Middle East & North Africa

Novus Aviation Capital has opened a new office in the Dubai International Financial Centre and at the same time introduced a new corporate image. The new branding includes a revamped website and a secured platform offering Novus' various stakeholders real-time data access.
Aerospace

Global aircraft spares support specialist A J Walter Aviation has announced the introduction of a new exchange service for complete fan blade sets.
MRO

Bombardier announced today the largest business aircraft sale in its history. Luxury aviation company VistaJet, has signed a deal for up to 142 Global business jets which includes firm orders for 56 Global jets and options for a further 86 Global jets at a 2012 U.S. list price value of more than $7.8 billion if all options are exercised.
Business Aviation

NATS - a global provider of air traffic services and solutions - has launched its Middle East website to demonstrate its strong commitment to the region, which represents a growth market for its operations.
Airports & Networks

Qatar Airways today announced 13 December as the launch date of its first long-haul Boeing 787 commercial service from Doha to London Heathrow.
Airports & Networks

Passengers at Abu Dhabi International Airport tomorrow who see fire fighters, security staff and airport officials tearing around need not panic – it is just an exercise
Airports & Networks

As Egypt awaits clearance from Washington for its bid to purchase Predator unmanned air vehicles, Turkey has stepped in to offer the Anka UAV made by Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI)
Defense

Abu Dhabi-based AMMROC (Advanced Military Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul Center) and Turbine Services & Solutions (TS&S) - both part of Mubadala Aerospace, have signed Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) with Abu Dhabi Vocational Education and Training Institute (ADVETI) to sponsor training programs for UAE nationals.
Maintenance & Training

Emirates has announced that it will upgrade its second daily Glasgow flight by introducing the 360 seat Boeing 777-300ER aircraft on the Glasgow-Dubai route from 1st January 2013.
Airports & Networks

As this year's Formula1 season ends today in Brazil, Abu Dhabi is able to quantify the success of this year's race in the UAE's capital.
Airports & Networks

The Egyptian subsidiary of Air Arabia, Air Arabia Egypt is to expand its services to Kuwait and Riyadh, from the carrier's hub in Borj Al Arab International Airport, in Alexandria.
Airports & Networks

EgyptAir Training Center (ETC) has won a new airline contract as it welcome Pakistan's Airblue to its Cairo facility
Maintenance & Training

Dubai low-cost carrier, flydubai is celebrating three years since it first turned its sights eastwards towards desitinations in Central & Eastern Europe (CEE) and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and CEO Ghaith Al Ghaith says it has developed into the cornerstone of the carrier's network.
Airports & Networks

Turkey's MNG Technic – the privately-owned MRO provider at Istanbul International Ataturk Airport, was active in last week's Airline Engineering & Maintenance Conference held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Istanbul.
Aerospace

Oman's major gateway, Muscat International Airport, is continuing to witness growth as work on the extension of the airport is stepped up.
Airports & Networks

The Middle East Business Aviation Association is to host a top level industry conference ahead of this year's MEBA show in Dubai.
Business Aviation

The Air Transport Action Group (ATAG) has released a new report on the future of air traffic management at the ICAO Air Navigation Conference in Montréal.
Airports & Networks

Etihad Airways has forged a powerhouse group with partner airlines Virgin Australia, airberlin, Air France-KLM, Alitalia, and Czech Airlines to offer air travellers more streamlined services between Europe and Australia.
Airports & Networks

Qatar Airways has launched scheduled flights to the capital of Serbia, Belgrade - its latest entry into Eastern Europe and the airline's 11th new route of the year.
Airports & Networks

Canada-based completions, refurbishment and maintenance specialist, Flying Colours has won its first Saudi registered aircraft maintenance project.
Business Aviation

The second Abu Dhabi Air Expo, which will take place from 5th to 7th March 2013, at Al Bateen Executive Airport, is to double its exhibition space to cope with the increase in demand from the growing number of exhibitors keen to take advantage of the opportunity to network with the region's General Aviation market place.
Aerospace

Qatar Airways today began commercial services of its brand new Boeing 787 aircraft with Doha – Dubai becoming the Dreamliner's debut route.
Airports & Networks

Dubai low-cost airline, flydubai, is opening a fully automated warehouse storage and retrieval system in Kuwait as it launches flydubai Cargo.
Air Transport

Boeing has received the Arabia Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Network's top award for its partnership with, INJAZ Al Arab, a leading non-profit organization, for co-developing a program to reduce unemployment in the Middle East.
Aerospace

The new modern office is located on the 1st floor of Rolex Tower on Sheikh Zayed Road, in close proximity to the airlines and travel community, and featuring high tech tools to enhance support and service towards Amadeus' customer base in Dubai.
Emerging Technologies