Middle East & North Africa

United Arab Emirates representative Capt Aysha Al Hamili is to chair the Human Resources Committee (HRC).
Aerospace

Royal Jordanian will inaugurate its flight between Amman and Mosul, in northern Iraq, on November 12, 2013.
Airports & Networks

The Emirates Group has announced its half-year results which show a robust performance despite continued global economic pressure and high fuel prices, and reflect the Group's steady focus on its long-term vision and business growth.
Air Transport

By Richard Maslen
Qatar Airways is continuing its steady expansion plan for the coming year and has followed up on the recent announcements on new routes to Dallas
Airports & Networks

Air Canada has confirmed that it will use its new Boeing 787 Dreamliners to introduce a new non-stop service between Toronto and Tokyo from summer
Airports & Networks

Chapman Freeborn and Lufthansa Cargo have successfully collaborated on a high-profile charter project for the Red Cross/Red Crescent - to supply a Syrian refugee camp in Jordan - utilising the cargo facility on the site of the new Berlin Brandenburg Airport which is still under construction.
Air Transport

Emirates has announced two new senior management appointments to strengthen its market position in Africa, Latin America and the Indian Ocean.
Maintenance & Training

Gulf Air has appointed Rashid Al Gaoud as its new country manager for the United Kingdom.
Airports & Networks

JETS, a business aviation maintenance and technical support organisation has announced it has become an authorised service centre for Dassault Aviation.
Business Aviation

Qatar Airways Cargo has announced the signing of a multilateral e-Air Waybill (e-AWB) agreement (Resolution 672) with the International Air Transport Association (IATA), which provides a legal framework for parties to conclude cargo contracts by electronic means.
Aerospace

Richard Branson's Virgin Group and Abu Dhabi's aabar Investments PJS, have successfully completed the second rocket-powered, supersonic flight of its passenger carrying reusable space vehicle, SpaceShipTwo (SS2).
Space

Pegasus Airlines' chief commercial officer Guliz Ozturk will take part in the 10th World Low Cost Airlines Congress, taking place on 17 September at the Sofitel London Heathrow Hotel.
Aerospace

Business aircraft operators are invited to Istanbul a few days before the European Business Aviation Association's (EBAA) Turkey Regional Forum to take part in a Fundamentals of IS-BAO Workshop on 8 October and an IS-BAO Auditing Workshop on 9 October.
Aerospace

PATS Aircraft Systems has announced that it has redelivered a 737‐900ER Boeing Business Jet (BBJ3) interior completion project, the fourteenth such turn‐key interior completion performed by PATS at its facility in Georgetown, Delaware.
Business Aviation

Greek-headquartered training organisation, Jetstream Aviation Academy, is now accepting enrolment for first officer training at its new Silicon Oasis training centre in the UAE.
Maintenance & Training

By Richard Maslen
UK low-fare carrier easyJet has revealed plans to add a third route between the UK and Tel Aviv. The airline, which already flies to the Israeli city
Airports & Networks

Emirates has today announced plans to open an indoor aviation themed attraction in London this July.
Airports & Networks

Emirates is to upgrade its Dubai to Los Angeles service with the introduction of the flagship A380 starting on December 2.
Airports & Networks

Ahead of the planned 2014 delivery of the first Qatar Airways Airbus A380-800 on order, the airline today released the first image of the aircraft in partial livery from the manufacturer's Toulouse assembly line in France.
Air Transport

Emirates has announced an upgrade of service from Dubai to Los Angeles (L.A.) with the introduction of the flagship A380 starting on December 2nd, 2013; bringing Emirates award-winning service to its first U.S. West Coast destination and facilitating connections to the western U.S.
Airports & Networks

The Global Aerospace Summit, organised and produced by Streamline Marketing Group and hosted by Mubadala in Abu Dhabi, received international recognition on Friday June 7th 2013 in London at the industry leading Conference Awards where they were awarded the “Mark of Excellence”.
Aerospace

Passengers on Etihad Airways' daily flights between New York and Abu Dhabi can now use their own mobile phones to text, browse and call, thanks to Panasonic Avionics' eXPhone service and AeroMobile, the leading inflight mobile phone operator.
Emerging Technologies

By Richard Maslen
Qatar Airways will add a third new US city to its network in 2014 after announcing it will inaugurate flights between Doha and Dallas/Fort Worth in
Airports & Networks

All cargo, general aviation and charter traffic will move from Dubai International Airport in May through July next year as a way to avoid congestion as the airport's two runways are refurbished.
Airports & Networks

The Institute for Near East & Gulf Military Analysis (INEGMA) has announced the preliminary agenda for the 6th edition of the Dubai Air Chiefs Conference (DIAC).
Aerospace