The UAE's new Al Fursan (The Knights) aerobatic team has started to receive its upgraded Alenia Aermacchi MB-339A (NAT) aircraft, and all ten are expected to be delivered by the end of the year.
Libya's two international airlines are due to join forces. But when? The timetable for the long-planned merger between Libyan Airlines and Afriqiyah Airways continues to drag, with no clear indication of precisely when the two Tripoli-based carriers will become one. Keith Mwanalushi and Alan Dron have been looking at the airlines.
With the current rapid growth in commercial aviation in the Middle East and Gulf regions, global aerospace company Goodrich Corporation is reaping rewards after establishing a major MRO operation in Dubai's Jebel Ali free zone only three short years ago. Geoff Thomas reports.
FOD means different things to different people. To some it spells 'foreign object damage', to others it's the cause of the problem and stands for 'foreign object debris'. But, whatever you deduce from the acronym, it's nearly always financially expensive and can – in the worst circumstances – cost lives. Geoff Thomas reports.
This year's IDEX will see nations across the MENA region assessing their air-launched missile requirements and, as Claire Apthorp finds out, the market for these weapons is already growing dramatically.
The Middle East suffers from a high number of illegal charter operations – known as the 'grey market'. But the problem is wider spread. Jon Lake reports.
Libya may appear to be one of the most restrictive countries in the world in which to fly but recent light aircraft tours made by private pilots show the country may be opening up to the possibilities of GA. Dan Tye, reports.
Qatar Airways has continued its European expansion drive launching scheduled flights to Brussels with Belgium's Prime Minister officially welcoming the inaugural service to Europe's capital city.
Air Partner team members worldwide worked tirelessly over the past two days arranging flights out of Egypt for individuals and corporations wishing to safeguard oversees employees from the political unrest currently gripping the country.
Sharjah- based provider flight support services provider Avjet Routing has announced plans to open offices in Istanbul and Geneva as part of its expansion goals for 2011.
Due to the current situation in Egypt, Egyptair has today announced the cancellation of all its international and domestic flights from 15:00 till 08:00 till further notice.
The Emirates Institution for Advanced Science and Technology (EIAST) and Bigelow Aerospace have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work on a next-generation commercial human spaceflight project.
Bahrain's national carrier, Gulf Air flew in a special flight to Cairo today to bring back Bahraini students from Egypt in view of the current security situation in Cairo and other major cities in the country
Pilot training for the Challenger 605 aircraft will become easier next year when Middle East pilots can go to Europe rather than the USA for ongoing simulator work
