Middle East & North Africa

Jordanian flight training academy, Ayla Aviation, has appointed the former Chief Commissioner for the Jordan Civil Aviation Regulatory Commission as its new chairman.
Maintenance & Training

Abu Dhabi's Bayanat Airports Engineering & Supplies has entered into a partnership with Singapore-based Stratech Systems for its iFerret intelligent airfield/runway surveillance and foreign object and debris (FOD) detection system
Airports & Networks

Dubai Helicopter Show 2012 will play host to global giants in the helicopter industry under the show's military, homeland security, civil defense, air medical and rescue sectors.
Aerospace

Lockheed Martin has added a persistent surveillance option to its Dragon series of ISR systems.
Defense

Flydubai is introducing two additional flights to Sana'a, the capital of Yemen, from 28 October 2012.
Airports & Networks

Engineers from Emirates and Rolls-Royce have arrived in Lusaka to begin investigations into an engine fire which led to an emergency return to the Zambian capital late on Sunday night.
Air Transport

The dispute between Kuwait and Iraq over reparation for the theft and destruction of the Kuwait Airways fleet during the first Gulf War appears to have finally ended after Kuwait's government gave the final approval for settlement today.
Air Transport

Boeing joined with its customer Etihad Airways, and the National Bank of Abu Dhabi, to co-host the region's first-ever Chief Risk Officer (CRO) Aviation Summit at the Shangri-La Abu Dhabi hotel this week.
Aerospace

Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) and Jet Airways announced the addition of four direct weekly flights between Abu Dhabi International Airport and Bombay Airport in India as of 18th October 2012. The India-based airline previously operated daily flights from Abu Dhabi direct to Bombay and Delhi in India.
Airports & Networks

Royal Jet's FBO (Fixed Base Operation) and VIP Terminal facility at Abu Dhabi International Airport is expected to reach record-breaking levels of traffic during November.
Aerospace

Turkish MRO provider MNG Technic is looking to extend its cargo conversion business beyond the Airbus A300 activities that it took over from the Flight Structures, the B/E subsidiary, a year ago.
MRO

flydubai's inaugural flight between Dubai and Skopje, the capital of the Republic of Macedonia, touched down today, marking the innovative low-cost airline's 15th passenger route in Central & Eastern Europe.
Airports & Networks

The vertical tail plane of the first flyable A350 XWB (MSN1) has just come out of the paint hall in Toulouse sporting the well-known Airbus blue and white livery.
Aerospace

Boeing has confirmed that Turkish Airlines announced a commitment today to order 15 777-300ERs (Extended Range), worth $4.7bn.
Air Transport

Gulf Air has upgraded its website with a whole new look and feel, with several user-friendly features, making online booking through gulfair.com even easier and faster.
Emerging Technologies

Air Arabia, is to become the first UAE airline to operate scheduled flights to the Republic of Kosovo, when it commences a twice weekly service to Prishtina International Airport on November 22.
Airports & Networks

Jeppesen and UK-based Gael Ltd have entered into an agreement to provide airlines with a new automated solution to report crew fatigue.
Air Transport

The dispute between Gulf Air and the Iranian Civil aviation authority appears to have been resolved, according to the Bahraini national carrier.
Air Transport

The Aviation Safety Culture conference will take place 20-21 January 2013, in Dubai.
Aerospace

Pegasus Airlines made its first flight to Dubai from Stansted Airport in the UK earlier today.
Airports & Networks

Gulf Air has won the 'Best Airline Award' at the 'Arabian Computer News Arab Technology Awards 2012' for its outstanding work in the area of information technology and implementation over the past 12 months.
Aerospace

Etihad Airways has signed a new codeshare agreement with the Indonesian flag carrier, Garuda Indonesia.
Air Transport

Air Charter Service announced this week that Empyrean, its new jet card division, is launching the world's first truly global jet card, the Lindbergh Card in the Middle East.
Business Aviation

CAE and Aviation Performance Solutions (APS) have announced an extension of their partnership to provide comprehensive academic and in-flight Upset Prevention and Recovery Training (UPRT) to flight instructors and student cadets attending CAE Oxford Aviation Academy flight school programmes.
Maintenance & Training

RAK Airways has announced to enter into a partnership agreement with travel option company Optiontown offering its guests a range of travel options. The service will available on the all RAK Airways services to all destinations.
Airports & Networks