Iranian aircrash investigators are continuing to look into an incident in Tabriz on Thursday where two passengers were slightly injured after an Iran Aseman Fokker 100 aircraft registration EP-ASL came to a halt in a ditch after overrunning runway 30R.
A new "dream team" partnership has been formed - Lufthansa Consulting (LCG) is teaming up with SAS, the leader in business analytics software and services to serve the aviation industry.
The Fire Department at the Rafik Hariri International Airport has received two fire-fighting boats after a contract was signed between the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, the International Civil Organization Aviation (ICAO) and Metal Craft Marine Canadian Company.
EgyptAir has received its first Airbus 330-300. It will begin the morning route between Cairo and London and starts the full onboard connectivity service from the airline.
Gulfstream announced today that its ultra-long-range, ultra-large-cabin Gulfstream G650 achieved Mach 0.995 as part of its 1,800-hour flight-test programme.
Boeing Training & Flight Services has started 787 Dreamliner flight certification training following the provisional approval from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for Boeing's Seattle-based 787 flight training devices. As part of flight training, pilots train on a 787 flat panel training device and a 787 full-flight simulator. Both devices are manufactured by Thales.
Virgin Blue Holdings Limited and Etihad Airways today signed an agreement establishing a commercial partnership that will enable Virgin Blue's international arm, V Australia, to launch direct services to Abu Dhabi in 2011 and the two airlines offer a joint network of more than 100 destinations from October 1, 2010.
Boeing has announced that it has appointed Saffana Michael as the communications manager for its Commercial Airplanes unit in the Middle East, India and Central Asia.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced international scheduled traffic statistics for July which showed continued strengthening of demand for both passenger and cargo traffic. Compared to July 2009, international passengerdemand was up 9.2% while international scheduled freight traffic showed a 22.7% improvement.
Etihad Airways has announced the signing of internationally acclaimed, multi-award winning actress from India, Katrina Kaif, as the airline's new brand ambassador.
The World Food Programme (WFP), through its Sharjah-based Aviation Safety Unit, is organising the 2nd Global Aviation Safety Conference (GASC) for Humanitarian Air Activities on October 11-12, 2010, at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Sharjah.
Oman Air Majan, the Arabian 100-class racing yacht sponsored by the national airline of the Sultanate of Oman, shattered two world records today, setting new times for both the solo and fully-crewed circumnavigation of Britain and Ireland.
The Boeing Company, through its Global Corporate Citizenship programme, continues to sponsor innovative community educational and environmental initiatives in the Middle East as part of its commitment to support the region's development priorities.
One of Saudi Arabia's two low-cost airlines, Sama, is to cease operations from 24 August after the company failed to get government support and find investors after incurring losses of $266 million, report Bloomberg.
Oman Air today announced implementation of Symantec's Security Information Manager (SSIM) by global technology solutions and services provider, 3i Infotech.
