Middle East & North Africa

Queen Alia International Airport (QAIA) saw a record month for passenger traffic in July, with the number of people using the airport rising above 600,000 for the first time ever.

Boeing has completed all flight tests required for type certification of the 787-8 Dreamliner with Rolls-Royce engines.

Cornische Aviation and Maintenance Limited - a Sharjah-based supplier of aviation parts and equipment (specialising in the support of aircraft manufactured in the CIS) - have announced that they won their protest against the US Army for improperly including sustainment in the contract for 21 Russian Mi-17 helicopters.

Job Title VIP Flight Mechanic/Engineer Type Rated on A-320 Opportunity Location Middle East Client Profile V1 Global Job purpose On behalf of a

Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) has successfully flown the first prototype of its T129 attack helicopter

Emirates recently launched daily flights to Copenhagen, opening up a new gateway into Scandinavia. In conjunction with this new route, Emirates Holidays – the tour operating arm of Emirates airline, is offering special holiday packages to the maritime nation of Denmark.

Royal Jordanian has announced it logged a record number of passengers transported on board its aircraft in July.

Jet Aviation Dubai announced today it has completed its first Embraer Legacy 650 L1 base maintenance inspection, a mandatory inspection after the aircraft has accumulated 600 flight hours.

The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) has reiterated its plan to allow Gulf-based airlines to operate domestic flights in the Kingdom, reports Arab News.

Qatar Airways and Brazil´s Gol Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes, have implemented a new code share agreement to connect travellers from Doha to 46 cities across Brazil through Sao Paulo Guarulhos International Airport.

A special report by Riad Kahwaji, chief executive of INEGMA

TAV Airports Holding will be taking part will be taking part in the Emerging Markets Airport Suppliers Conference (EMASC 2011), event organizer, Arabian Reach, has announced.

Job Title Cabin Appearance Manager Location MENA Client Profile V1 Global Job purpose V1 Global, on behalf of a Prestigious & Reputable Regional

Job Title Airborne SATCOM Engineer Location GCC Client Profile Defence Job purpose To ensure the airworthiness, operational readiness, and maintenance

Job Title EASA B1 LAME TR Airbus A-320 Series Location Middle East Client Profile V1 Global Job purpose V1 Global, on behalf of a prestigious and

The number of arrivals to Beirut's Rafic Hariri International Airport rose by 2.11% this June compared to June 2010, The Daily Star has reported.

A new private jet business has been launched promising the biggest revolution in the industry since the introduction of fractional ownership a quarter of a century ago.

MENA Aerospace Enterprises' avionics division, SA MENA Avionics, has been appointed by Flight Display Systems for the sales, installation and support of its systems.

Flight training acamdemy is looking for a junior simulator support engineer

Flight training academy is looking for a simulator support technician

Lufthansa's routing from Frankfurt to Abu Dhabi and Muscat is to change in October to focus on Abu Dhabi only.

Following the delivery of the first A350 XWB centre wing box to Airbus Saint-Nazaire on August 8th, Airbus Nantes has announce that it has delivered the second major A350 XWB component manufactured on the site - the keel beam.

Oman Air chief executive Peter Hill will retire from the airline in September 2011.

Éric Martel has been appointed president of Bombardier Customer Services & Specialized and Amphibious Aircraft division succeeding the popular James Hoblyn who died last month.

Egyptair training centre has announced that it has successfully passed an audit for the renewal of its ISO 9001, ISO14001 and OHSHA (18001) certification.