A new initiative by Dubai-based Fly Aviation Services will see an African charity benefit every time a delegate at the EBACE show in Geneva visits the trip support provider at its stand
BAE Systems and Dassault Aviation have today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate exclusively on the preparation and submission of a joint proposal to the UK and French Ministries of Defence for the design, development, production and support of a Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS).
The latest model of the ATR regional turboprop – the ATR 72-600 – will be handed over to launch customer Royal Air Maroc at this year's Paris Air Show, but the European manufacturer is also looking at a growing potential for the type throughout the MENA region
RAK Airways chief executive Omar Jahameh defended the decision to suspend the Ras Al Khaimah airline's services in 2009 which he said enabled it to be in a position to relaunch last year – and now grow a new market segment.
With demand for global air travel to double again in the next ten years, airlines should stop squabbling and instead focus on meeting the challenge of that growth, said a senior Emirates executive at today's Aviation Outlook MENA conference in Dubai.
The number of passengers travelling through Beirut's Rafik Hariri International airport dropped by 9.4 percent since February of last year, an official survey on the airport's activity i has shown.
Gulf airlines could exhaust the supply of nationals for new pilots and would need to look at extending cadet schemes to international recruits, according to a training specialist.
Abu Dhabi newspaper The National is reporting that Abu Dhabi Airport Company (ADAC) is considering opening its cargo operations for external investment.
The IATA Cargo Services Conference, a permanent and autonomous body consisting of representatives from IATA member airlines, today adopted a number of measures at the World Cargo Symposium:
New Emirates and Turkish Airlines aircraft being delivered from Boeing will not have the on board connectivity via Panasonic Ex Phone fitted, according to the highly reputable Flightglobal news service.
The General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) of the United Arab Emirates became the first Middle East air navigation service provider to publish an Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP) in electronic format .
Al Jaber Aviation has inducted its second Embraer Lineage 1000 aircraft into its Abu Dhabi-based charter fleet. The deal was successfully completed with financing from a Brazilian bank.
The world's best selling mid-size business jet is being given a new lease of life as today Hawker Beechcraft announced that its first Hawker 800XPR upgrade aircraft is progressing toward a mid-year certification following the recent installation of genuine Hawker winglets at the company's Chester, United Kingdom, service center.
Air BP Lubricants has developed new web-based software enabling customers to measure how its High Performance Capable (HPC) lubricant BPTO 2197 outperforms competing turbo oils when used across a range of high severity engines.
Ayla Aviation Academy in Jordan and Atlantic Flight Training in the UK have obtained UK CAA Approval for Integrated Flight Training to be conduced at their facilities in Aqaba, Jordan and Coventry, England.
With the first of its three new A300-600RF's set to join the fleet in the next few months, Maximus Air Cargo - the UAE's largest dedicated cargo aircraft operator - is setting its sights on Africa as a region that represents great opportunity for future business growth.
