Middle East & North Africa

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

Qatar Airways Cargo has expanded its dedicated freighter routes with new services to Kuwait.
Air Transport

Oman Air Cargo is participating at Transport Logistic 2011, Munich, the world´s largest trade fair for logistics, mobility, IT and supply chain management.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

With the return of Ulf Liljenberg, VP sales & marketing, to aircraft leasing and asset management after eight years with CTT Systems AB, the company's Board has taken the opportunity to strengthen its international sales and marketing organization.
Maintenance & Training

Boeing has delivered the first of six C-17 Globemaster III airlifters to the UAE Air Force and Air Defence during a ceremony at the company's final assembly facility in Long Beach earlier today UAE time.
Defense

The United Arab Emirates represented by the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has signed an “open skies” air services Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and initialed an Air Services Agreement (ASA) with the Directorate General of Civil Aviation of Uruguay in Montevideo last week.
Airports & Networks

Emirates chairman and chief executive Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed al Maktoum has dismissed speculation that the record-breaking profitable airline will be part of a privatisation initiative by the Dubai government.
Air Transport

Lockheed Martin has installed its 1000th GKN Aerospace-manufactured nacelle for its C-130J military airlifter on the second of four aircraft destined for the Qatar Emiri Air Force.
Defense

Dubai-based flight support company United Aviation Services is to launch a new brand and tagline at next week's European Business Aviation show (EBACE) in Geneva.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

A tiny airport on the east coast of the UAE is on the verge of shaking up the established route planners' ideas. Alan Peaford finds out why.
Airports & Networks

The State of Qatar has caused much debate and excitement after the announcement that it will host the 2022 soccer World Cup. But the country already had its tourism strategy set in place as Marcelle Nethersole found out.
Aerospace

Captain Ken Strickland steps away from his regular ride on an Emirates 777 and puts the Abu-Dhabi-based Piaggio Avanti through its paces.
Aerospace

9H. M. P4. VP-C. Aircraft operators will be aware of the significance of these nations' registration prefixes. They spurn the term 'flags of convenience', preferring to be known as offshore registers (some even favour descriptions such as 'onshore but favourable') but all offer the possibility of unusually fast and efficient registration of aircraft. And increasingly, reports Alan Dron, they want to attract customers from the Middle East.
Business Aviation

Merging multiple satellite technologies, such as communications, earth observation and navigation could benefit not only businesses but also society as a whole, according to senior UK Parliament Space Committee Adviser, John Yates.
Space

Knovel, the Web-based application provider which integrates technical information with analytical and search tools, has expanded its sales and business development team to address global growth and product demand.
Maintenance & Training

Italian company Finnmeccanica subsidiary Selex is making a major push into Turkey and is demonstrating a number of its products at the IDEF 2011 (International Defence Industry Fair) which opened at the Tuyap Fair Convention and Congress Centre in Istanbul today.
Aerospace

The work of NASA and a number of Emirati interns who looked at desert conditions in the region will be highlighted on day three of the Global Space and Satellite Forum (GSSF).
Space