Middle East & North Africa

Offset programme company Alsalam Aircraft has been rated as one of the top Saudi companies to work for and this week celebrated its success with a special event at the Cultural Palace in the Diplomatic Quarter, Riyadh.
Aerospace

Visitors from MENA to next year's Farnborough Airshow are already being urged to make firm hotel bookings if they want to be close to the show.
Aerospace

Passengers flying through Abu Dhabi Terminal 1 will face some disruption as the airport begins the final stage of the Terminal 1 refurbishment project.
Airports & Networks

Jill Stockbridge meets the man behind the service that keeps Emirates in the air.
Aerospace

Supplying outsourced ATC services is nothing new to the UK's air traffic services business and Geoff Thomas finds out how the Middle East is benefiting.
Aerospace

FlightSafety International has become the first company to receive a Dassault Authorised Training Provider Certificate.
Maintenance & Training

Airbus owner EADS announced a 10 percent increase in revenues for the first quarter of this year. The company reported sales of $14.01bn in a statement this morning but with adverse currency exchange rates between the Euro and the US dollar and British pound, the net losses were reported at $16.9 million.
Aerospace

Responding effectively to an incident where people on aircraft or on the ground are injured or killed is a huge challenge. Ian Sheppard attempts to shed light on a complex area where 'preparedness' is absolutely essential, but with the added difficulty that airlines don't really want to be scrutinised on how ready they might be.
Air Transport

Geoff Thomas gets under the skin of aircraft painting to understand coatings.
Emerging Technologies

The new Erbil International Airport (EIA) in the Kurdistan region has become a showcase for the rebuilding process in Iraq. With a lucrative energy sector at its doorstep – EIA is maximising opportunities for growth. Keith Mwanalushi reports.
Aerospace

Qatar Airways wants to be the world's first “six-star” airline. Long-time supplier Recaro of Germany is aiming for the top of the seating industry. Recaro chief executive Axel Kahsnitz talks to Brendan Gallagher about a relationship founded on a shared desire for excellence.
Aerospace

Despite the continuing turbulence, flight support provider Sky Aviation Services says the only way is up for Middle East aviation. Chief executive Ayman Obeissy shares his hopes with Brendan Gallagher.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Qatar Airways has chosen IT solutions from Lufthansa Systems for its codeshare management and ticketing of staff travel on other airlines.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Royal Jordanian has signed a partnership agreement with UNICEF to help improve the situation of children and adolescents in Jordan and support UNICEF's programs and initiatives in Jordan which focus on the development, care and empowerment of children and adolescents.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Zenith Jet, a business aviation services firm, today released its annual 'Ten Year Forecast' for new business aircraft deliveries in advance of the European Business Aviation Conference and Expo (EBACE) in Geneva, Switzerland, next week.
Business Aviation

Empire Aviation Group (EAG), the Dubai-based private aviation specialist, has announced plans to expand into India with a new Mumbai branch office opening by mid 2011. EAG continues to grow with the addition of Dassault Falcon 7X jets.
Business Aviation

Sharjah-based Gama Aviation has restructured its organisation in preparation for its move into MRO services in the UAE.
MRO

In today's modern global communications world, companies can no longer afford to respond slowly to major international incidents. Geoff Thomas reports.
Aerospace

The Red Sea area is expected to see a massive rise in civil aviation over the next few years and there is a master plan in place to cope with the numbers. Keith Mwanalushi reports.
Aerospace

Gulf Helicopters is continuing to enjoy phenomenal growth in terms of flying hours, helicopter numbers and revenue. Captain John Toon explains why to Jon Lake.
Aerospace

New Doha International Airport is more than a mirage.
Airports & Networks

Qatar's air force is small but well-equipped and is currently undergoing a major re-equipment programme. Jon Lake reports.
Aerospace

Qatar's success in civil aviation in linked inexorably to one man – Alan Peaford meets Akbar Al Baker, the dynamo behind the business.
Aerospace

The world could soon see the first Emirati in space, as the Global Space and Satellite Forum 2011 (GSSF) focused on developing the regional space industry's experts of the future.
Space

Safi Airways, the international airline from Afghanistan, is on an expansion spree with the launch of its new route Delhi from Kabul. As part of the airline's growth strategy for this year several new routes would be added to the network by the end of the year. Safi Airways will fly four flights a week to Delhi starting on the June 16th 2011. Safi Airways will be operating on the Airbus A320-200 on this route.
Airports & Networks