The United Arab Emirates represented by the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has been elected as one of the Facilitation Panel Members by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) headquarters in Montréal, Canada.
AYLA (Ayla Aviation Academy) and JATS (Jordan Airline Training and Simulation) have signed a Multi Crew Cooperation (MCC) training agreement, whereby JATS will provide AYLA trainees with a combination of ground school and simulator training hours.
Sharjah-based low cost carrier Air Arabia, has added its second destination in Sri Lanka to its route network with the launch of non-stop flights to Mattala. The new route marks Air Arabia's 84th destination worldwide.
Boeing has announced an order by Aviation Capital Group (ACG) for 60 737 MAX airplanes. ACG's order, consisting of 50 737 MAX 8s and 10 737 MAX 9s, was finalized in December 2012. The 737 MAX has now accumulated more than 1,000 orders to date.
Dubai Airports has announced the phased opening of Concourse A, the world's first A380 facility at Dubai International's Terminal 3, with four of its 20 contact gates being brought into operation on January 2nd.
Etihad Airways has surpassed its target of carrying 10 million passengers in 2012 and is set to achieve a 22 per cent increase on the total of 8.41 million passengers for 2011.
Egyptair Training Center has successfully passedthe new audit evaluation from EASA to certify the simulator fleet of A320, A330 ,A340, B777 and B737-800 Level D as satisfying the qualification requirements prescribed in Part-OM.
Volga-Dnepr Technics has extended its aircraft maintenance and repair services in the Middle East with the addition of a new wheel and brake maintenance division in Sharjah, UAE.
Organisers of the Middle East Business Aviation (MEBA) event have reported visitor figures showing a 20% increase on the 2010 edition with 7,549 attendees from 84 countries - 37 nations more than the previous show. There was also a 14% increase in the number of exhibitors
Air Arabia has been awarded the ISO/IEC 20000-1: 2011 certificate in IT Service Management System in recognition the standards the airline achieved in implementing its information technology services.
Bell Helicopter has signed an agreement with the Turkish government for the supply of five Bell 429 rotor craft. The 429s will be operated by the Turkish General Directorate of Forestry (TGDF) to protect forest resources and coordinate firefighting operations.
GE has announced that it has agreed to purchase the aviation business of Avio S.p.A., an Italy-based manufacturer of aviation propulsion components and systems for civil and military aircraft, for $4.3 billion U.S. (€3.3 billion).
The Flight Safety Foundation has announced the promotion of Kevin L. Hiatt to the position of president and chief executive officer of the Foundation, effective January 1 2013.
Gazpromneft-Aero, the aviation refuelling business of Gazprom Neft, has commenced supplying aviation fuel at Domodedovo to Emirates, which is operating the first regular flights in Russia on the world's largest passenger aircraft - the Airbus A380.
