Air Arabia, the first and largest low-cost carrier has announced that it carried some 4.7 million passengers in 2011, a six per cent growth compared to the previous year.
Saudi Arabian Airlines has taken delivery of its first two extended range Boeing 777-300ERs and at the handover ceremony handed over a further $2.4 billion dollar order for eight more of the type.
Tarek Ragheb, who has headed the Gulfstream sales organisation in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMA) for the past 18 years, is assuming new responsibilities for advising and supporting the group he helped develop.
The MENA region has seen its fair share of new airlines starting up over the past few years and one or two collapsing, but as Kelly Green finds out, a new workshop may help old mistakes from being repeated.
In a first for the two groups, Libyan Airlines and AFI KLM E&M have signed a long-term contract covering component support (pool access and repairs) and maintenance checks for the Libyan carrier's A320 and ATR 42-500 fleets.
With the ongoing threat of submarine activities across the Gulf, GCC states are eyeing the latest militarised version of the Boeing 737. Alan Dron reports.
Turkish Airlines' board has announced the appointment of Ahmet Bolat as vice general manager responsible for investments and technology and Abdullah Soner Akkurt as vice general manager responsible for trade, according a company press release.
Engine maker CFM has reported a record year for 2011, logging orders for 1,500 commercial, military and spare CFM56 engines and commitments for 3,056 LEAP engines for a combined value of $51.7 billion at list price.
Alliant Techsystems is to delever a second Combat Caravan to Lebanon next year following an order from the US Air Force. The American company recently delivered a third AC-208B to the Iraq Training and Advisory Mission in Kirkuk.
Fujairah International Airport has joined Brazilian manufacturer Embraer in confirming participation in the Abu Dhabi Air Expo, the general aviation show which runs from the 6th to the 8th of March 2012 at Al Bateen Executive Airport.
An IATA pilot project saw Emirates and Delta Airlines chosen to test the potential uses of more efficient flight paths – but it wasn't quite that straight forward. Jill Stockbridge reports.
As Abu Dhabi Airport Company battles to keep up with the ever-increasing numbers wanting to use the facility, Alan Peaford meets CEO James Bennett, the man behind a number of ambitious plans for the future.
Plans are under way to build and develop a cost-effective, state-of-the art passenger terminal at Saudi Arabia's Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Medina. Keith Mwanalushi talks to TAV chief executive Sani Sener about the strategy for developing Islam's second holiest gateway.
Mubadala Aerospace is developing a wide-ranging footprint in the region's MRO scene with the latest success story – Sanad Aero Solutions – demonstrating it has a big part to play. Alan Dron reports.
With the stability, security, and business development in the Kurdistan region of Iraq opening the doors to domestic and international business prosperity, it is no surprise that private aviation traffic into Iraq is growing. Kelly Green meets one of the top men making it happen - Dori Abouzeid, who used to fly Frank Sinatra.
The Dubai Airshow heralded the celebrations of the nation's 40th year. Halls, pavilions and chalets displayed the colours of the UAE national flag in celebration of the anniversary. But, running in parallel, there were also darker discussions and dire warnings surrounding the murkier aspects of business aviation.
In September Raytheon and Emirates Advanced Investments (EAI) conducted testing for their jointly developed Talon Laser Guided Rocket (LGR) system on the AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopter, bringing the flight test programme to a successful close. The system is now fully qualified for the AH-64D and ready for production contracts. Claire Apthorp reports.
Though the UAE closed down its US-based F-16 training operation in October 2010, the Emiratis continue to maintain a small fleet of Block 60 F-16s in the USA for testing new systems, weapons and capabilities.
