Middle East & North Africa

MTU Maintenance is celebrating 15,000 completed engine shop visits since the foundation of the company 35 years ago.

The manufacturers of the Eclipse 550 twin-engine light jet and the Kestrel K350 single-engine turboprop are coming together to form the One Aviation Corporation.

Comlux America has announced the successful installation and certification of the first FANS program on a Challenger 601 aircraft.

Dassault Aviation has introduced a new iPad software application that allows pilots to readily access aircraft flight documentation on or offline.

Emirates is set to increase its capacity the Seychelles, when it switches from the current Airbus 330-200 used on one of the two daily services to a larger Boeing 777-300ER from June 1, 2015.

Etihad Airways has been named Airline of the Year 2016 by the prestigious US-based aviation industry publication Air Transport World (ATW).

The £1 million refit is a continuation of the refurbishment started in 2006, and has seen all of the TAG management offices moved out of the terminal and into a separate building.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced global passenger traffic results for October showing continued strong demand growth for both domestic and international traffic compared to the year-ago period.

Etihad Airways has welcomed the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's (ACCC) determination to reauthorise its alliance with Virgin Australia for a further five years.

SunExpress - a joint venture between Turkish Airlines and Lufthansa - is partnering with EveryMundo to use its performance website infrastructure solution, airTRFX, to enhance the airline's online and ecommerce strategies.

Avtrade has appointed Aymeric de Warren as regional sales director – Dubai.

Brian Culver will be taking the position of CEO at Hadid International Services as of November 4.

Qatar Executive, Qatar Airways' corporate jet division, has been honoured with the Best Business Aviation Operator of the Year 2015 award by the prestigious Middle East industry publication Aviation Business.

Jazeera Airways has announced its third quarter financial results.

Embraer Executive Jets has announced that Emirates Flight Training Academy has signed a firm order for five Phenom 100E business jets with options for five more aircraft.

Boeing forecasts airlines in the Middle East will require 3,180 new airplanes over the next 20 years, valued at an estimated $730 billion.

SITA has announced that CEO Francesco Violante will step down in the second half of 2016 after 13 years in the position.

Emirates Flight Training Academy, developed by Emirates airline to address its growing need for pilots, has signed an agreement with Cirrus Aircraft and Embraer to order 27 new aircraft.

Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority has announced its 'Vision for 2018' at leading travel trade exhibition, World Travel Market (WTM).

Avjet Routing International Trip Planning celebrates its 10th anniversary with new branding and sharpens its profile as an international trip planning company.

The Pratt & Whitney PurePower Engine for Embraer E190-E2 and E195-E2 aircraft has successfully complete its first flight.

Emirates has launched its fourth Italian to the city of Bologna.

Dubai-based Empire Aviation Group (EAG) was the winner of the 'Aircraft Management Service Provider of the Year Award 2015' at the ninth annual Aviation Business Awards, held in Dubai, in October.

The launch of Emirates’ A380 to Copenhagen comes almost four years after the airline first linked the Danish capital with Dubai. Since its launch in August 2011, nearly eight hundred thousand passengers have travelled with Emirates on the Copenhagen-Dubai route.

Qatar Airways has launched a new service to its eighth destination in Saudi Arabia with four flights a week to Abha.