Middle East & North Africa

Lufthansa Technik AG and SCHOTT AG are presenting a completely new development in cabin lighting systems for aircraft at the Aircraft Interiors show in Hamburg.
Interiors & Connectivity

Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic), has unveiled a conceptual 14-inch monitor for Economy Class seats integrated into a Quantum Seat designed by Encore Aerospace.
Interiors & Connectivity

Airbus plans to further enrich its Premium Economy Seating offering available in the A350 XWB Catalogue, working in partnership with EADS Sogerma.
Interiors & Connectivity

F&E Aerospace, organisers of Aircraft Interiors Middle East, are pleased to announce the renewal of their partnership with HMG Aerospace (publishers of Inflight magazine) – to produce the Inflight IFEC pavilion at the 2014 show.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

AIM Aviation - which designs, engineers and manufactures cabin interiors for the world's major airlines - today announced the opening of a base in Abu Dhabi in partnership with First Emirates Aviation Group.
Interiors & Connectivity

Bayanat Airports Engineering and Supplies will be present at the Dubai Airport Show.
Aerospace

By Richard Maslen
Qatar Airways has announced it will begin flights to the Mecca province of Taif in Saudi Arabia, its sixth destination in the country. The four times
Airports & Networks

Boeing projects the commercial aviation industry will need more than one million new pilots and technicians to support the expanding demand for new airplane deliveries over the next two decades, estimating a requirement for 16,500 pilots and 15,900 technicians across Africa.
Maintenance & Training

Aircell introduces in-flight calling and texting for personal Smartphones.
Emerging Technologies

In a little over five weeks time World Routes, the 19th World Route Development Forum takes place in Las Vegas and organisers of the event are expecting more senior industry figures to be in attendance than at any previous Routes event.
Aerospace

Panasonic Avionics has announced the enhancement of its exclusive eXTV global live television service with three robust channel offerings – CNBC, CNN International, and a Japanese-language channel, NHK World Premium.
Emerging Technologies

Chapman Freeborn Airchartering is pleased to announce that it has formed an exclusive partnership with Air Libya to place and operationally manage an Antonov An-26 aircraft in Libya.
Air Transport

Today, Kenya's East African Affairs, Commerce and Tourism Cabinet Secretary, Phyllis Kandie, welcomed Qatar Airways' decision to increase its frequency between Doha and Nairobi by adding four additional weekly flights to and from the capital city.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
United Arab Emirates (UAE) carrier Emirates Airline has announced plans to launch services to Sialkot, its fifth route to Pakistan. The new link from
Airports & Networks

Aircraft charter specialist, Air Charter Service, has reported that its private jet division has had its record month in terms of charter bookings in July.
Business Aviation

Gulf Air, received a traditional water cannon salute as the Bahrain national carrier made its debut arrival at Al Maktoum International Airport at Dubai World Central this morning.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, last week outlined a range of major changes to its Australian operations, including
Airports & Networks

Boeing's presence at the 2013 Dubai Airshow will showcase the company's industry partnerships in the Middle East and highlight its defence and commercial products and services designed to meet Middle East requirements.
Aerospace

Pegasus Airlines will be flying daily from Brussels' Charleroi airport from March 30 2014.
Airports & Networks

EgyptAir Training centre has upgraded its website to add extra functionality and links to social media.
Maintenance & Training

The first golf partnership contract between Germany and Oman has been signed by the Almouj Muscat club in Oman and the Schloss-Miel golf club in Swisttal-Miel, North Rhine West Falia, Germany.
Airports & Networks

Airbus Corporate Jet Centre (ACJC) has delivered its 24th ACJ cabin to an undisclosed customer in the Middle-East, integrating more than 15 new technologies to meet the customer's high requirements in terms of layout design, comfort and systems.
Business Aviation

Eurofighter Typhoon has now achieved more than 200,000 flying hours since the entry-into-service of its worldwide fleet. Eurofighter Jagdflugzeug GmbH confirmed the milestone today adding that, with 719 aircraft on contract, 571 aircraft ordered and 378 aircraft delivered, the programme has “never looked stronger”.
Defense

To celebrate the upcoming launch of non-stop flights from Doha to Chengdu, China, Qatar Airways has unveiled its newest social media contest at qatarairways.com/WheresThePanda.
Aerospace

Emirates has announced that it will start to roll-out Google Now cards for their passengers who book via Emirates.com.
Emerging Technologies