Middle East & North Africa

Qatar-based private aviation services provider Rizon Jet has seen traffic increase threefold at its one-year-old VIP terminal at London's Biggin Hill airport.
Airports & Networks

Boeing projects a $4.5 trillion market for 34,000 new airplanes over the next 20 years as the current world fleet doubles in size, according to the Boeing 2012 Current Market Outlook (CMO) released today.
Air Transport

Jordan's former minister of industry and trade Amer Hadidi takes over as president and CEO of Royal Jordanian(RJ) Airlines from today.
Maintenance & Training

Qatar Airways has stolen a march on its competitors for a slice in the potentially lucrative Saudi Arabian market by registering an airline in the Kingdom.
Air Transport

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced today that the seventh World Cargo Symposium (WCS) being held in Doha, Qatar, from 12-14 March 2013 - exploring the theme of 'Action for Sustainability' - is to be hosted by Qatar Airways.
Aerospace

Qatar Airways has expressed interest in launching an airline registered in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).
Airports & Networks

Rizon Jet has appointed Mike Clarke as director of technical services, based in Doha. Clarke joins the Qatar private aviation company from BBA Aviation, where he served for 18 years in progressively responsible positions culminating in his role as sales & marketing director for Sub Sahara Africa.
Maintenance & Training

Qatar Airways today launched scheduled flights to the Western Australian city of Perth, officially marking the start of thrice-weekly services to the country's mining and exploration hub.
Airports & Networks

Passenger numbers at Dubai International increased 10.4 per cent year on year according to the monthly traffic report for May issued today by airport operator Dubai Airports.
Airports & Networks

Passenger numbers at Dubai International, the world's fourth busiest hub for international traffic, increased 10.4 per cent year on year according to the monthly traffic report for May issued today by airport operator Dubai Airports.
Airports & Networks

From 1st January 2013, the Emirates' double decker will be deployed on EK flights 075 and 076 - in response to overwhelming demand on the Dubai-Paris route.
Airports & Networks

Sharjah-based Gama, has announced today that former Rolls-Royce chief Sir Ralph Robins is to become non-executive chairman of the global business aviation and services group.
Maintenance & Training

Qatar Airways is set to be making the headlines at next week's Farnborough Airshow when it confirmed today that it will unveil its new Boeing 787 Dreamliner for the first time at the major European aerospace event.
Aerospace

Middle East Airlines(MEA) has followed Saudia to become the second of the region's airlines to join the SkyTeam airline alliance.
Air Transport

The Libyan deputy minister of higher education and scientific research, H.E. Prof. Fathi Al Akkari said his country was open to doing business with all international partners.
Aerospace

Embraer's KC-390 programme has been given an extra credibility boost with the addition of Boeing to its partners on the project
Defense

Egyptair Training Centre has successfully completed the Trainair Plus assessment conducted by ICAO and will be certified as a Trainair Plus associate member.
Maintenance & Training

Emirates is to further boost its fast-growing US network with the start of a second daily A380 service to New York JFK.
Airports & Networks

Jeppesen, a unit of Boeing Flight Services, has teamed with Dubai-based Emirates Aviation College, the academic wing of Emirates, to offer the first Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA)-licensed pilot training programme in the UAE.
Maintenance & Training

Emirates is to step up its links to Africa with its flights to Zambia and Zimbabwe going daily from October.
Airports & Networks

The $2.95 billion Midfield Terminal project contract for Abu Dhabi International Airport has been formally signed.
Airports & Networks

Gulf Air has announced the introduction of nine new international television channels to its inflight entertainment suite 'SkyHub'.
Emerging Technologies

NATS, the global provider of Air Traffic Management solutions, today announced its collaboration with private jet operator Royal Jet to assist the airline's continuous effort to improve the environmental performance of its flights in UK airspace.
Business Aviation

flydubai has added another Iraqi destination to its network, with four-times weekly flights to Basra scheduled to begin on 8 August 2012.
Airports & Networks

Turkey has changed its military rules of engagement following the "hostile attack" in which Syria shot down a Turkish plane that strayed into its territory, the BBC has reported.
Defense