Middle East & North Africa

An Austrian flight support service company for business aviation is aiming at increasing its activities in the Middle East with a new full service package.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Conference organizers Aeropodium have announced the second Annual Aviation Asset Management Middle East conference will take place in Dubai in December.
Aerospace

Gulf Air has today launched a community outreach campaign to support local charities registered with Bahrain's Ministry of Social Development by providing a number of tickets to these institutions to give individuals who wish to travel on religious pilgrimages.
Air Transport

The pilots of the UPS freighter which crashed in Dubai on Friday night have been named as Captain Doug Lampe, 48, of Kentucky, and First Officer Matthew Bell, 38, of Florida. The information was released last night along with news that the aircraft's voice recorder has been found.
Air Transport

UAE Air Crash investigators are at the scene of the fatal crash of a UPS freighter just 18km from Dubai International Airport. Both crew members died after reporting a fire in the cockpit after take-off from the nearby airport.
Air Transport

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) have approved two Boeing Training Boeing 787 Dreamliner Full Flight Simulators, manufactured by Thales, to Interim Level C.
Maintenance & Training

The world's first four-engined all- electric aircraft made its maiden flight today.
Emerging Technologies

Eclipse Aerospace, in conjunction with SimCom Training Centers, today announced the FAA has awarded Level D certification of the EA500 full motion simulators located in Orlando, Florida.
Maintenance & Training

The inaugural flight for Etihad Crystal Cargo's new A330-200 freighter aircraft took place on Saturday 28 August and was a special charter carrying medical and humanitarian supplies to Pakistan.
Air Transport

More than 6,000 children have taken part in the 'Reach for the Sky' project launched earlier this Ramadan by the Emirates Foundation for Philanthropy in cooperation with Sesame Workshop, sponsored by Mubadala Aerospace and supported by Marina Mall, Abu Dhabi.
Aerospace

Yesterday's flight by EK 797 to the Emirates's 105th destination, heralds the creation of the only non-stop scheduled passenger link between Dubai and Senegal. The new route cuts current journey times to Dakar by around eight hours.
Airports & Networks

On Saturday 28 August, a special charter carrying medical and humanitarian supplies to Pakistan signalled the inaugural flight for Etihad Crystal Cargo's new A330-200 freighter aircraft.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

As investment in the UAE's aviation sector reaches to over Dh500 billion, and with eight growing international airports, security concerns are becoming increasingly critical.
Aerospace

Gulf Air has introduced a new incentive for its Frequent Flyer Programme (FFP) members travelling from Bahrain and London. The airline's FFP members can now redeem their earned miles for excess baggage when departing from Bahrain International Airport or London Heathrow Airport to their respective destinations. This new incentive was officially launched on August 1 in London, following its successful introduction in Bahrain on June 1.
Air Transport

Emirates' expanding A380 fleet is generating interest from airports across the world as Manchester becomes the latest city to be served by the superjumbo.
Airports & Networks

Gulfstream has come another step closer to certification of its new G250 business jet as it passed a major software milestone
Business Aviation

Talks between Qatar Airways and Canadian manufacturer Bombardier over the purchase of the C-Series narrowbody jet are back on track following a spat at the recent Farnborough Air Show.
Air Transport

Aircraft interiors specialists are used to unusual requests from customers. But Canadian completions firm, Flying Colours has just added a new skill set to its product offering.
Interiors & Connectivity

The first flight of an Airbus A380 into UK's Manchester Airport was carried out by Emirates today - much to the delight of the UK's aerospace industry.
Air Transport

OnAir has been named as the connectivity provider for EgyptAir's new Airbus A330-300 aircraft which began operations today
Interiors & Connectivity

Spatial Composite Solutions, the Dubai based manufacturer of Aircraft Cabin Simulators has appointed Kevin Cullen as their Business Development Manager with immediate effect.
Maintenance & Training

Gulf Air's First Photo and Video Contest launched recently at its Facebook website has become hugely popular by attracting thousands of people from across the airline's entire network.
Air Transport

Flydubai is set to expand its network into the foothills of the Ural Mountains on October 16, when the airline begins flights to the Russian city of Yekaterinburg.
Airports & Networks

Emirates Airline is believed to be pulling out of a codeshare agreement with Virgin Blue, following the Australian airlines' decision to develop a partnership with Emirates' UAE rivals Etihad .
Air Transport

Air Charter Service's Dubai office has just completed a busy month, having transported more than 1,400 security guards to their latest assignment in Iraq.
Maintenance & Training