Middle East & North Africa

United Arab Emirates (UAE) airport operator, Dubai Airports has confirmed that Dubai World Central will open its doors to passengers for the first

Qatar Airways is to launch passenger flights to Chicago with a reduced schedule from 10 April and is to postpone the launch of its Doha-Chengdu route.

Mubadala Aerospace's spare engine and component financing and leasing solutions company, Sanad, has expanded its long-term engine leasing relationship with Airberlin, by adding three new CFM-56 engines under a sale and lease back agreement to its existing portfolio of eleven spare engines.

Officials from Qatar and China have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to increase the number of flights that can operate between the two countries

Bombardier Aerospace has announced that it will be extending the warranty of its Challenger 605 aircraft. Specifically, the basic warranty of its Challenger 605 business aircraft will be enhanced from the current three years or 3,000 hours to five years or 5,000 hours.

Eclipse Aerospace has received an amended Production Certificate authorizing the final assembly, test, and certification of the new production Eclipse 550 Twin-Engine Jet from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

Travelport has announced the launch of Travelport Smartpoint App – a powerful software upgrade for the Worldspan Go! Desktop for Middle East and South Africa travel agents.

The new terminal building at Amman’s Queen Alia International Airport (QAIA) in Jordan was formally opened on March 21, 2013 after having a soft

As part of its ongoing network expansion Qatar Airways has revealed it will add two further destinations to its network in Iraq with the launch of

Chapman Freeborn Airchartering has announced it has secured a new strategic cooperation agreement with Lufthansa Cargo - one of the world's leading cargo carriers.

In-flight entertainment provider, IFE Services, has announced that it is supplying Emirates with a broad selection of African movies.

Air Seychelles, the national airline of the Republic of Seychelles, today reported a net profit of US$1 million for the 2012 financial year.

Travelport, the business services provider to the global travel industry, has announced that it is extending its footprint in Africa with a new distributor operation in Tunisia.

Etihad Airways and Garuda Indonesia have announced a number of new codeshare destinations in Indonesia, Europe, the Middle East, Singapore and

Independent Indian carrier Jet Airways has recently deepened its relationship with United Arab Emirates (UAE) national Etihad Airways, a deal that

The EADS board of directors has accepted the resignation of Lutz Bertling as chief executive officer of Eurocopter and member of the EADS Group executive committee effective April 30 2013.

United Arab Emirates (UAE) carrier Emirates Airline this week operated the first ever commercial flight of an Airbus A380 to the Indian Ocean island

On 1 December 2013 at 22:00 (local time), the first Qatar Airways Cargo shipment was received at the new Hamad International Airport (HIA).

Riyadh-based Al Raha Group for Technical Services has been awarded an estimated $45m extension of an existing contract for third party logistics, repair and return management services on Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) F-15s.

Elit'Avia, a fully-integrated provider of business aircraft charter, management and operation services, has announced that it has earned stage 3 International Standard – Business Aircraft Operations (IS-BAO).

Emirates has swooped into the home of the original Oscars to launch its celebrated A380 service.

Jazeera Airways has taken delivery of a brand new Airbus A320 aircraft, bringing its total fleet number to 14 aircraft.

Qatar Airways yesterday expanded its operations in Saudi Arabia with the launch of scheduled flights to Ta'if - the airline's sixth destination in the Kingdom.

Gulf Air's frequent flyer program, FalconFlyer, has reached a major milestone; signing one million members.

Emirates Airline was named 'Best Long-haul Airline' at Condé Nast Traveller's Reader Awards ceremony last night.