Middle East & North Africa

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Emirates will introduce the Airbus A340-500 on the Dubai-Algiers route, commencing 1st December 2013.

Emirates will operate a daily service to Luanda, Angola's capital city, starting 1 December 2013 with the additionof four extra flights per week.

United Arab Emirates (UAE) operator, Emirates Airline, has revealed plans to add almost 1,800 seats per week on its route between Dubai and Munich as

Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) has delivered its first F-35 Lightning II centre fuselage to Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin at a ceremony held at TAI's facilities in Ankara, Turkey today.

The global aircraft rescue and fire fighting conference - ARFF 2013 has been taking place at the Oberoi Hotel in Dubai yesterday and today having opened with key messages aimed to ensure the world's airports are ready to deal with aircraft accidents and keep air travel safe.

Thales signed a contract with the Iraqi Civil Aviation Authority (ICAA) for the modernisation of Iraqi airspace.

Monarch Aircraft Engineering (MAEL) has successfully carried out a General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) CAR 21 Design approval repair scheme for cabin interior products.

Jetex Flight Support has entered into an agreement with Bentley Motors Middle East to offer chauffeured luxury car transportation at the company's new FBO at Dubai World Central.

Emirates has been honoured with 'Best Airline Business' and 'Best Airline Leisure' at the 2013 Conde Nast Middle East Traveller Readers' Choice Awards.

United Arab Emirates (UAE) national carrier, Etihad Airways, will launch non-stop flights to Medina, the regional capital of the western Saudi Arabian

AMAC Aerospace has announced it has successfully completed and re-delivered its second BBJ 777-300ER to a private customer in the Middle East.

Bell Helicopter has announced it has delivered the first seven of 15 Bell 429s to the Turkish National Police on or ahead of schedule.

Air Arabia has announced its financial results for the nine months ending September 30, 2013.

Emirates and French carrier Corsair international have signed an interline agreement that will offer Senegalese travellers seamless connections to the capital of France, Paris.

Gulf Air has announced that it will be recommencing flights to Mashhad, in Iran, with four weekly flights starting on the 17th December.

AMAC Aerospace has announced that it has redelivered its first wide body project, an Airbus A340, to a private Middle Eastern customer.

Embraer will participate in the 13th edition of the Dubai Airshow during November 17-21, at Dubai World Central (DWC), in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Swiss-based Vertis Aviation has announced that as part of its international expansion strategy it will open a new Dubai branch of its aviation charter business in January 2014.

Embraer's Commercial Aviation Services and Support division will host the global edition of the Embraer Operators Conference (EOC) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from October 13 to 15.

The ACI Airport Exchange event, taking place at the Qatar National Convention Centre, 11 to 13 November - hosted by Doha International Airport in partnership with ACI EUROPE and ACI Asia Pacific - has today confirmed its contingent of international speakers.

Emirates airline has been recognised as the top airline for passenger experience in the Middle East.

The UAE's General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) announced today that air traffic movements in the UAE grew at a rate of 8.7% in August compared to the same month last year.

Finmeccanica subsidiary, Selex announced today that it has signed a contract worth more than $53 million to deliver the Falco unmanned system to an unamed Middle East Country

Mobile OnAir and Internet OnAir will go into commercial service on Saudia's latest Boeing777-300ER aircraft later this week.