Middle East & North Africa

Oman Air's new A330 Safety Training Simulator receives its final checks at Spatial Composites manufacturing plant in Dubai before setting out on its journey to Oman Air's new cabin crew training facility near Muscat International Airport.
Maintenance & Training

India is to get its 15th Phenom 100 light jet thanks to a move by UAE operator Titan Aviation.
Business Aviation

Qatar Airways is teaming up with New York's "home town" airline Jet Blue to provide interline services across their respective airlines.
Aerospace

Emirates Airlines is trialling the use of new waypoints across the Mid-Atlantic as part of a bid to find shorter routes and to reduce CO2 emissions.
Airports & Networks

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced traffic results for May which showed a 6.8% increase in passenger traffic over May 2010.
Air Transport

Gama Aviation Ltd has appointed Trevor Jones as director of client relations with immediate effect. Working closely with Gama's ceo Marwan Khalek, Trevor will be responsible for continuing to maintain and develop the service offering to Gama Aviation's client base. The new role has been created to support the sustained and continuous growth that Gama Aviation Ltd is experiencing across its European operation.
Maintenance & Training

Flydubai has reached its second anniversary with statistics that prove the airline's growing success and importance in the UAE's aviation market.
Air Transport

Corporate jet operator is looking for EMB 170/190 and 195 captains in the middle east
Aerospace

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified the US Congress yesterday of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Iraq for follow-on support and maintenance of multiple aircraft systems and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support for an estimated cost of $675 million.
Defense

RAK Airways has expanded its route network with flights to Doha, Qatar. Effective July 5th 2011 RAK Airways will offer four flights a week to Doha.
Airports & Networks

Qatar Airways continues its remarkable expansion by entering the Canadian market for the first time. Newly-crowned as Airline of the Year 2011, the award-winning carrier touched down at Montreal's Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport following its 13-hour non-stop journey from the Qatari capital Doha.
Airports & Networks

Turkish Airlines has joined the Arab Air Carriers Organisation (AACO) as a Partner Airline, providing the Arab airlines members of AACO and Turkish Airlines with opportunities for creating synergies through the various joint projects that AACO has established over the years and enabling access to its event and publications.
Air Transport

The Airline Passenger Experience organisation APEX is calling for your help in selecting the region's best airlines as part of a global survey.
Aerospace

Muscat International and Salalah International airports are both to get Advanced Surface Movement Guidance and Control Systems (A-SMGCS) in a deal with Northrop Grumman Park Air Systems.
Airports & Networks

Bahrain International Airport is to increase its annual capacity by 50% to 13.5 million over the next four years.
Airports & Networks

ARINC has announced that its vMUSETM common-use passenger processing technology has become the first CUPPS Platform to successfully pass compliance testing under the latest CUPPS version, V1.03.
Emerging Technologies

Cirrus, which was formerly part of a Bahraini investment company sssets, is now finally a joint venture company between Cirrus Aircraft and the Chinese manufacturer CAIGA
Aerospace

This month the Kingdom of Morocco - a strategic partner for US forces in North Africa - will become the 25th country to own and operate F-16s.
Defense

British Airways will increase the frequency of its flights from Riyadh to London Heathrow, from five times a week to six, using a Boeing 777. The aircraft will offer a choice of four cabins that includes the award winning Club World (business class) and the airlines flagship cabin, First. The additional flights will take place for the winter schedule, which starts at the end of October.
Airports & Networks

Turkish Airlines yesterday made its inaugural nonstop flight from Istanbul Ataturk Airport to Al Basrah - making it the airline's third Iraq destination after Baghdad and Arbil - and its first flight to Naples in Italy.
Airports & Networks

Saudi Arabian Airlines has recognised the importance of technology investments to maintain and grow its business in line with the travel momentum in the region and has announced the successful implementation of the SAP Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) business solutions software to ensure best practice across the organisation.
Emerging Technologies

Boeing today commemorated the opening of a new 787 vertical fin assembly line at its production facility in Salt Lake City, Utah. Operated by Boeing Fabrication, the site will build the vertical fin assemblies for 787 Dreamliners built at Boeing South Carolina. Production on the new assembly line is slated to begin in July.
Air Transport

EgyptAir training centre has started to provide Iraqi Airways with ground service training.
Maintenance & Training

The Gulf Centre for Aviation Studies (GCAS) has signed an agreement with the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to be the exclusive provider for the association's courses in the region.
Maintenance & Training

Abu Dhabi Airports Company announced the launch of Czech Airlines flights, the flag carrier of the Czech Republic, to Abu Dhabi International Airport.
Airports & Networks