Middle East & North Africa

Etihad Airways' loyalty programme, Etihad Guest, has signed a contract with Porsche Centre of Abu Dhabi and Ali & Sons Co LLC that will provide new benefits to UAE- based members.
Air Transport

Turkish Airlines has introduced a new route to Durban, increasing the airlines flight destinations to Africa to 46.
Air Transport

The 2015 Arab Aviation and Media Summit (AAMS) will be held in Bahrain.
Airports & Networks

Etihad Airways has been named Best Airline – Business Class at the 26th Annual TTG Travel Awards 2015.
Airports & Networks

Oman Air has held a major emergency response exercise at its headquarters in Muscat.
Maintenance & Training

The Arabian section of the Ninety Nines female pilot organisation have completed their 4th annual meeting which took place in Jordan - an event which saw the group increase its numbers with its first member from Syria. .
Maintenance & Training

Air traffic navigation services provider NATS has released a seven-page white paper aimed at widening the debate over the need for collaboration and co-operation to ease the Middle East's air capacity dilemma. Entitled 'The Case For Alliances In Air Traffic Management,' the white paper explores six existing alliances, either in or very close to the ATM sector. Those in the spotlight are the Star Alliance, Borealis, Eurocontrol, GE/SNECMA, A6 and Functional Airspace Blocks.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Airbus confirmed today that it had been in talks with Canadian manufacturer Bombardier, but those discussions “are no longer being pursued”.
Aerospace

Qatar Airways has been voted 'Best Middle Eastern Airline' for the 10th consecutive year at the 26th Annual TTG Travel Awards.
Airports & Networks

Perkins+Will is to design the master plan for Istanbul New Airport, otherwise known as 'airport city'.
Airports & Networks

Empire Aviation Group has been announced winner of the Service Excellence Award for Aircraft Sales and Aircraft Management Services.
Aerospace

The importance of satellite and space technology for environmental monitoring purposes was highlighted by the UAE Space Agency at the Eye of Earth Summit 2015 in Abu Dhabi.
Space

Abu Dhabi International Airport is undertaking one of its most ambitious expansion projects, with Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) selecting ADB Group as the main contractor.
Airports & Networks

Qatar Airways today announced that it has engaged Dublin-based Arconics to implement an enterprise Corporate Document Management System (CDMS) for the global carrier.
Emerging Technologies

A course on Safety Management Systems in Aviation is being held in Abu Dhabi Sept 29-October 1.
Maintenance & Training

Airbus has begun production of its first A330neo, one year after the programme was originally launched, in its production facilities in Toulouse and Nantes.
Air Transport

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced a demand growth in global passenger traffic results when compared to July 2014.
Air Transport

Travelmath has reported that travelling by air is highly unhygienic, with an investigation into five airports and four flights.
Air Transport

Global passenger traffic at the world's major airports has risen by nearly per cent year over year during July.
Air Transport

By Poppy Marello
The airline will operate three routes from Eilat Ovda Airport in the far south of the country, near the border with Jordan. Initially, flights will operate to and from Budapest in Hungary, Kaunas in Lithuania and Krakow in Poland.
Airports & Networks

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