Middle East & North Africa

Travelport has launched Travelport Queue Control Console, a web-based product that empowers travel agents to automate part of their ticketing operations.

Saudi Arabian Airlines(Saudia) has signed a collaboration agreement with American manufacturer Boeing that could see it developing partnership activities in the field of defence as well as in its commercial operations.

Etihad Airways is celebrating a year of record-breaking success after achieving its highest ever passenger and cargo volumes in 2013.

Jazeera Airways has released its November 2013 Operational Performance Report, which shows that the airline led in on-time performance (OTP) against all other airlines in the Middle East during the month of November 2013, with a performance of 95.92%, as ranked by the independent US-based OTP tracker, FlightStats.

Air Algerie has signed a purchase agreement for 3 new ATR 72-600s. The contract value is $74.1 million at current list price.

Emirates SkyCargo achieved another successful year in 2013.

Air Algerie today announced a commitment for eight Next-Generation 737-800 airplanes.

Although the Airbus A380 has now been in passenger service for more than six years there remains a lot of interest in the Super Jumbo and new routes

With an increasing number of airlines now operating the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, every month The HUB provides an update on the current Dreamliner flight

Boeing has received approved additional extended operations (ETOPS) certification from the FAA for the 787 Dreamliner.

Etihad Cargo expects the service to carry large quantities of electronics and textiles to Entebbe, with primarily perishable goods destined for the Gulf region and Europe loaded for the return flight.

Crane Aerospace and Electronics has appointed Satair A/S as an authorised distributor for the A320 Crane Landing Gear Control Interface Unit (LGCIU).

Etihad Cargo will inaugurate a new weekly freighter flight between Abu Dhabi and the Ugandan city of Entebbe on 26 May 2014.

Airline industry association IATA has chosen lost property recovery service HomingPIN as a Strategic Partner, in an effort to slash the millions of pounds that mislaid baggage costs the industry every year.

Dassault unveiled a new flagship aircraft that will take the Falcon family further than ever before.

The airline says the decision to close flights to these two destinations from the end of September 2014 is due to the “sustained weak performance of both routes”.

Cabin crews have as significant a role to play when it comes to safety on airlines or business jets, but an industry organisation has warned this will only work if reassurances are made that crew won't have the "finger of blame" pointed at them for raising concerns.

Afriqiyah Airways has added a third aircraft to its contract with AFI KLM E&M for the Libyan airline's A330s.

Emirates Airline began flights to Singapore in 1990 and it remains an important gateway in the Far East & Australasia region for the carrier, connecting passengers to Melbourne, Brisbane, Colombo and Dubai, and onward to destinations across Europe, the United States, Africa and the Middle East.

Gulf Air was recognised threefold during the recent GITEX Technology Week 2014, a renowned IT expo that was held in Dubai, winning the GITEX 2014 Cloud Award for 'Best Big Data Solution', the ACN Arab Technology Award for Harnessing Innovation of the Year and the Global Enterprise Connect (GEC) Award for Best Company/Organization for Green IT initiatives.

The Emirates Institution for Advanced Science and Technology (EIAST), in partnership with American University of Sharjah (AUS), has launched the UAE's first CubeSat Mission, a Nanosatellite that offers hands-on experience to engineering students in the design, integration, testing, and operation of a communications satellite.

Group exhibition director, Daniyal Qureshi, of Reed Exhibitions looks forward to welcoming visitors to the Airport Show 2015.

Air Culinaire Worldwide Paris has debuted all new signature dishes featuring the latest trends in local cuisine, adapted for the unique in-flight environment.

Education is essential to innovation and helping the next generation to pursue its dreams and ideas and contribute to society, Boeing chairman and chief executive officer Jim McNerney said at a top-level summit in Abu Dhabi.

For the first time in its history, Qatar Airways took delivery of three new aircraft in one day, as two Boeing 787 Dreamliners and one Boeing 777 joined its rapidly expanding fleet last week .