The Gulf Centre for Aviation Studies (GCAS), the training arm of Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC), was unanimously elected to chair the International Civil Aviation Organisation's (ICAO) TRAINAIR Plus Programme Steering Committee (TPSC).
Marking its 16 years of operations in Yemen, Emirates has introduced an additional weekly flight to Sana'a, effective 28th October, to now provide a daily service from Dubai to the Yemeni capital.
Russian Helicopters - part of state defence holding Oboronprom and a leading global designer and manufacturer of helicopters – has been drawing wide attention in the first day of the Helishow Dubai which runs until Thursday at the Meydan Hotel and race course.
Safety avionics from Honeywell are being used by Abu Dhabi Aviation -- the largest commercial helicopter operator in the Middle East -- on its fleet of AgustaWestland AW139 helicopters to maximise safety during its offshore oil and search and rescue (SAR) operations across the Gulf region.
A technology designed to protect rotorcraft engines and other systems from contamination by fine sand and airborne particulates, especially during takeoffs, landings and low-level flights is on show at the Helishow Dubai 2012 which opened at Meydan in Dubai today.
At the Arab Air Carriers Organization (AACO) Annual General Meeting in Algiers today, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) outlined five areas in which opportunities exist to further develop aviation in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) to benefit the region's economies.
Etihad Airways chief operations officer, Captain Richard Hill, has turned the first sod to mark the construction of a $15.3 million extension to the airline's flight training centre at its Abu Dhabi headquarters.
Dubai World Central, Dubai's second airport, continued to register high growth in cargo volumes in the third quarter of the year with another triple-digit increase according to a traffic report issued today by airport operator Dubai Airports.
Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker shared his insights on Qatar's impact in the GCC's thriving aviation sector during a keynote address at the 21st Annual Arab-US Policy Makers Conference.
British Prime Minister David Cameron is in Dubai today as part of a three-day tour of the Gulf and the Middle East in a bid to cement UK arms sales with a particular emphasis on persuading the United Arab Emirates to buy 60 of BAE's Typhoon jets in a deal reported to be worth upwards of £3bn.
Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) received the highest accolade from the global duty free industry by winning the Frontier Award for Best Airport Operator of the Year 2012.
Kuwait airplane leasing company ALAFCO has finalised an order for 20 Boeing 737 MAX 8s valued at $2.0 billion at current list price. The order was first announced as a commitment at the Farnborough Airshow in July.
The Arab Air Carriers Organization opens its 45th Annual General Meeting in Algeria today, under the patronage of Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President of the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria,
Royal Jet has announced that its FBO and VIP Terminal facility played host to a large number of VIPs, celebrities and car racing enthusiasts from across the globe who converged at Yas Marina Circuit to watch a critical race in the closing stages of the 2012 Formula 1TM world championships.
Social Media is an important and fast-growing platform for Etihad Airways and over the past year has become a vital part of its broader digital and communications activity.
Satcom Direct, provider of satellite voice, fax, datalink and Internet communications solutions has made a massive investment in expanding its international business activities and today opens its office in Dubai.
US magazine Rotor & Wing has reported that Abu Dhabi Aviation (ADA), one of the oldest and largest rotary and fixed-wing operators in the region has ordered seven Bell 412EPs from Hawker Pacific Aerospace, the Middle East representative for Bell Helicopters,.
With the US presidential elections imminent , Riad Kahwaji, CEO, of the Institute for Near East & Gulf Military Analysis (INEGMA) looks at US foreign policy from a Middle Eastern perspective
