Dubai-based low cost carrier flydubai chief, Ghaith Al Ghaith, told the World Low Cost Airlines Congress London that the airline's success could be directly attributed to his government's recognition of the importance of aviation.
Jet Aviation is offering management support services to help customers achieve full compliance with the European Union's Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) Phase III requirements.
The European Union has filed a request for the WTO to grant $12 Bn in annual sanctions, following what Airbus claims was Boeing's failure to address the clear verdict it suffered in the WTO's March 2012 final judgment.
Korean Air has expanded its network to the Middle East, announcing that a direct service between Korea and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will begin on 9 November 2012.
Air Arabia, is to launch services to Iraq's fourth largest city – Erbil - on October 14th. This becomes the Sharjah carrier's second destination in Iraq.
Qatar Airways continues its network expansion with the announcement of scheduled flights to Najaf – its third route in the Republic of Iraq, effective 23 January 2013.
CTC Aviation Group Ltd - which provides airline training and pilot resource solutions for a number of carriers in the MENA region - was among Britain's top 200 private companies recognised at the 3rd annual Sunday Times HSBC International Track 200 awards, held at the Jumeirah Carlton Tower Hotel in central London last week.
ExecuJet Middle East is expanding the company's fixed-based operations (FBO) at Dubai International Airport to cope with increasing demand by taking over the largest dedicated business aviation terminal in the Middle East.
Gama Aviation has announced the addition of two brand new aircraft, a Bombardier Challenger 850 and a Boeing BBJ2 to its established portfolio of aircraft managed on behalf of Russia-based customers.
A non-aviation First-Aid workshop was recently held at JATS and was represented by officials of some of Jordan's premier companies and other governmental organisations. The attendees included the Ministry of Health, Public Security Directorate, Pharmacy One, King Abdullah ll Fund for Development, Social Security Corporation, Manaseer Group, Red Cross, Umniah, Zain, Abu Khader Group, Nielsen, Cozmo, Brinks Jordan and the Bristol Hotel, to name a few.
Following the launch on the 1st of September of a new service by Oman Air, between the Omani capital of Muscat and Tehran, the capital city of Iran, an inaugural ceremony will be held in Teheran on 24th September.
A new "green" flight training centre developed by International Flight Training Center (IFTC), opened today in Antalya in the southwestern region of Turkey and has been added to the Boeing Flight Services training network.
In this week's Arabian Aerospace radio we look at features from this week's Apex Expo in Long Beach, California. Steve Nichols talks to Inmarsat, Rockwell Collins, IFE Services and Panasonic Avionics (Programme length: 24m 55s).
Just hours after Gulf Air resumed flights to Iraq, a provincial council in the country is said to have voted to ban flights by the Bahrain's carrier claiming solidarity with those facing "repression" in the kingdom.
As the world's IFE main forum, APEX, closed in California today Boeing said it is advancing its suite of connectivity offerings on its family of commercial jetliners.
Air transport in Ghana, West Africa, is to undergo significant development thanks to a new deal signed between the EgyptAir and the Ghanian Network Aviation (CTK), a leading Ghanaian airline.
Flying Colours -the Canada-based completions, refurbishment and maintenance specialists- has received approval from the Riyadh-based General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) to carry out maintenance work on aircraft registered in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Boeing Business Jets set a new world record for “Speed Over a Recognized Course” when a BBJ flew non-stop from Los Angeles to Auckland, New Zealand for installation of its VIP interiors.
Qatar Airways has introduced an line-up of globally renowned chefs to their 5-star service in time for the introduction of the Boeing 787 to its fleet. The line-up includes award-winning Chef Ramzi Choueiri, Chef Vineet Bhatia, Chef Tom Aikens and Chef Nobu Matsuhisa inspiring an entirely new inflight dining experience.
Thales is to partner with Honeywell to integrate the latter's Inmarsat GX (Global Xpress) Aviation Ka-band satcom avionics and antenna systems with Thales' cabin network solutions.
Gulf Air was today celebrating the re-launch of flights to four prominent Iraqi destinations commencing with the first Al Najaf flight which departed Bahrain International Airport this morning.
