Beat Höhener, vice president of RUAG Business Aviation since 2009 and member of the RUAG Aviation board of management, will be stepping down from his current position and handing over the reins to Michael Sattler, currently senior vice president of maintenance at Jet Aviation in Basel, effective 1 July 2011.
Recruitment and staffing for the aviation industry in the Middle East has been given a boost with a new base being set up in Abu Dhabi by Jet Aviation subsidiary Jet professionals
Middle East airline passengers will soon benefit from a new strategic partnership between airport systems integrator, Bayanat Airports Engineering and Supplies (BAES), and airfield ground lighting company, ADB, that will see the two companies join forces
Flydubai today announced its entry into Ukraine with planned flights to Kiev, Donetsk and Kharkov - expanding the low-cost carrier's global network to 40 destinations spanning the GCC, Asia, Levant, Africa, Europe and the Indian sub-continent.
In a move to provide airlines with optimised delivery of online services, airline technology company SITA today announced a partnership with content delivery network provider, CDNetworks. Together the companies will enable airlines to service customers up to three times faster via the Internet and mobile devices, and to handle peak traffic more efficiently.
Oman Air's Emergency Response & Planning (ERP) department has completed a workshop for its outstations to prepare for emergencies. It was attended by 75 Oman Air employees, who came to Muscat from the GCC and Middle East, Far East, Africa, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Maldives and Milan.
Etihad Airline's "Guest Above Credit Card" run in conjunction with Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, which rewards consumers with Etihad Guest Miles and a wide range of service privileges, has been named Best Co-Branded Card in the Middle East.
Passenger traffic at Muscat International Airport increased by 15 per cent during the first four months of this year, as compared to last year's figures, while Salalah Airport achieved 11 per cent rise in the same period.
Gama Aviation has signed an agreement with worldwide catering services provider, Private Flight, to develop and support its catering operations of its 80 business aircraft in its three key markets – Europe, the Middle East and the United States.
EgyptAir Maintenance & Engineering (EGME) has won the contract to provide heavy checks for five of Nas Air's A320 aircraft, in a move that suggests a confidence returning to Egypt.
Passenger traffic at Dubai International surged 13.2 per cent in April according to the traffic results announced by Dubai Airports on Thursday. Dubai Airports partially attributed the rebound to the drop in traffic to and from Europe following the volcanic eruption in Iceland during April last year.
Students at Ayla Aviation Academy were excited when Hollywood star Jesse Spencer made a surprise visit to the school this week. Spencer, also known as Dr. Chase on the renowned series, House M.D, chose to stop by the academy while on holiday in Aqaba, Jordan.
Capital Management House (“CMH”), the Bahrain based investment bank, thas made the first distribution of dividends to investors of its aircraft leasing investment fund, which was established in partnership with Novus Aviation and Muzun Partner Ltd.
Oman Air has been named Best Luxury Airline, Middle East 2011 in the prestigious Business Destinations Travel Awards. The national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman triumphed despite stiff competition from some of the biggest names in the industry.
Mubadala subsidiary SR Technics has made its first foray into cabin completions and signed its first VIP Airbus Conversion Contract with an undisclosed customer from the Middle East.
