Middle East & North Africa

Emirates has introduced a larger aircraft on its Dublin route two months early because of surging demand.
Airports & Networks

Oman Air has been awarded 'Best Business Class Airline, Middle East' in the prestigious Business Destinations Travel Awards 2012.
Aerospace

Aviation analysts are warning that Gulf Air could be losing the fight for survival following a decision in the Bahrain parliament to reject a $1.75bn bailout to rescue the ailing airline.
Air Transport

A group of journalists, officials from eight Indonesian airlines and technical and marketing staff from Sukhoi are among the 47 passengers and crew who were confirmed killed in the crash of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 demonstrator in Indonesia yesterday.
Air Transport

Emirates Group has today announced its 24th consecutive year of profit and companywide growth amidst unprecedented economic pressure and record high fuel prices.
Air Transport

It has been reported that a Russion Sukhoi Superjet passenger plane, carrying at least 44 people on board, has gone missing on a demonstration flight in Indonesia.
Aerospace

The Gulf Centre for Aviation Studies (GCAS), the training arm of Abu Dhabi Airports Company, announced today that it has concluded the first ICAO Trainair Plus training developers course (TDC) held in the Middle East region.
Maintenance & Training

Djibouti Dubai Express Holding Company Ltd, better known as the Republic of Djibouti's national airline, Daallo Airlines has added a BAe 146-200 from UK-based aircraft management company Falko to its fleet.
Air Transport

Three Cobham business units are to provide critical components for six MD530F training helicopters bound for Shindand Air Base in Afghanistan, the company said today.
Emerging Technologies

Qatar Airways has selected UK-headquartered CTC Aviation to supply pilots to support the airline's rapid expansion plans.
Air Transport

Rolls-Royce has successfully completed the first run of an upgraded version of the Trent 1000 that will be the launch engine for the latest member of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner family, the 787-9.
Air Transport

Etihad Airways has marked eight years of flights to Beirut, the airline's first commercial destination.
Airports & Networks

Hawker Beechcraft (HBC) has been given the go-ahead to continue trading through its bankruptcy proceedings having been granted Chapter 11 protection by the US courts.
Business Aviation

The aerospace and defence (A&D) industry experienced a record year in 2011 on the strength of a surging commercial aviation market, according to the Aerospace and Defence 2011 year in review and 2012 forecast report from PwC.
Aerospace

Dubai-based F&E Aerospace is celebrating having won the Best Exhibition award for the Dubai Airshow at the Middle East Event Awards 2012.
Aerospace

Etihad Airways, the national carrier of the United Arab Emirates, today announced a reciprocal frequent flyer agreement with codeshare partner Royal Air Maroc.
Air Transport

Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) announced today the preferred bidder for the construction of the Midfield Terminal Building (MTB), with the consortium of CCC, TAV and Arabtec being selected.
Airports & Networks

Etihad has cancelled seven more A350-1000s according to the latest set of figures from European planemaker Airbus – a move that a leading analyst says may put the programme at risk.
Air Transport

Etihad Airways has appointed Mahfood Al Harthy as its new general manager for Oman.
Maintenance & Training

L-3 WESCAM a major player in the design and manufacture of stabilized, multi-spectral airborne imaging systems is set to sign a service centre agreement with King Abdullah II Design and Development Bureau (KADDB) in Jordan.
Defense

Gulf Air has been ranked among top seven global airlines as the 'Best Family Friendly Airline' by a reputed US publication- US News Travel.
Aerospace

Air Arabia is continuing to grow with a first quarter result exceeding analysts expectations and posting an 11% increase in profits with a 7% increase in passenger numbers
Aerospace

UK companies are demonstrating through numbers the importance of the Middle East market at Special Operations Forces Exhibitions and Conference 2012 (SOFEX) in Jordan.
Defense

Swiss Aviation Consulting has announced that Munir Al-Dzhidi joined the group last month. He will act out of Abu Dhabi as Manager Middle East Operations of the group's UAE based company SWICAMO
Maintenance & Training

The latest EC635 to be used by the Royal Jordanian Air Force for law enforcement is to be the centrepiece of a broad display by Eurocopter at next week's Special Operations Forces Exhibition & Conference (SOFEX) to be held in Amman
Defense