Middle East & North Africa

Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) has delivered the last four F-16 aircraft to Pakistan Air Force (PAF) under Pakistan F-16 Modernization Program, at a ceremony held at TAI's facilities in Ankara, Turkey, on September 02, 2014.
Defense

The career ambitions of some young Emiratis on this month's Tourism Youth Summer Camp – the sixth in the annual series organized by Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority (TCA Abu Dhabi) – have taken off following a workshop in which the students, all aged between 15 and 17, came face-to-face with Etihad Airways' national pilots.
Maintenance & Training

Abu Dhabi Airports has announced a 21.7% increase in passenger traffic at Abu Dhabi International Airport for the month of July. A total of 1,703,995 passengers passed through Abu Dhabi International Airport in July 2014, compared with 1,399,695 in the same month of 2013.
Airports & Networks

Royal Jordanian's first 787 had its inaugural flight today from its base at Queen Alia International Airport to London Heathrow, thus starting its regular operations.
Airports & Networks

Emirates has raised the curtain on its latest sponsorship – Arab Idol, the reality show watched by Arab audiences all around the world.
Aerospace

Emirates has added Frankfurt to its growing list of A380 destinations.
Airports & Networks

AVIATION AFRICA 2015 is a 2-day Summit & Exhibition, which takes place 10-11 May 2015 in Dubai, UAE. NEXUS from Saudi Arabia and Wyvern Consulting from USA have joined up with this event to become main sponsors.
Aerospace

Qatar Airways yesterday commenced daily, non-stop services between the newly unveiled Hamad International Airport (HIA) in Doha and Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport.
Airports & Networks

EgyptAir Training Center has undertaken training with cabin crew of Bangladeshi airline, Biman Air.
Maintenance & Training

Etihad Airways is supporting a campaign to raise awareness of the polio virus and vaccination efforts in the Pakistani community.
Aerospace

Oman Air has won three categories of the 8th Oman Web Awards, which were presented at a glittering ceremony held at the Al Bustan Palace hotel in Muscat.
Aerospace

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) launched the Economic Performance of the Airline Industry report outlining how air transport is adding value for consumers, the wider economy, governments, and investors.
Air Transport

The ATR Assembly of members has appointed Patrick de Castelbajac as chief executive officer (CEO) of ATR. He succeeds Filippo Bagnato, whose four-year mandate according to ATR's statutes expired at the end of May 2014.
Maintenance & Training

Etihad Airways has announced a major expansion of its codeshare agreement with Jet Airways, offering travellers enhanced connections throughout India, and linking India with even more destinations worldwide.
Air Transport

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called for airlines, governments, and industry stakeholders to guide the development of the commercial airline industry into its next century with a global mindset and based on a foundation of global standards.
Air Transport

Royal Jordan will introduce an additional two weekly flights to New York during June and July this summer, bringing the number of scheduled flights operating on this vital route to six weekly.
Airports & Networks

By MARTIN RIVERS / DOHA: Afriqiyah Airways and Libyan Airlines have suspended plans for a merger as the two flag carriers' home market struggles to contain a simmering civil war.
Air Transport

By Richard Maslen
United Arab Emirates (UAE) carrier, Emirates Airline, is set to expand its presence in Africa’s most populous country Nigeria, with the start of a
Airports & Networks

Etihad Airways' award winning loyalty program, Etihad Guest, has wonn the award for the Best Loyalty Credit Card for its Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) cobranded card (Middle East / Asia / Oceania Region) at this year's 'Freddie' Awards.
Aerospace

EASA STC 10048929 was developed by MNG Jet together with S4A Solutions For Aviation SL which is an EASA Part 21 Design Organization from Spain, SATCOM and Honeywell.
Business Aviation

Dassault's Falcon 2000S and 2000LXS twin jets have received approval to operate at one of the world's most challenging airports, London City, located in the heart of Europe's financial hub. Dassault is the only business jet manufacturer to have its entire current production fleet certified to operate at London City.
Business Aviation

The former CEO of RAK Aiways, John Brayford, has been appointed as the new director commercial of Safi Airways.
Maintenance & Training

Qatar Airways has begun the rollout of QLOUD, an internally developed mobility application for iPads, which will provide real time and decision-relevant information to the airline's pilots.
Emerging Technologies

A Bahrain company will be playing a part in space history when the historic Soviet space capsule “Vozvraschaemyi Apparat (VA)” goes to auction in Brussels on May 7.
Space

Boeing has todayannounced the launch of the Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) MAX family of airplanes after receiving the first order from an undisclosed customer. The order is for a BBJ MAX 8, which is based on the 737 MAX 8 and the newest business jet to join the BBJ family.
Business Aviation