The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called for coordinated efforts to deal with the challenges of growth in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).
The chance for leaders of some of the Gulf's major airlines to defend the region's carriers following the recent international row over alleged unfair competition, will rise e at the Doha Aviation Summit, which is being held from October 30th - November 1st, 2010 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Doha.
The prospects of the supersonic business jet from developer Aerion has come a little closer following preliminary results from a new round of flight tests carried out in collaboration with NASA's Dryden Flight Research Centre which achieved a top speed of Mach 2.0.
Saudi Arabian aircraft management company Aviation Link has turned to Lufthansa Technik to help support it through the final stages of manufacture of the world's first VIP version of the Boeing 777-200ER
flydubai has announced it is to add Sulaimaniyah in Iraq and Yerevan in Armenia to its list of routes taking Dubai's first low cost airline's network to 26 destinations.
Etihad Airways was ranked number two in the 'Top Airlines Global' category in the 23rd annual Condé Nast Traveler Readers' Choice Travel Awards, one of the top international travel awards programmes.
Dassault Falcon has appointed Jeddah-based Saudia Private Aviation Engineering and Maintenance (SPA-E&M) as a Line Service Centre, expanding the Falcon Authorised Service Centre Network (ASC) in the Middle East.
The Lebanese cargo airline Trans Mediterranean Airways (TMA) and the country's air carrier Med Airways, which share one management, have chosen Lufthansa Consulting to support both airlines in their preparation process towards achieving the IATA Operational Safety Audit, IOSA.
Boeing Business Jets today announced that the Rockwell Collins Enhanced Vision System (EVS) has been certified by the FAA on a Boeing Business Jet (BBJ), an Air National Guard C-40. The Rockwell Collins EVS is available to current and future BBJ operators as a post-production modification.
Air transport IT provider SITA has today announced details of a high tech acquisition designed to put it in a leading position in the area of mobile resource management solutions for efficient airport operations.
The demand for business jets in the MENA region has dropped dramatically over the past year but growth in the region is still high and MENA will continue to play an important part of the world's business aviation market.
RAK Airways has increased the frequency of its Calicut flights to meet high passenger demand. Effective October 31st, 2010 the carrier will offer five flights a week to Calicut departing from Ras Al Khaimah International Airport at 1610.
With the world economy pinning its hopes on emerging markets to power growth and recovery, logistics specialist DHL has identified three main barriers limiting potential success: high customs costs, slow market liberalization and under-developed distribution channels.
