Middle East & North Africa

Saudi Private Aviation and other Middle Eastern owners of Dassault's flagship Falcon 7X business jet were breathing sighs of relief today as the French manufacturer announced the modification to its grounded fleet has been approved.

India's youngest and fastest growing airline, IndiGo, is set to soar into international skies after the successful completion of five years of domestic operations. IndiGo will operate its maiden international flight on 1st September, 2011 connecting New Delhi with Dubai.

Etihad Airways has appointed Jettainer, the Unit Load Device (ULD) Management Company to supply, manage and maintain its ULD fleet at Etihad destinations across the world through to 2016.

A meeting, described at crucial to the development of aviation safety was held in Amman today.

Qatar Airways continued its 2011 European expansion drive with the launch of daily scheduled flights to the Italian city of Venice.

The SJ30 light jet which was manufactured by Dubai investment company Emivest Aerospace until it went into bankruptcy earlier this year now has a new name.

Passengers on Saudi Arabian Airlines are making the most of the inflight connectivity on the company's Airbus A330 fleet, but not in the way the airline had predicted.

A meeting, described at crucial to the development of aviation safety was held in Amman today.

ILA. the Berlin air show, will definitely now be located at its brand new showground at Berlin's Brandenburg International Airport according to the team promoting the show at the Paris Air Show this week.

Aircraft manufacturer Boeing has today upgraded its market forecast for new aircraft to $4 trillion over the next 20 years projecting a significant increase in deliveries.

Avolon has announced the significant growth of its business interests in the Middle East and Asia-Pacific regions, with the leasing of 26 aircraft to nine leading carriers.

Air transport communications and IT solutions company are looking for an airline project manager.

Technical project manager needed for air transport communications and IT solutions company

Gulf Air began its service to Kabul with its inaugural flight taking off from Bahrain today at 09:50 hours.

Dubai-based Chapman Freeborn Airchartering has won the prestigious Air Cargo Charter Broker of the Year prize at the ACW World Air Cargo Awards for the fifth successive year.

Hamadi Thamri has been named as the new head of TunisAir, the state owned Tunisian airline in a management reshuffle.

Diamond Aircraft is back in business with its personal jet programme, the D-Jet following a cash injection into the business.

Bahrain's MENA Aerospace Enterprises' airline division, MAE Aircraft Management, has added a freighter to its AoC making it the third aircraft in its fleet.

The ash cloud from a volcano which erupted in Eritrea on Sunday and led to the cancellation of Emirates flights from Entebbe this morning is heading toward Saudi Arabia and Jordan.

Khalid Almolhem, director general of Saudi Arabian Airlines has said an initial public offering of its catering unit estimated to be worth up to $540m is expected to be delayed for the second time, Reuters has reported.

Leading aircraft manufacturer Airbus, in advance of the Paris Airshow “Le Bourget”, last night invited the passengers of 2050 to discover its Concept Cabin - a whole new flying experience inspired by nature

Doha International Airport (DIA) today opened its brand new Terminal B as a dedicated departures facility for foreign airlines.

Emirates will commence passenger flights to Baghdad from the 13th November 2011, marking the airline's second destination in Iraq.

Commercial Airline is looking for EMB190 Captains for immediate start

Commercial Airline is looking for A320 Captains to start ASAP.