Abu Dhabi International Airport is rated the top Middle East airport in the annual 2012 World Airport Awards and is considered third best in the world in the 10-20 million passenger a year category
Kuwaiti owned Q8Aviation has been voted Best Regional Marketer in Europe in the 2011 Armbrust Annual Survey, a highly respected independent survey which is unique in directly reflecting the views of airline customers on fuel operators' performance. In the 16 years of the awards, Q8Aviation has won this prestigious title seven times.
The first prototype of TAI-modernized T38 jet trainer aircraft has been delivered to the Turkish Air Force (TurAF) following a special handover ceremony at TAI's facilities.
Under the patronage of H.H Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum - a new book 'From the Creek to the Skies' was launched at Le Meridien Airport Hotel. The leading international airline of Afghanistan, Safi Airways was the Platinum sponsor of the book written by Ghassan Suleiman Amhaz.
The Turkish Air Force has begun training for the acceptance of its new fleet of airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) systems from US manufacturer Boeing.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has appointed Hussein Dabbas as Regional Vice President for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), based in Amman, Jordan with effect from 1 June 2012.
Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) has released the retail revenue generated by Abu Dhabi Duty Free (ADDF) for the first quarter of 2012, which revealed record-breaking sales reaching just under AED 200 million.
Flydubai launched services to its latest destination yesterday, Sana'a, the capital of Yemen and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world.
Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) today announced a passenger traffic increase of 21.2% compared to the same period last year as more than 3.4 million passengers passed through the International Airport during the first quarter.
Egypt's Midwest Airlines has awarded an MRO contract to the Air France-KLM joint venture AFI KLM E&M for the long term engine support on the the CFM56-7 engines equipping the airline's two 737NG aircraft.
Helicopter pilots from the UAE are among the first five customers booked with Eurocopter South East Asia for its duly certified Dauphin AS365 N3/N3+ Full Flight Simulator, which began operations earlier this month at the Eurocopter South East Asia Training Centre in Singapore.
CAE's Dubai-based full-flight simulators (FFS) for Dassault Falcon 7X, Falcon 900EX/EASy and Falcon 2000EX/EASy aircraft are all now equipped with smoke generation capability, providing a highly realistic pilot training experience for cockpit smoke emergencies.
Eaton Corporation will provide significant content on 84 new Boeing F-15SA fighter aircraft for the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) in a purchase agreement announced between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the US Government. The deal also includes upgrades to the SA configuration for 70 F-15S fighter jets in the RSAF fleet.
Royal Jet president and CEO Shane O'Hare this week predicted that the regional market for private jet travel would grow at 6-8% in the region this year and next, with Royal Jet itself forecasting 15% growth this year.
Emirates and JetBlue Airways, New York's hometown airline, have announced a codeshare agreement to connect the carriers' networks via New York's John F. Kennedy (JFK) International Airport.
The president and chief executive officer of Etihad Airways, James Hogan, has been named World Tourism and Travel Council's (WTTC) vice chairman for the Middle East and Africa.
RAK International Airport has continued to strengthen its management team with three recent appointments of Michael Coe as the development director, Terry Sloan as the head of operations, and Salem Hasan Al–Ghafri as the head of security, control authorities and regulatory compliance.
Airlines are enjoying their best-ever delivery of checked baggage since records began, technology giant SITA revealed in its annual baggage report today.
Honeywell and Inmarsat have signed an exclusive agreement to provide global in-flight connectivity services to business, commercial and government aviation customers around the world.
The second day of the Global Aerospace Summit in Abu Dhabi saw industry leaders looking at evolving global demand, the supply chain and the region's embryonic space industry.
