their recent business partnership with the launch of new code-share routes across Royal Air Maroc's extensive West African network, as well as on both airlines' routes between Qatar and Morocco from 20th August.
Airports & Networks

The world may face a shortage of vital airport infrastructure in the next 15 years unless regulatory change sees airlines paying a fairer share of airport costs, according to Airports Council International (ACI World).
Aerospace

The wings for the first Airbus A350-1000 have begun the process of assembly at Broughton, North Wales.
Air Transport

Qatar Airways has increased flight frequencies to Asmara, Eritrea, and to Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
Both a vibrant metropolis and gateway to tropical destinations, Panama City is also the economic and financial centre of Panama with the major industries being international banking, commerce, and tourism. Located between North and South America, as well as the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, Panama City has developed an unrivalled transportation and communication network.
Airports & Networks