Saudi Arabia and the UK have reached agreement on a new $3 billion programme to provide the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) with cutting-edge officer and aircrew training. Jon Lake looks at the details.
Toby Stokes, Ernst & Young's aviation sector leader Europe, Middle East, India and Africa, explains how the aviation industry's leading players are continuing to create growth through focused innovation and investment.
Mohammed Frikha set up an airline to help promote economic development of his home region of Tunisia – but encountered severe turbulence when it took to the air. Alan Dron reports.
Kuwait and Iraq plan to launch a jointly operated airline using a part of the compensations paid to the Kuwait Airways for destroying its fleet during the 1990/91 invasion, report the Kuwait Times.
Beirut Airport has releases figures showing a rise in passenger traffic by 8.88 percent for the first seven months on 2012, Lebanese newspaper the Daily Star has reported.
OAG Cargo has announced Saudi Airlines Cargo has decided to make its US origin rates – General, BellyFlex, MainDeck, Dangerous Goods, Perishable and Courier – available on AFRA (Air Freight Rate Application).
GE Capital Aviation Services Limited (GECAS), the commercial aircraft leasing and financing arm of GE, signed a purchase and leaseback transaction with Emirates airline for three new Boeing 777-300ER aircraft and seven spare engines.
The Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) has ordered 193 F110-GE-129E engines to power 84 new twin-engine Boeing F-15SA aircraft. With the order the RSAF becomes the largest operator of F110 engines other than the U.S. government. This follows earlier RSAF orders for 156 engines to power 71 re-engined F-15S aircraft.
Winglet designer and manufacturer, Aviation Partners, has asked a US court in Seattle to place an injunction on all new sales of sharklet-equipped Airbus A320s.
Satcom1 has announced that it has been successful in implementing aggregation of dual Inmarsat Swift Broadband (SBB) high speed streaming channels (officially released last month) making it possible to better accommodate video conferencing, surveillance and live video in the air.
Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) achieved a record-breaking second quarter revenue growth for Abu Dhabi Hospitality Company (ADHC), bringing the record for year-to-date sales of Food and Beverages at Abu Dhabi International Airport to AED 38.2 Million in the first half of the year, a 47.1% increase compared to the same period in 2011. Passenger growth totaled 22.8% for the first six months of 2012.
Oman Air has opened The Majan Lounge - its new lounge at Muscat International Airport located on the lower floor of the departure terminal. Designed by JPA (design consultants) the lounge offers a luxurious and tranquil environment with a modern Arabian twist.
Air Arabia, has announced today its financial results for the three months ending June 30, 2012, demonstrating the continued strength of the airline's business model
Etihad Cargo has posted record monthly figures for July with network volumes approaching 33,000 tonnes, an increase of 18 per cent on the same month last year. The figures surpass a previous month record of 31,700 tonnes, which Etihad Cargo carried in March 2012.
The Kuwait Airways Corporation (KAC) has started receiving quotations for the purchase of different types of aircraft as part of the plan to develop its fleet, reports Al-Rai daily quoting sources.
General aviation pilots in Lebanon who have virtually been stranded to local flights only in the country's only civil airfield in Beirut will now be able to resume international sorties.
Turkish Airlines is to expand its push into Africa with three new services to Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm El Sheikh, and Sabha in Libya.
The UK's Marshall Executive Aviation has received an extension to its air operators certificate (AOC) to enable its Challenger 300 to operate to the Middle East and Africa.
Sharjah's Gama Aviation has received approval from the UAE's General Civil Aviation Authority as one of the first UAE based business jet operators to achieve CAR Part M Continued Airworthiness Maintenance Management Organisation certification.
Lebanon's defence force has called on the US Government to allow the sale of six Huey II helicopters and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support.
