Middle East & North Africa

Etihad Crystal Cargo, a division of Etihad Airways, has launched a new premium service branded Fast-Track for customers needing guaranteed priority service.
Air Transport

EgyptAir has received its sixth and final Boeing 777-300ER in Seattle yesterday, taking its total fleet now to 75 aircraft.
Air Transport

Bahrain-based Tamkeen announced yesterday that it has signed an agreement with the Gulf Aviation Academy (GAA) to train and qualify 65 Bahraini pilots seeking jobs as part of Tamkeen's initiatives and programmes for Human Capital Development.
Maintenance & Training

British Airways' has signed a new codeshare with oneworld partner, Royal Jordanian.
Air Transport

Gulf Air today announced the launch of services to two more new destinations in its network. The airline will start flying to Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark from 1st July 2011 and Nairobi, the capital of Kenya from 5th July with four flights per week.
Airports & Networks

Oman Air has unveiled the new member to its fleet, the Embraer 175 at a ceremony at Muscat International Airport.
Business Aviation

The new check in service will start 12 April at Gulf Air's check-in facility in Paris Charles DeGaulle Airport Zone 4.
Airports & Networks

A J Walter Aviation is partnering with Loudoun Aviation, the internationally recognised business jet dealer based near Washington DC, to deliver spares support excellence to the corporate sector.
Aerospace

Aerospace company seeks Chief Financial Officer
Aerospace

Qatar Airways Cargo has announced an expansion of its dedicated freighter routes with new services to Hanoi, Kozhikode and Bengaluru.
Airports & Networks

The Global Space and Satellite Forum (GSSF) 2011, held at ADNEC in Abu Dhabi from 9-11 May, will host the second European Satellite Navigation Competition (ESNC).
Emerging Technologies

Air Partner's global flight support division Air Planner has been rebranded and renamed Air Partner Ops 24.
Aerospace

Budapest Airport has confirmed that Qatar Airways will begin to operate direct flights to Doha from the airport, on an expanded daily frequency, effective 14 September.
Airports & Networks

Shanghai, the most populous city in China, is set to join Emirates' expanding list of Airbus A380 destinations, when the superjumbo begins its non-stop service from Dubai on 27th April 2011.
Airports & Networks

Cargo airlines will play an increasingly important role in the redevelopment and reconstruction of Afghanistan as the US military pulls out of the country over the next three years, says Peter Donlevy, CEO, East Horizon Airlines.
Air Transport

MAF Dalkia, a joint venture between Majid Al Futtaim Ventures and facilities and energy management provider, Dalkia, has signed an agreement with Sharjah Department of Civil Aviation to provide maintenance works to all facilities of the Emirate's international airport.
Airports & Networks

EgyptAir Maintenance and Engineering has announced it has successfully renewed its EASA Part 145 approval.
MRO

Etihad Airways has signed up local cultural ambassador Ali Al Saloom as the host and producer for its new in-flight television programme about life in the airline's home-base of Abu Dhabi.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Dubai-based flight support services provider Aviation Services Management (ASM} has denied it is in talks to sell the company and instead has outlined a growth strategy that has seen it launch a new branch in Mumbai.
Business Aviation

A meeting between the Egyptian Prime Minister and Kuwait's Chamber of Commerce has opened the way for Jazeera Airways to begin flights to Cairo - making it the first low cost carrier to have access to the Egyptian capital
Airports & Networks

News agency Reuters is reporting that Saudi Arabia's Shoura COuncil is calling on GACA to further liberalise its access to the Saudi market
Air Transport

British Airways and Iberia are placing their codes on a new tranche of one another's flights, bringing Latin America closer for BA's customers and the Middle East to the doorstep of Iberia's travellers.
Airports & Networks

Jeppesen has appointed Paul Eckert, a 35-year veteran of the aviation industry, as vice president, aviation to lead Jeppesen's European, Middle East and African operations.
Maintenance & Training

Dubai will soon have a faster link to two of South America's most iconic cities when Emirates commences its daily non-stop service to Rio de Janeiro and extension to Buenos Aires from 3rd January 2012.
Airports & Networks

EgyptAir Maintenance and Engineering has won the bidding to provide heavy checks for five of nasair's A320 aircraft, in a move that suggests a confidence returning to Egypt.
MRO