Under the high patronage of King Mohammed VI and upon invitation of the Moroccan Agency for Solar Energy (MASEN), the Solar Impulse aircraft of Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg should depart for its first intercontinental flight from Switzerland to Morocco tomorrow morning.
The Gulf Centre for Aviation Studies (GCAS), the training arm of Abu Dhabi Airports Company, officially represented the Middle East region at last week's annual IATA Training Partner Congress in Istanbul, Turkey.
A fifth Boeing C-17 Globemaster III airlifter has been delivered to the United Arab Emirates air force. A sixth will be added the the UAE fleet laterthis year.
Turkey's national airline announced today, during a meeting with Routes Europe 2012 host Tallinn Airport, that they will be commencing a three times weekly service to the Estonian capital.
Captain Ali Hassan Sulaiman has been appointed acting chief officer flight operations for Oman Air, following the decision by Captain Patrick Rotsaert, chief officer flight operations, to retire from the company.
Airbus, ST Aerospace and EADS EFW have finalised the agreement to establish the collaboration for the launch of the A330 Passenger-to-Freighter (P2F) conversion programme which has been in demand from several of the major Middle Eastern carriers since the MoU for the project was first announced at the Singapore Airshow earlier this year.
Horizon International flight academy, based at Al Ain International airport, has introduced the iPad for Ground School (Theoretical Knowledge) training.
The Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO) today signed a contract with Airbus Military for the acquisition of eight C295 aircraft, five of them configured as tactical transports and three as maritime patrol aircraft (MPA).
The fifth edition of the International Helicopter Technology & Operations Exhibition, known as Dubai Helishow 2012, will take place on November 6-8, organisers the Domus Group announced today.
The CEOs of EgyptAir Holding Company and Star Alliance met up for a meeting in Egypt this week to discuss the international challenges affecting Alliance and its members carriers.
Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, today announced that it will be the Official Airline for the upcoming First GCC Future Entrepreneurs Forum taking place in Bahrain on 30th – 31st May.
During the third Saudi Employment and Rehabilitation Fair, BAE Systems received an honour from Engineer Abdullah Al-Hagbani, Deputy Ministry of Labour for Planning and Development, acknowledging BAE Systems' efforts in recruiting Saudi nationals and its ongoing initiatives with job applicants and university alumni, attracting national cadres whether they are graduates of the Faculty of Engineering, Technical Studies or Business Administration.
The aviation industry is always looking for ways to make flying more comfortable and energy efficient. Kelly Green visited the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg to look at the new products and services being unveiled during the three-day event.
Work on Kuwait's new international airport is under way. Once complete, it is believed the facility will set a new environmental benchmark in aviation, becoming one of the largest airport users of solar power in the world. Keith Mwanalushi reports.
Tunisia is rapidly becoming to Europe what Mexico is to the United States – an offshore manufacturing centre. Alan Peaford and Marcella Nethersole visit some of the key people behind the growing opportunity.
GALMENA - a joint venture formed between Canada's GAL Aviation and Bahrain's MENA Aerospace used EBACE to formally sign its service agreement with ExecuJet Middle East.
Etihad Airways, the UAE's national airline, will be host airline of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) World Passenger Symposium (WPS) 2012, to be held in Abu Dhabi in October.
