Middle East & North Africa

Khalfan Al Shueili, general manager – Readiness, Oman Airports Management Company (OAMC), will be a featured speaker at the second edition of Emerging Airports Conference & Exhibition (EACE 2013).
Aerospace

Etihad Airways will launch daily flights between the airline's home-base of Abu Dhabi and Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands.
Airports & Networks

ST Aerospace has announced that it has secured a contract to provide the Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO) with a full scale maintenance and modernisation solution for three of its C130 Hercules aircraft. ST Aerospace will undertake both modernisation and maintenance work at its facility in Paya Lebar, Singapore.
Defense

The Aircraft Interiors Middle East (AIME) & Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) shows look forward to welcoming the worlds' airlines in under two weeks time.
Aerospace

Abdul Aziz Al Noaimi, chairman of the Qatar Civil Aviation Authority, has announced the New Doha International Airport (NDIA) will be renamed as Hamad International Airport, the Peninsula has reported.
Airports & Networks

Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) has announced that its hosting the 2013 Trinity Forum, the travel retail industry's key annual conference, which will take place from 29th to 31st January 2013 in Abu Dhabi.
Aerospace

Qatar Airways has embarked on its Boeing 787 European expansion with the deployment of the next generation aircraft on three additional routes – Munich, Zurich and Frankfurt.
Airports & Networks

Palm Aviation FZCO has signed an Aviation Fuel Agreement with Algerian national owned Naftal.
Air Transport

By Richard Maslen
Etihad Cargo, the fast growing cargo division of United Arab Emirates (UAE) carrier, Etihad Airways, will inaugurate a new direct weekly freighter
Airports & Networks

US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and FAA Administrator Michael Huerta have announced that the FAA and Boeing are to start a review of the B787 Dreamliner's recent issues and critical systems
Air Transport

Etihad Airways and Brazil's low cost airline Gol Intelligent Airlines have implemented an Interline e-ticket functionality that will provide new seamless booking and ticketing opportunities for both airlines' passengers.
Emerging Technologies

Emirates this week celebrated its newest African connection to Conakry, the Republic of Guinea.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
Expanding Gulf carrier Qatar Airways is to increase capacity on its Doha – Warsaw less than two months after it launch flights to Poland’s capital
Airports & Networks

Gama Aviation announced today the launch of a new, bespoke Safety Management System ('SMS') campaign.
Business Aviation

ATC Global, the principal annual exhibition, conference and award ceremony for the Air Traffic Management (ATM) Industry, has announced further details of its free-to-attend educational programme from 12-14th March 2013 at Amsterdam RAI.
Aerospace

For the eighth year running, the Crystal Cabin Award Association is calling for entries – the latest products and concepts to noticeably improve air travel and protect resources – for the international aircraft cabin competition.
Aerospace

Emirates' expansion reaches new heights today with the launch of flights to Clark in the Philippines, the inauguration of a route between Milan and New York, and a brand new A380 service to Brisbane.
Airports & Networks

Abu Dhabi Airports has announced the launch of the new Abu Dhabi Duty Free brand.
Airports & Networks

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has reported a continued modest improvement in air cargo markets in August.
Aerospace

The implementation of systems at Ras Al Khaimah's RAK International Airport has been completed by technology specialists Arinc . The systems, part of a multi-million dollar contract, went live this morning.
Airports & Networks

Etihad Airways has launched daily flights to Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam.
Airports & Networks

Etihad Airways' biggest ever India recruitment campaign has been heralded a huge success with more than 1,000 applications received from men and women looking to join the airline's cabin crew division.
Maintenance & Training

Qatar Airways has been voted Best Middle East Airline by readers of Business Traveller Asia-Pacific in China.
Aerospace

Visitors to Dubai can now enjoy the scenery of the emirate and its neighbour Sharjah from a seaplane.
Airports & Networks

AmCham Abu Dhabi announces that F&E Aerospace has become the latest signatory of Women Achieve, an innovative programme by its Women in Business Committee that promotes the professional advancement of women.
Aerospace