Middle East & North Africa

Dassault Falcon has received certification from both EASA and the FAA for the newest member of the Falcon family of business jets, the 4,750nm Falcon 900LX.
Business Aviation

Air Partner plc and MENA Aerospace have formed a partnership to grow private jet charter business in Bahrain, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.
Business Aviation

Bombardier Aerospace today announced the delivery of a Challenger 605 jet to El Seif Group of Saudi Arabia. The new aircraft will be used primarily for executive travel between the company's various Middle Eastern operations.
Business Aviation

In-flight Entertainment (IFE) and Connectivity specialist, Thales will be announcing a new tie-up with technologists CSCand Proximetry to create a new product that will help airlines improve IFE offerings
Interiors & Connectivity

Engineering and maintenance services company Fokker Aircraft Services has received maintenance approval from the United Arab Emirates with the GCAA granting the Dutch company a Part-145 approval to maintain UAE-registered aircraft anywhere in the world.
MRO

ULS Cargo has signed a base maintenance service contract with Turkish Technic, to cover base maintenance C-check of three A310F's. Maintenance works will be carried out at Turkish Technic's facilities in Istanbul, Turkey until the end of this year.
MRO

The Engine Alliance – the provider for engines for the Emirates fleet of Airbus A380 aircraft has completed its 100th GP7200 engine.
Emerging Technologies

Pilatus Aircraft Ltd announced today that it has completed the delivery of the 1000th PC-12 at a special ceremony at its wholly owned subsidiary in Colorado, USA.
Business Aviation

Visitors to Farnborough Airshow next week will get the chance to see into the future - as far as airliners are concerned.
Aerospace

Turkish Technic and the Goodrich Corporation have finally completed the deal to form a joint venture company to provide maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services in Istanbul.
MRO

Boeing forecasts a $3.6 trillion market for new commercial airplanes over the next 20 years as world economies rebound and strong demand for new and replacement aircraft spurs growth. The Boeing 2010 Current Market Outlook (CMO), released today in London, foresees a market for 30,900 new commercial passenger and freighter airplanes by 2029.
Air Transport

Abu Dhabi is one Emirate looking forward to welcoming many tourists this summer, particularly Kuwaitis.
Airports & Networks

The Airport Show - run by Reed Exhibitions - is to co-locate with SITL Dubai, the International Week of Transport and Logistics.
Aerospace

Iraq's Transportation Ministry says it has reached an agreement with Saudi Arabia allowing the Kingdom's national carrier to resume flights to Iraq for the first time since 1991.
Airports & Networks

Boeing's Silent Eagle flight demonstrator aircraft F-15E1 has completed a successful first flight from Lambert St. Louis International Airport.
Defense

The Enirates Airlines group has completed the sale of its shareholding in SriLankan Airlines which it has held for 12 years.
Air Transport

German travel firm TUI is to sell its majority share holding in Jet4You, the Moroccan low-cost carrier to Royal Air Maroc.
Airports & Networks

StandardAero, a Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) company, announced today that Jeroen Schouten has joined StandardAero's Business Aviation sales team as Regional Sales Manager for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
Maintenance & Training

ExecuJet Dubai has been awarded the Embraer Legacy maintenance approval from the United Arab Emirates General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) and European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).
MRO

Air Arabia announced today the start of its direct services from its latest hub in Alexandria, Egypt, to the UAE's Capital Abu Dhabi.
Airports & Networks

Mubadala Aerospace - part of the Abu Dhabi Government owned investment company Mubadala Development - intends to make several significant announcements at next week's Farnborough International Airshow.
Aerospace

Ayla Aviation Academy first annual aviation summer camp took place in Aqaba this week,and became the first ever aviation summer camp in the Middle East.
Maintenance & Training

The European Union has banned most of Iran Air's jets from European airports, saying that the decision was based on safety concerns, and not because of UN sanctions against the country over its nuclear programme.
MRO

Turkish Airlines has outlined plans for several new European and Asia-Pacific routes next year.
Airports & Networks

A charm offensive by Gulf airlines has led to a breakthrough in the deadlock to gain more flights from the region to Germany.
Airports & Networks