Jet Aviation has appointed Stephan Krenz as the senior vice president and general manager of Jet Aviation Basel. In this role, Krenz is responsible for leadership of both the Swiss facility and for overseeing the entire completions business for the MENA and Asia business
The Omani government has awarded the baggage handling contract for the new passenger terminals at both Muscat International and Salalah airports to Vanderlande Industries.
Etihad Crystal Cargo has signed a multi-year contract extension with World Airways (part of Global Aviation Holdings) to provide two MD-11 cargo aircraft operating on scheduled routes to Europe, Asia and Africa.
Oman Air has invested heavily in its customer experience activities and yesterday saw the culmination of a major strand of that strategy with the graduation of a new team of call centre staff who have completed a full-year's training for the job.
Bahrain-based MENA Aerospace Enterprises' aircraft operation division, MAE Aircraft Management, has been awarded a Certificate of Registration for full compliance with the International Standards for Business Aircraft Operations (IS-BAO).
Emirates-CAE Flight Training (ECFT) - the joint venture between Emirates Group and CAE - today announced that they will open a second facility in Dubai in 2012 to provide additional training capacity for airline pilots and aviation maintenance technicians.
Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) today announced that Al Bateen Executive Airport saw significant growth in business aviation in its half year results, with almost 40 percent growth in private jet movements against the same period last year.
Alafco announced a net profit of KD28.8m ($104.9m) for the first nine months of its current fiscal year that commenced on 1 October 2010 - a four fold increase compared to KD7.8m for the same period last year.
Bahrain Air - the Kingdom's second national carrier - has signed an agreement with Bahrain Financing Company (BFC) to allow customers to pay for their flights at any of BFC's 25 branches across Bahrain.
With a celebratory event at EADS modification centre EFW in Dresden, Germany, the first of two A300-600R converted freighters has been handed over to Sharjah based RUS Aviation in the cargo company's new livery.
Scheduled Airline is looking for Embraer - EMB 170/190 Captains - Assessments shall be held on the 18th & 19th of August with the location to be confirmed ASAP
Just days after chief executive Robert Genise resigned from Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) Capital the leasing company has cancelled all of its outstanding Airbus orders.
Saudi Arabian Airlines had one of its planes flying from Kuala Lumpur to Jeddah conduct an emergency landing at Chennai airport in India, after pilots reported smoke emanating from the cockpit.
Syria's official news agency, SANA has reported that its national airline, Syrian Arab Airlines, is to switch its attention east - and drop failing European routes.
Royal Jordanian has signed an agreement with Spanish Aertec and local Consolidated Consultants for Engineering and Environment, on a joint venture for the design and supervision of the airline's new hangar, being built at Queen Alia International Airport.
Dubai Airports today announced that Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, has endorsed its $7.8 billion airport and airspace expansion programme which will boost capacity at Dubai International from 60 million to 90 million passengers per year by 2018.
