Middle East & North Africa

Boeing has begun final assembly of the first 787-9 Dreamliner. The newest member of the 787 family began taking shape on schedule May 30 in Everett, near Seattle, when Boeing started joining large sections of the super-efficient jet.
Air Transport

UAE-based Bayanat Airports Engineering & Supplies (BAES), has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Flight Calibration Services Ltd. (FCSL) to be its representative for the UAE market.
Airports & Networks

Rolls-Royce's Trent XWB engines have run for the first time on the A350 XWB (MSN1) following the start-up of the auxiliary power unit (APU), as part of the preparations for the aircraft's maiden flight.
Air Transport

Travelport and Air France KLM ,have today jointly announce a new, multi-year global distribution agreement providing all Travelport-connected users – including those in the Middle East and Africa – with full content.
Airports & Networks

A small number of Oman Air employees have gone on strike since Friday and have reportedly slowed down the operations at the Muscat International Airport according to the Times of Oman newspaper
Air Transport

The Third edition of the Arab Aviation and Media summit is to be held under the patronage of her excellency the undersecretary of Oman's ministry of tourism Maitha bint Saif bin Majid Al-Mahrouqi, from 25 to 27, June 2013, in Salalah.
Airports & Networks

Riad Kahwaji, CEO of INEGMA and the organisation's director of research and consultancy, Dr. Theodore Karasik, look at impact the Middle East is facing with the latest policy changes by the Americans.
Aerospace

The Algerian government has given the go-ahead to Air Algerie to move ahead with its plans for purchasing new aircraft as part of a bid to get the North African carrier competitive with other carriers.
Air Transport

The German company that supplies the tow-tractors at Middle Eastern has just grown.
Airports & Networks

An Embraer Lineage 1000 has been on display at Jeddah and Riyadh airports this week as the Brazilian manufacturer makes a sales push in the Kingdom, for the business jet which is longer than the BBJ and ACJ Embraer.
Business Aviation

Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC), the operator of Al Bateen Executive Airport, and gategroup of Switzerland, have officially opened the 'Executive Gourmet' catering facility at Al Bateen Executive Airport in Abu Dhabi.
Business Aviation

Etihad Airways has opened a line maintenance base at Singapore's Changi International Airport, the carrier's eighth outside Abu Dhabi.
MRO

Qatar Airways has resumed its Boeing 787 services after a worldwide grounding of the aircraft in January.
Air Transport

By Richard Maslen
United Arab Emirates (UAE) national carrier Etihad Airways is to wet-lease an Airbus A340-300 from Air France for operation on its Abu Dhabi – Paris
Airports & Networks

Turkey has set a deadline for bids to build what it describes as the largest airport in the world in Istanbul.
Airports & Networks

The world's biggest business aviation event has a new name. The US National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) announced today that the name for its largest annual U.S. event has been changed from NBAA Annual Meeting & Convention” to “Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition” (“BACE”).
Aerospace

Abu Dhabi Tawazun, is to partner with Sweden's defence and security company Saab, to create the Middle East region's first facility for the development, manufacture, assembly and integration of radar systems.
Defense

Gulf Aviation Academy (GAA) and Bahrain Airport Company (BAC) have announced signing a comprehensive training agreement to deliver aviation training services for Bahrain Airport Company and its personnel.
Maintenance & Training

Oman Air is further expanding its fleet of Boeing 737-800s with the introduction of two additional aircraft, bringing the airline's total fleet to 30.
Air Transport

Turkish Airlines has signed a firm order for two additional A330-300 passenger aircraft and three options as part of the carrier's continued growth plans.
Air Transport

Sanad Aero Solutions the Mubadala Aerospace engines and components financing and leasing solutions company, is expanding its relationship with Abu Dhabi National Leasing (ADNL), the wholly owned lease financing arm of the National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) to develop a global spares platform.
MRO

Qatar Airways has launched a new mobile website together with new applications for BlackBerry, iPhone and Android phones.
Emerging Technologies

Air Arabia has reported that it carried a record 5,301,484 passengers in 2012, a 13 per cent growth compared to the previous year.
Air Transport

Etihad Airways' has released its financial report of 2012.
Air Transport

Pegasus Airlines has added Serbia's Belgrade and Bosnia's Sarajevo to its expanding flight network as its first new destinations for 2013.
Airports & Networks