Middle East & North Africa

Qatar Airways has announced an expansion to its UAE services with the launch of direct flights to Ras Al Khaimah, commencing October 1, 2015.
Airports & Networks

Qatar Airways announces the next phase of its USA route development with the introduction of three new passenger routes to Los Angeles, Boston and Atlanta.
Airports & Networks

The Registry of Aruba is celebrating its 20 years in the business with innovative regulator changes.
Business Aviation

ExecuJet Aviation Group of Switzerland has been acquired by Luxaviation, Europe's leading business aviation group, based in Luxembourg. The transaction sees Luxaviation acquire the entire share capital of ExecuJet and become the second largest corporate aircraft operator in the world.
Business Aviation

Joramco and the Afghani registered operator, Safi Airways, reached a base maintenance agreement with the Jordan based MRO facility which will provide heavy airframe maintenance solutions for three A320 aircraft operated by Safi during 2015.
MRO

Etihad Airways has retained its title as the Middle East's Leading Airline for a ninth consecutive year at the World Travel Awards.
Aerospace

Qatar Airways and Royal Air Maroc have announced the launch of a strategic joint business agreement on their services between the State of Qatar and the Kingdom of Morocco.
Air Transport

Air traffic management specialist, NATS, has hosted a series of interactive workshops in Oman in an effort to share industry best practice and the latest thinking in the field of air traffic engineering.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

GE Capital Aviation Services Limited (GECAS), the commercial aircraft leasing arm of GE, today announced delivery of a new, next-generation Boeing 737-800 aircraft to Flydubai following a purchase and leaseback transaction.
Aerospace

Emirates is reinforcing its commitment further in Lebanon by upgrading both of its aircraft serving Beirut to an all Boeing 777 operation.
Airports & Networks

Bayanat Engineering Group has been expanding its horizons having participated in Canso's ATM World Congress event for the first time..
Aerospace

Abu Dhabi Airports has named Mohamed Mubarak Al Mazrouei as its new CEO.
Maintenance & Training

By Poppy Marello
Start-up Air Arabia Jordan has announced the launch of flights to Medina in Saudi Arabia from Amman from June 10, 2015.
Airports & Networks

A Turkish Air Force fighter jet has crashed during a training mission, killing both pilots.
Defense

By Richard Maslen
Under the agreement, Etihad and Tourism Malaysia will put into effect a range of joint marketing activities targeting Malaysia’s leading inbound visitor markets – the UK, US, Europe (Germany, France and Italy), and the Middle East region (UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar and Kuwait).
Airports & Networks

Qatar Airways officially launched its new marketing campaign supporting the three-year partnership between the airline and FC Barcelona at a press conference held in Doha, this week.
Aerospace

By Richard Maslen
Canadian manufacturer Bombardier Aerospace handed over a CSeries to North African carrier Nile Air during this week’s Routes Middle East & Africa forum in Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain. The CS100 model was presented to Mohamed El Sheriff, revenue and planning manager at the Egyptian carrier on the final morning of the event following its traditional event business card draw on the manufacturer’s stand.
Airports & Networks

By Catherine Makrandreou
The annual Routes Marketing Awards are highly regarded as the most prestigious awards in the industry as they are voted for and judged by the airline network planning community. They provide the airline community with the chance to have their say, regarding the airport or tourism authority they think has provided the best overall services to them relating to route development and marketing over the past year, to establish new or maintain and develop existing routes.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
As has become the tradition at our events, the manufacturer has a number of aircraft models to present to event delegates on the final morning of the event. Make sure you visit the Bombardier Aerospace stand and place your business card into the bowl to be in with a chance of winning a CS100, CRJ1000NextGen or Dash 8-Q400NextGen model.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
Not happy with just a new third daily rotation by Emirates Airline to Dubai, the air service development team at Birmingham Airport are attending the inaugural Routes Middle East & Africa forum in Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain to secure additional connectivity into the regions.
Airports & Networks

A group of 28 Saudi Arabian students have arrived in New Zealand this week to prepare for Airways' air traffic controller programme.
Maintenance & Training

Royal Jordanian's emergency committee held a meeting on Sunday, January 4,2015, headed by acting president/CEO Captain Haitham Misto, to discuss the airline's readiness to deal with the exceptional weather conditions forecast for the kingdom during the next few days.
Air Transport

Air Arabia has bought a 49 percent stake in Jordan's Petra Airlines, reports Reuters.
Air Transport

By Richard Maslen
Faisalabad is a city of more than two million people located in the province of Punjab. A major centre of industry and manufacturing, the city is estimated to contribute approximately one fifth of Pakistan’s total GDP.
Airports & Networks

By Routes News
Airport International Group’s CEO, Kjeld Binger, talks to Joe Bates about the ongoing transformation of Amman’s Queen Alia International Airport.
Airports & Networks