Turkish Technic is developing a global reputation for excellence - and as Brendan Gallagher and Geoff Thomas report, investment is pushing it to aim even higher.
In the past five years Turkish Airlines has burst on to the global scene. Alan Peaford meets the man who has led the airline from a government department to a successful example of a privatised national carrier.
Gulf Air, has launched services to three more new destinations - Rome, the Italian capital, Entebbe, the hub of Uganda's commercial sector and Juba, the capital of newly independent country, South Sudan.
Royal Air Maroc (RAM) was said today to have reached agreements with the trades unions to shed more than 1,500 jobs from the government-owned Moroccan national carrier.
Robert Strodel, the first chief executive of Etihad Airways died suddenly in Sharjah on Thursday just days short of his 56th birthday. Strodel was working for Rus Aviation.
For many years the air forces of the Middle East and Gulf states maintained a relatively narrow spectrum of capabilities, with the emphasis on air defence and limited ground attack and interdiction, and with little requirement for out-of-area operations or power projection of any kind.
Flying animals might be the stuff of mythology but the increasing air traffic of animals into the Middle East proves that birds are not the only creatures that can wing their way into the region. Liz Moscrop reports.
Airlines may have their challenges with passengers but spare a thought for the regions cargo carriers which face the unknown every day. Jill Stockbridge reports.
Yesterday the UAE - represented by the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) - signed an open Air Services Agreement (ASA) and a Memorandum of Understanding with the Government of Sierra Leone, the Emirates News Agency has reported.
DubaiSat-1, the UAE-owned and operated earth observation satellite, has relayed images of the Holy Cities of Mecca, Medina and Al Quds from outer space.
Being a part of one of the largest companies in Turkey made all the difference for Istanbul-based MNG Technic, as it enabled sufficient capital expenditure during the recession to build a massive new maintenance hangar that has transformed the company's prospects.
Bombardier executives at the Paris Air Show were buoyed by several order announcements for the slow-selling CSeries – but will they be enough to guarantee a strong future for the aircraft? Alan Dron reports.
Airbus believes that the environmental commitment and related economic advantages of the A320neo are vital to the MENA region's expanding LCCs and other operators. Ian Goold reports.
Originally slated to start operations on 30 November this year, the new services to the capital cities of Baku and Tbilisi will now begin on 1 February 2012. Qatar Airways has cited 'operational reasons' as being behind its decision to postpone the launch date of its new flights to Azerbaijan and Georgia to early next year.
