Airbus Defence and Space, has signed as the leader of the industrial team - including Thales Alenia Space as co-prime contractor - a contract with the Armed Forces of the United Arab Emirates (UAEAF) for the development, manufacture and launch of Falcon Eye, a high-performance optical Earth-observation satellite system.
Bombardier Business Aircraft has announced the recent addition of Arabasco as an Authorized Service Facility (ASF) for Challenger 605 aircraft customers based in or flying to Saudi Arabia.
Jeppesen, has signed a multi-year service contract with Saudi Arabian private jet operator NasJet to provide international trip planning services that will increase flight department operational efficiency.
Swiss operator Comlux which has a base in Bahrain announced at MEBA that it had ordered two BBJ MAX 8s. The first BBJs to be selected by the VIP charter operation for its fleet.
Alpha Star Aviation Services has signed an amendment to its component support contract with AFI KLM E&M to cover the Saudi VIP operator's Airbus fleet.
Two leading British business aviation companies with interests in the Middle East and Africa, Hangar 8 and Gama Aviation, are to merge. The new company, to be called Gama Aviation plc, will have a market capitalisation of £120 million (about $188 million) and make it one of the five leading operators in business aviation worldwide.
The Middle East is one of the fastest growing aviation markets in the world, with the International Air Transport Association (IATA) forecasting an annual growth rate of 6.3 per cent for the region.
Dubai Air Navigation Services (DANS) has celebrated the graduation of its first batch of employees in a comprehensive one- year career development programme.
flydubai has announced that it will begin flights to Bratislava in Slovakia, Prague in the Czech Republic and Sofia in Bulgaria. With flights due to commence in December, the airline is continuing its expansion into Central and Eastern Europe following the announcement of flights to Sarajevo and Zagreb earlier this year.
Jeppesen and Honeywell Aerospace have introduced the Integrated Navigation Data Service (INDS) Data Manager for Windows, a new cloud-based database update delivery service.
Etihad Airways has announced the appointment of Bruno Matheu to the new position of chief operating officer equity partners in the Etihad Airways Aviation Group. With almost 30 years of senior management experience in the global aviation industry, Matheu joins Etihad Airways after two decades at Air France-KLM.
Etihad Airways and Philippine Airlines (PAL) have announced a strategic partnership agreement that marks a new era of cooperation between the flag carriers.
The Flight Safety Foundation has announced to its strong support for the use of deployable flight data recorders or triggered flight data transmission in all transport aircraft.
Following the cancellation of flight WY 323 from Muscat to Karachi on 9th June 2014, Oman Air has announced that all subsequent flights to the destination are expected to operate as scheduled.
Embraer Executive Jets has developed an integrated and comprehensive customer support plan for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil, which will occur between June 12 and July 13.
Turkish Airlines has added Varna, Bulgaria to its network as its 252th destination. With this addition, Turkish Airlines continues to bridge the globe with its expansionary ambitions.
