ADAC announced today that the company's information & communication systems department has achieved both the ISO20000 certification for service management and ISO27001 certification for information security.
Oman Air has appointed Janab Al Sayyid Captain Manin bin Khalifa bin Said Al-Said to the new position of General Manager, Quality and Safety. The role, which includes responsibility for Emergency Response Planning, was previously included within the duties of Oman Air's Chief Officer, Flight Operations.
Middle Eastern buyers are at the head of the orderbook list for the world's first supersonic business jet - the Aerion SBJ. And this week the programme came a stage closer to fruition.
An Austrian Airlines flight taking off from Tripoli today signified the formal end of the closure of Libya's main airport following the occupation of the facility by armed militia.
Boeing is being awarded a $66,814,404 military sales contract for the installation of Group A and B radar system improvement kits for the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) fleet of five Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft.
An EgyptAir official has announced that its Airbus A320 flight number MS849 veered off the run way after landing at Nairobi Airport 03:50 Kenya local time today.
Etihad Airways has signed a contract with Airbus to equip 17 of its future A320s on order with Airbus' fuel saving Sharklets. The new wingtip devices measure 2.5 metres tall, replace the aircraft's current wingtip fence and will reduce fuel burn particularly over longer sectors.
Bucharest in Romania and Skopje in the Republic of Macedonia have been named as flydubai's latest destinations expanding the innovative low-cost airline's network in Central & Eastern Europe to 15 points across 10 countries.
Safi Airways will launch two new internal flights in Afghanistan on 16 June 2012. The domestic services will operate from Kabul to Herat on a daily basis, and from Kabul to Kandahar every Monday, Thursday and Saturday.
Bloomberg has reported that Etihad Airways, will hold onto its remaining orders of Airbus A350-1000 aircraft after scaling back its purchase plans by more than half and despite speculation from analysts and commentators in the region.
Iran's new space centre, which will be used to launch both its own and other Islamic nations' satellites, is now 80% complete according to news reports.
Sabre Travel Network Middle East (STNME), has added to its success of signing up Saudi last week by adding EgyptAir, the national airline for Egypt, on a multi-year distribution agreement.
The Solar Impulse aircraft of Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg is expected to take off from Madrid early tomorrow morning for its final destination of Rabat-Salé in Morocco. The prototype is expected to land before midnight tomorrow in Rabat.
Checking in for flights from Abu Dhabi International became just a little bit easier today for guests at the Crowne Plaza hotel on Abu Dhabi's Yas Island
Bahrain's Gulf Aviation Academy (GAA) has signed a $13.3million lease agreement with Tadhamon Capital to purchase and operate a new A330 full flight simulator.
American Express Middle East today launched a new partnership with Delta Air Lines, which will enable its Cardmembers to redeem Membership Rewards points for free flights and upgrades across Delta's network of 340 destinations in nearly 60 countries, including an extensive range of cities in the United States and Canada.
The UAE's ENOC Aviation has won the best marketeer award across Africa and Middle East region for the fourth consecutive year at the Armbrust Aviation Awards held at the 'China International Aviation Fuel Conference & Exhibition' in Beijing.
