Middle East & North Africa

ExecuJet Middle East has announced that their Embraer Legacy Authorised Service Centre agreement has been extended for their base maintenance capability in Dubai.

Citi announced today that it has been selected by Emirates to handle its global cash management operations in Africa, Asia and North America.

Sharjah-based Air Arabia has signed a pilot and ground school aviation training contract with Jordan Airline Training Simulation (JATS) to launch its Multi-crew Pilot License (MPL) programme.

Kuwait's Wataniya Airways decided yesterday to cease all of its operations, which ended with the return of its final scheduled flight to Kuwait last night.

Dubai-based recruitment company Human Capital International (HCI) has become the latest selection firm to select Arabian Aerospace online news service to promote job vacancies in the MENA region

Abu Dhabi is to be the host for the first meeting of the Directors General of Civil Aviation in the Middle East Region.

The first Airbus Military A330 MRTT for the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) has successfully completed its maiden flight lasting 4hr 15min.

Tactical Communications Group (TCG) - a provider of tactical data link (TDL) software solutions for military test, training, simulation and operational applications - has announced its successful deployment of TCG's Ground Support System (GSS) to the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF).

The Sikorsky. X2 Technology demonstrator team has been named the winner of the 2010 Robert J. Collier Trophy, awarded annually to recognise the greatest achievements in aeronautics or astronautics in America. It is the 100th Collier Trophy to be awarded since the inception of the prize.

The King of Bahrain has declared a state of emergency following an escalation in protests near the country's capital, Manama.

Jeppesen HAS introduced design enhancements to its industry-leading commercial airline overlay (CAO) chart library and has added 400 new airport/approach charts to the series for more than 70 global locations to benefit airlines operating worldwide.

Qatar Airways chief Akbar Al Baker is in the market for another airline to provide more slots and opportunities for the Doha-based airline

Etihad Airways today officially opened its new contact centre in Al Ain city, exclusively managed and operated by female UAE nationals.

Turkish Airlines (THY) has again selected the International Aero Engines AG V2500 SelectOne™ engine to power its A320 family aircraft. International Aero Engines (IAE) will deliver 10 engines in 2013.

Qatar Airways has announced a number of promotional initiatives to celebrate its 100th destination launch.

Many international sources are warning that the Middle East is becoming a major source of cyber-crime. Egypt is one of the most phished countries in the world, followed closely by other countries in the region such as Saudi Arabia, UAE and Qatar.

Kuwaiti low cost carrier Jazeera Airlways has continued to grow market share according to the latest report issued by Kuwait's Directorate General for Civil Aviation (DGCA).

Jordan Aviation has been recognised as a 'national carrier' of Jordan and will be looking at the bilaterals in order to begin scheduled flights around the Arab world and into Europe

Aerospace companies wondering how best to work with the Saudi civil aviation authority on government projects can find out first hand.

Etihad Airways today officially opened its new contact centre in Al Ain city, exclusively managed and operated by female UAE nationals.

Boeing has completed final gauntlet testing on the first 747-8 Intercontinental jetliner. The two days of testing were completed late Sunday.

Gatwick Airport is making a concerted effort to demonstrate its improved service quality and speed of process through the airport makes it attractive for point-to-point routes to London.

ExecuJet Middle East has added two additional large cabin aircraft to its regional fleet.The first is a 2008 Gulfstream G450 and the second a 2005 Falcon 900DX EASy. Both will be based in Dubai.

Qatar Airways Technical Division has once renewed its supplier approval of A J Walter Aviation (AJW), the integrated aviation spares support specialist.

Royal Jordanian and aviation IT specialist, SITA, today announced a major deal for a fully managed service for desktops, printers, servers and infrastructure to the airline's global network of 56 out-stations over five years.