Middle East & North Africa

Cessna Aircraft Company has rolled out its first production unit of the new Citation X at the company's Wichita manufacturing facility.
Business Aviation

By Richard Maslen
United Arab Emirates (UAE) low-cost carrier Air Arabia is to introduce an eighth destination in Saudi Arabia to its expanding network with the
Airports & Networks

Travelport has unveiled the Travelport Merchandising Platform which transforms the way airlines deliver their products and the way that those products are displayed to travel agents.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Qatar Airways announced today that it will be extending its footprint in the USA by announcing its seventh gateway with a non-stop service to Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) commencing 1 July next year.
Airports & Networks

Airbus chose Cairo to host the first Field Service Managers Regional Seminar on 26th -27th of November2013.
Aerospace

An impressive 84% of passengers at Abu Dhabi International Airport carry a smartphone, according to the latest global survey by air transport IT provider SITA. The 2013.
Airports & Networks

Qatar Airways Cargo has announced it will begin scheduled dedicated freighter services to four new destinations: Beirut (Lebanon); Madrid (Spain); Paris (France); and Tbilisi (Georgia); while increasing frequency to Seoul (South Korea) and increasing capacity on its Oslo (Norway) route.
Air Transport

Empire Aviation Group (EAG) will showcase its aircraft sales and management services at the Dubai Air Show.
Business Aviation

The online travel industry in Saudi Arabia is developing at a rapid rate with online bookings expected to exceed $1.9bn in 2014, according to Travelport co-sponsored research.
Emerging Technologies

The Gulf Centre for Aviation Studies (GCAS), the training arm of Abu Dhabi Airports, today announced that it has been appointed as an IATA Authorised Training Centre (ATC).
Maintenance & Training

By Richard Maslen
Preliminary traffic results from global airport trade representative Airports Council International (ACI) based on reports from over 1,000 airports
Airports & Networks

The Indian Government has given its approval for Etihad Airways to buy a 24% stake in Jet Airways - for around $330m - according to India's Aviation Minister Ajit Singh.
Air Transport

As the host of ACI Airport Exchange 2013, Doha International Airport (DIA) will be offering a series of tours of its brand new $15.5bn Hamad International Airport (HIA), for delegates attending next month's event (11-13 November).
Aerospace

By Richard Maslen
United Arab Emirates (UAE) low-cost carrier Air Arabia is to increase the frequency of its flights between its base at Sharjah International Airport
Airports & Networks

Abu Dhabi Airports Company has released Abu Dhabi International Airport's (AUH) traffic report for the month of July 2013 which highlights a growth of 4.8% in passenger traffic compared to July 2012, with close to 1.4 million passengers traveling through the airport.
Airports & Networks

Air Seychelles has announced a strong second quarter and half-year financial performance and its CEO attributes its codeshare agreement with Etihad Airways.
Air Transport

Airline baggage handling improved last year with the rate of mishandled bags dropping 1.78%, according to the ninth annual SITA Baggage Report.
Air Transport

OnAir has launched its latest innovation which combines inflight connectivity with films, TV, live news, music, games, magazines and newspapers.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Richard Maslen
United Arab Emirates (UAE) carrier Emirates Airline will once again launch direct transatlantic flights between mainland Europe and North America with
Airports & Networks

flydubai, which operates an all-Boeing Co. (BA) fleet, said there's an “open race” Boeing and European rival Airbus SAS (EAD) to supply it with 50 narrow-body aircraft worth $5 billion at list prices, reports Bloomberg.
Air Transport

ARINC has announced that EgyptAir has signed a contract for ARINC's AviNet Airport service to support check-in operations using the Amadeus ALTEA Departure Control System (DCS).
Emerging Technologies

The director general of Middle East Airlines (MEA), Mohamad El-Hout, said at the IATA annual general meeting in Cape Town today, that its fleet renewal plans have been put on hold
Air Transport

Gulf Air still looks set to be the Middle East launch customer for the Bombardier C-Series CS100 aircraft after the resurrection of an order that was made two years ago.
Air Transport

Safi Airways, the privately owned international airline of Afghanistan that currently operates from Dubai is to introduce new catering services within the next two weeks.
Air Transport

The UAE and Bahrain have restructured airspace between the two countries in a bid to ease congestion as the number of aircraft movements continues to grow.
Emerging Technologies