Middle East & North Africa

Turkey's Pegasus Airlines announced the launch of double daily flights between London and Istanbul and to destinations across Turkey, North Cyprus and beyond at World Travel Market (WTM) 2011.
Airports & Networks

Spectators at the F1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday will witness a 'fly-by' by a low flying Airbus A340-600 shortly before racing commences.
Aerospace

UK-based aerospace design, analysis and modelling software solutions company j2 Aircraft Dynamics Ltd has announced it has won a $170,000 contract with the Ministry of Science and Technology in Iraq to provide them with an aircraft design lab in Iraq and associated training and education over a 2 week course in the UK.
Maintenance & Training

Jet Aviation has appointed Abdullah Al-Ghamdi as the new customer relations manager and sales representative for aircraft management and charter services in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia & GCC.
Maintenance & Training

Riad Kahwaji, CEO, Institute for Near East and Gulf Military Analysis – INEGMA discusses the impact and the forecast for the Arab Spring
Aerospace

Qatar Airways has launched scheduled flights to the Libyan port city of Benghazi in North Africa.
Airports & Networks

The first annual Kingdom Airports Aviation and Logistics Summit will be held at the Jeddah Exhibition Centre from the May 2-3 2012.
Aerospace

A total of 31 UAE national cadet pilots, 10 graduate managers, one engineer graduate and 77 contact centre staff from the UAE and an additional 11 graduating cadet pilots of other nationalities, were welcomed to Etihad in a ceremony held yesterday at the Al Raha Beach Hotel in Abu Dhabi.
Maintenance & Training

Boeing workers have started assembling the 1,000th 777. The airplane is a Boeing 777-300ER model. It will be delivered to Dubai-based Emirates Airline in March 2012.
Air Transport

Abu Dhabi International Airport (ADIA) handled the arrival of the first Hajj pilgrims ensuring a smooth and convenient process for all passengers.
Airports & Networks

The NH90 programme has reached a major milestone with the declaration of compliance for the NH90 TTH (Tactical Transport Helicopter) variant's Final Operational Configuration, This marks the NH-90 TTH's development completion, and enables deliveries to begin before year-end in the helicopter's full operational definition.
Defense

Jeppesen, a unit of Boeing Flight Services, has introduced a new web-based training programme featuring Garmin G1000 avionics systems.
Aerospace

Ruedi Kraft, the face of Gulfstream in the Middle East has left the business jet manufacturer to take up a key role with another General Dynamics subidiary, Jet Aviation
Maintenance & Training

Northrop Grumman is to highlight its global security capabilities at this year's Dubai Airshow, including airborne surveillance, UAS', airborne early warning and control systems, fire control radars and infrared countermeasures, plus its training and support services.
Defense

Bombardier Aerospace will touch down at the Dubai Airshow with an impressive line-up that includes five of its industry-leading products, as well as an interactive, state-of-the-art dome pavilion.
Business Aviation

Dassault Falcon - the business jet operation of Dassault Aviation - has announced that it will be displaying a Falcon 7X and a Falcon 2000LX at the forthcoming Dubai Air Show.
Aerospace

Greenpoint Technologies - a provider of aircraft interior installations - is attending the Dubai Airshow, whilst delivering its 17th Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) completion one month early to a head-of-state customer.
Interiors & Connectivity

Royal Jet has recorded its best-ever business results during the first nine months of 2011.
Aerospace

Analysts are questioning media reports which suggest that Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) is seeking to cancel its order of 10 Boeing jumbo-jet freighters, with a list value of $3.3bn, and instead switching to the smaller 777.
Air Transport

Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) is gearing up for welcoming the anticipated increase in passenger and cargo traffic arriving to Abu Dhabi for the Formula one season at the company's three international airports- Abu Dhabi International Airport, Al Bateen Executive Airport and Al Ain International Airport.
Airports & Networks

Next week's Dubai Airshow is welcoming more than 100 aircraft, some of them appearing for the first time in the Middle East.
Aerospace

Jetstream Aviation Academy has announced the opening of its new Training Centre in Dubai Silicon Oasis FZE - to meet regional airlines' increasing demand for flight and cabin crew training - and its participation in the forthcoming Dubai Airshow.
Maintenance & Training

Flydubai celebrated the start of operations to its 45th international destination yesterday with the launch of direct flights to Tbilisi in Georgia.
Airports & Networks

Etihad Airways is eight years old on tomorrow.
Air Transport

Iraqi Air Force has gone operational with new air traffic control tower systems at its bases at Tikrit and Taji.
Defense