Middle East & North Africa

Jeppesen, part of Boeing Commercial Aviation, recently signed a new three-year service contract with Gulf Air to provide the airline with Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro electronic flight bag (EFB) services on iPad.
Emerging Technologies

Passenger traffic at Dubai International remained above the 5-million mark for the 19th straight month in July while maintaining its growth trend for the year so far, a report released by Dubai Airports today showed.
Airports & Networks

Jazeera Airways Group inaugurated four new gates equipped with two state-of-the-art bridges at Kuwait International Airport. The gates are exclusively operated by the airline, and enable Jazeera Airways to offer an even better and more efficient customer experience.
Airports & Networks

Gama Aviation has opened its exclusive executive terminal (FBO) at Sharjah International Airport, creating a full service private aviation hub serving Sharjah, Dubai and the Northern Emirates.
Business Aviation

Dubai-based Empire Aviation Group (EAG) has added a Challenger 605 to its African-based fleet which now consists of six business jets.
Business Aviation

Royal Jordanian has inaugurated the e-freight system, in collaboration with CHAMP Cargosystems (CHAMP), a global IT provider serving the air cargo industry.
Aerospace

Flynas has announced the start of non-stop flights from Riyadh to London Gatwick from 27 July 2014 – part of its successful Global Flight Routes programme, which was launched earlier this year.
Airports & Networks

Boeing set a company record in 2013 for the most commercial airplanes delivered in a single year with 648, while the company's unfilled commercial orders stood at 5,080 at the end of the year - also a new company record.
Aerospace

Codeshare partners Etihad Airways and Air New Zealand have signed a wide-ranging agreement to provide reciprocal line maintenance services in Melbourne, Australia, and Los Angeles in the USA.
MRO

Etihad Airways has today confirmed it is detailing the conditions precedent and the criteria for a proposed equity investment negotiated with Alitalia and its stakeholders over the past months, heralding the way for the capital investment in the airline to take place.
Air Transport

Passengers at Abu Dhabi Airport this morning were given special Hollywood clapper-boards as they checked in for the Etihad Airways flight EY 171 – the inaugural flight to Los Angeles (LAX) .
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
United Arab Emirates (UAE) low-cost carrier, Air Arabia, has celebrated the tenth anniversary of its launch of scheduled air services to Qatar by
Airports & Networks

Emirates Airline is in talks with Airbus Group NV and Rolls-Royce Holdings to create a more fuel-efficient version of the A380 superjumbo, reports The Wall Street Journal.
MRO

At a special ceremony Flydubai and CFM International celebrated the airline's achievement of 500,000 engine flight hours with its fleet of CFM56-7B engines.
MRO

Lebanese nationals who are hospitality professionals now have the opportunity to take their career high into the sky by joining Etihad Airways' World's Leading Cabin Crew.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Abu Dhabi is rolling out a whole new look at Arabian Travel Market (ATM) – the region's biggest travel and tourism fair which runs in Dubai from May 5-8 – in a bid to capture the increasing attention of GCC travel influencers and maintain growing visitor numbers from its neighbouring states.
Aerospace

Emirates is launching a new daily service to Brussels, Belgium, from 5th September 2014.
Airports & Networks

In the wake of the Malaysianflight MH 370 tragedy, the Flight Safety Foundation today called on the commercial aviation industry and national civil aviation authorities to gather for an international symposium on the current state of technology and need to incorporate practical in-flight aircraft monitoring and communications systems to enhance location tracking.
Air Transport

Today saw the return of a direct service between Manchester Airport and Jeddah - the first for over five years - as Saudia's inaugural flight touched down at Manchester's Terminal Two.
Airports & Networks

Qantas International Chief Executive Officer Simon Hickey said the joint network with Emirates has delivered on its promise to boost inbound tourism for Australia and its regional cities in particular, with Emirates customers booking on Qantas Domestic services as part of their journey.
Airports & Networks

Boeing expects the worldwide market for commercial aircraft financing to remain strong as airlines continue to receive expected record levels of deliveries of new, fuel-efficient airplanes in 2014.
Aerospace

The helicopter safety team for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA GST) has teamed up with international aerospace event organisers Tangent Link to launch a new event for the offshore and onshore helicopter industry.
Aerospace

Starting today, Qatar Airways has upgraded its capacity on its Melbourne - Doha route, with the introduction of a Boeing 777-300 aircraft.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
Gulf carrier RAK Airways has suspended all operations for a second time in four years. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) national airline, based in the
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
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
Airports & Networks