Middle East & North Africa

As a decision nears on an implementation roadmap for the UAE Airspace Restructuring the man leading the project, Assistant Director General, Air Navigation Services of the country's General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) Ahmed Al Jallaf says, “collaboration will be key to the final solution”.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Air Arabia has announced the launch of regular services to Tabuk, which marks the airline's 13th destination in Saudi Arabia and 114th globally.
Airports & Networks

Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority (TCA Abu Dhabi) has announced the official date of the eleventh edition of the Al Ain Air Championship that will be staged at Al Ain International Airport from 17th to 19th December 2015.
Aerospace

The latest tablet technology is now being used to help maintain fast jet Typhoon aircrafts.
Defense

By Poppy Marello
United Arab Emirates (UAE) carrier, Emirates Airlines has announced that it will launch a service to Mashhad in Iran, its second service to the Western Asian country.
Airports & Networks

Qatar Airways CEO may have been a thorn in the side of the aircraft manufacturers, but France has recognized the value of Akbar Al Baker's contribution, vigour and leadership that has driven changes at Airbus – Europe's largest OEM with one of its highest honours.
Maintenance & Training

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced that US Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx will deliver a keynote address at the 71st IATA Annual General Meeting and World Air Transport Summit on 8 June 2015. Up to 1,000 delegates are expected to attend the global event hosted in Miami by American Airlines, FedEx, UPS and Airlines for America.
Aerospace

Saudi Arabian aircraft managment and operator Arabasco, has agreed an MoU for aircraft registration matters in Aruba. The agreement with The Registry of Aruba and legal counsel Gomez & Bikker was signed in the presence of the Minister of Transport of Aruba Otmar Oduber.
MRO

The United Arab Emirates represented by the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has updated the current Air Service Agreement with the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
Air Transport

By Poppy Marello
Following an expanded Air Service Agreement signed between the State of Qatar and the Republic of the Philippines, the Doha-based carrier will now operate a full twice-daily service to Manila, in addition to its daily flights between Clark and Doha.
Airports & Networks

The Italian airport industry will be at the world the Dubai's Airport Show (10-12 of May) with its own pavilion with a view to Expo 2020.
Aerospace

Royal Jet has been awarded 'Middle East's Leading Private Jet Charter' at the prestigious World Travel Awards 2015.
Aerospace

Etihad Airways has announced a significant enhancement to its Abu Dhabi-Singapore route with the deployment of a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner from 1 August 2015.
Airports & Networks

Travelport, a Travel Commerce Platform providing distribution, technology, payment and other solutions for the global travel and tourism industry, and Nile Air announce the signing of a multi-year, global full content agreement.
Airports & Networks

Emirates SkyCargo has announced that Columbus, the State Capital of Ohio in the United States, will join its global freighter network with the launch of a weekly service to Rickenbacker International Airport from 27 May 2015.
Aerospace

Avtrade, that has a Dubai based Middle East hub, is expanding the frontiers of aircraft component support and fortifying growth in the Americas with new Canada based inventory.
MRO

Etihad Airways has appointed Sarah Built as its new general manager for Australia and New Zealand, based in Sydney.
Maintenance & Training

Emirates airline has reported a 40 percent jump in annual net profit thanks mainly to savings from lower oil prices.
Air Transport

Turkish Airlines' MRO subsidiary; Turkish Technic has signed an agreement at IDEF 15 in Istanbul to provide maintenance support for the Airbus A400M new generation airlifter.
MRO

Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) has reported net income for 2014 of $159.5 million, a 43% increase on the the previous year.
Aerospace

By Richard Maslen
Qatar Airways will initially operate five weekly flights to Zanzibar via Kilimanjaro, and commencing October 1, 2015, the airline will offer an additional two weekly flights making it a daily operation. Out of the daily flights from October, passengers will be able to fly non-stop to Zanzibar three-times-a-week and on a linked flight via Kilimanjaro four-times-a-week.
Airports & Networks

Dnata has appointed Emma Deane as Vice President Commercial & Business Development. In the role, Emma will support the growth of Dnata's UAE ground handling and Marhaba operations.
Maintenance & Training

Emirates has increased its frequencies to Dhaka and Kolkata.
Airports & Networks

This summer, EgyptAir is to operate 855 flights with a frequency of 649 international flights and 206 domestic and regional flights.
Airports & Networks

The UAE Space Agency continued its efforts to strengthen international strategic partnerships, including improving the UAE's role and place within the international space sector, by organising an official Agency visit to the United States.
Space