Middle East & North Africa

The first flight of a heavy-fuel powered Schiebel Camcopter S-100 UAS (Unmanned Air System) has taken place in Austria.
Emerging Technologies

Aviation Partners, has received European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) approval for its high mach blended winglets on Falcon 900 Series aircraft.
Emerging Technologies

Air Seychelles today launched new direct services from Mahé to Abu Dhabi, complementing air links currently being operated by Etihad Airways on the route.
Airports & Networks

Eutelsat Communications and Es'hailSat, the Qatar Satellite Company, have selected Arianespace to launch their EUTELSAT 25B / Es'hail 1 satellite in the second quarter of 2013 on board an Ariane 5 launcher.
Space

Qatari aviation services company Rizon Jet has formally inaugurated its VIP terminal at Doha International Airport.
Airports & Networks

Bell Helicopter confirmed today it has now signed the contract with the Turkish National Police for the purchase of 15 Bell 429s with deliveries to begin in May 2013.
Aerospace

Middle East and UK-based business aviation Services Company Rizon Jet has announced that it has appointed former Jet Airways manager Capt. Hassan Al-Mousawi as company CEO. As the head of a recently refreshed management team, Qatari, Al-Mousawi will lead Rizon Jet into the next phase of its strategic development.
Maintenance & Training

Interested parties concerned about EASA's new rules on third country operators (TCO) have until March 26th to react to the comment response document,(CRD), issued by the European organisation on January 26th.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

EgyptAir Training Centre has signed a deal with fellow-Star Alliance member Ethiopian Airlines to provide simulator training for the east African airline's B777 pilots.
Maintenance & Training

Abu Dhabi Airports Company's (ADAC) Air Navigation Services (ANS) has signed an MoU with Airbus airspace design subsidiary Quovadis to design new standard terminal arrival routes (STARs) and required navigation performance authorization required (RNP-AR) approaches for Al Bateen Executive Airport.
Airports & Networks

Dubai-based aircraft charter and leasing company, Air Charter International (ACI) has launched SkySearch Universal Portal, a new B2B product developed for the travel and aviation industry.
Business Aviation

A leading MRO facility in the Middle East is seeking a Chief Operations Officer
Aerospace

F&E Aerospace, organisers of the Dubai Airshow and MEBA are to launch a new event - Gulf Air Traffic Management (GATM) which will be co-located with the second edition of the Gulf Aviation Training Event (GATE) on 19 – 20 September 2012, at the Al Bustan Rotana Hotel, Dubai.
Aerospace

Royal Jet's Medevac unit successfully completed a highly complicated medical evacuation mission as it flew 31 Chinese workers injured in explosions in the Republic of Congo to China last night.
Aerospace

Cessna's new Citation M2, announced less than six months ago, made its first prototype flight today.
Business Aviation

Tennis champion Novak Djokovic will see a different kind of ace service than he is used to on court - he has been named as a brand ambassador for Bombardier Learjet.
Business Aviation

IFE Services, is to showcase its range of in-flight entertainment solutions at Aviation Outlook MENA in Dubai next week.
Aerospace

London's Financial Times claims that Emirates will be seeking compensation from manufacturer Airbus over the cracks in the wings of the A-380s.
Air Transport

FlightSafety International continues to experience increased demand for its training services in the Middle East and surrounding region, the company said this week
Maintenance & Training

UBM Aviation has launched its 18th annual Airline engineering and maintenance: Middle East Conference. The event is supported by the Arab Air Carriers Organization and will take place in Abu Dhabi on 14-16 May 2012 at the Radisson Blu hotel on Yas Island close to Abu Dhabi International Airport
Aerospace

Boeing has completed all flight tests expected to be required for type certification of the 787-8 Dreamliner with General Electric GEnx engines.
Air Transport

Falcon Aviation Services (FAS) has secured its long term presence at Al Bateen Executive Airport following the signing of a long term land lease.
Airports & Networks

The Airport Show to be held at Dubai's World Trade Centre in May looks like it could be the biggest yet.
Aerospace

Etihad Airways, has followed the move by Emirates last week to increase the push for passengers from Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.
Airports & Networks

The UAE has made a positive step towards developing a genuine platform for private and general aviation in the country with the launch of a branch of AOPA, the aircraft owner and pilot association.
Business Aviation