Air transport IT specialist SITA today announced a programme to build a community cloud dedicated to the air transport industry (ATI) that will improve efficiencies and reduce costs
Qatar Airways is expanding its operations in Eastern Europe by increasing capacity on its recently-introduced Doha – Budapest route to daily non-stop scheduled services.
There was something a bit fishy about Etihad Crystal Cargo's latest shipment of precious goods – that's because the Abu Dhabi-based airline was transporting live reared sturgeon for the world's biggest caviar factory which is being built in the emirate of Abu Dhabi.
Gulf Air has reached a major milestone in its aircraft safety and airworthiness control by getting the coveted Continuing Airworthiness Management Organisation (CAMO) approval from Bahrain Civil Aviation Authority (BCAA).
International Launch Services (ILS) and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (MELCO) of Tokyo, Japan, announced a new contract today for the launch of Turksat 4A and Turksat 4B on ILS Proton. Turksat 4A is scheduled to launch in late 2013 and Turksat 4B in early 2014.
Gulf Air has been awarded the coveted Continuing Airworthiness Management Organisation (CAMO) approval from Bahrain Civil Aviation Authority (BCAA) for its aircraft safety and airworthiness control.
TriaGnoSys has announced the launch of GSMConneX, its new end-to-end solution to provide GSM services to aircraft passenger. The technology is being displayed at Aircraft Interiors 2011 in Hamburg this week.
The health of the Middle East's air travel industry and the sustained performance of commercial aircraft assets continue to create good investment opportunities, according to speakers at a week-long Boeing regional airline planning conference for financiers.
Changes to the design of the lavatory and galley areas on Airbus A320 aircraft could free the way for more revenue seats according to manufacturer Airbus
OnAir's combined GSM and inflight Internet services have proven after a successful first year of operation that SwiftBroadband provides more than enough capacity to meet passenger needs according to the company at the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg today.
World Airways - a subsidiary of Global Aviation Holdings - has reached an agreement with Emirates SkyCargo to operate one Boeing 747-400 freighter on a full-time basis beginning in April 2011.
Aveos announced yesterday that it has signed a one-year Engine Technical Service Agreement with Saudi Arabian MRO, Alsalam Aircraft Company. Under the agreement, Aveos is to repair, overhaul and deliver up to eight JT9D-7A engine events within 2011.
Boeing and Ethiopian Airlines today announced during the annual MRO Africa event an agreement for the Ethiopian flag carrier to participate in the 777 Component Services Program (CSP).
General Dynamics chairman and chief executiv Jay Johnson today issued a statement regarding Saturday's crash of a Gulfstream G650 test aircraft. Gulfstream is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics.
An Egyptian news agency intervened after receiving an alert of a bomb threat on a British passenger plane bound for the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, this afternoon.
Flydubai announced yesterday that it is investing $20 million (Dh73 million) in developing in-house aircraft maintenance capabilities for its growing fleet of 16 Boeing 737-800NG aircraft.
Lithium batteries onboard a UPS plane that crashed in Dubai last year should have been declared hazardous cargo, according to a preliminary report released by the UAE's civil aviation authority.
NATS has become the first air traffic service provider to be certified against PAS 55, the international Asset Management standard, for its en-route operations.
Oman Air and bmi have announced a codeshare agreement that will allow Oman Air's customers to book flights from Oman's capital of Muscat to Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Belfast or Manchester, via London Heathrow. bmi's customers will be able to book flights from any of the airline's UK departure points through to Muscat.
The Director of the Iranian Space Agency Hamid Fazeli announced yesterday that Iran will design and build a remote sensing satellite in cooperation with the Asia-Pacific Space Cooperation Organization (APSCO).
