Middle East & North Africa

Representatives from Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) today highlighted the importance of meeting current and future market demand through airport development and investment in training at the Middle East Business Aviation Conference (MEBAC) 2010 in Abu Dhabi.
Aerospace

Etihad Airways has signed a service agreement with MASDAR, the Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company, to purchase carbon credits for the airline's voluntary offset programme.
Aerospace

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has announced the appointment of Khawla Salem Al Badi as the airline's Head of Business Strategy Development in its Information Technology (IT) department.
Maintenance & Training

Middle East Airlines has opened services to the northern Iraqi city of Erbil.
Airports & Networks

Turkish Airlines is to open services to Alexandria from June 7. It already operates to Cairo and will be making use of the new Egyptian airport at the North African country's second city
Airports & Networks

Turkish links to Germany will be increased in August with new routes being planned by Lufthansa.
Airports & Networks

Qatar Airways is pushing forward its plans to be the first airline to be operating with 100% synthetic jet fuel and the company believes 2014 is a reasonable timeframe for the development of that fuel.
Air Transport

Air Arabia Maroc will begin services between Casablanca and Malaga, Spain from 14 June.
Airports & Networks

Jazeera Airways reported a net loss of 8.2 million Kuwaiti dinars ($28,25) as it announced its annual results at the company's AGM today.
Air Transport

Emirates airline has stepped up its preparations to launch flights to Prague - home to the famous Charles Bridge - by taking its message to the Czech capital's historic centre, that a non-stop flight to Dubai is just six weeks away.
Airports & Networks

CTC Aviation Executive Jet Services Limited, the private jet management division of CTC Aviation Group plc, announced today a 49% increase in business activity.
Business Aviation

Rizon Jet has signed a significant block hour charter agreement for an initial four-month period to place one of its Challenger 605 aircraft with Prime Aviation in Kazakhstan.
Business Aviation

Air Traffic Management global umbrella organisation CANSO, has signed up Etihad Airways as a Silver Associate Member.
Airports & Networks

Etihad Airways customers around the world will soon be able to fly to two of Greece's leading holiday destinations as well as Romania and Bulgaria for the first time, following the signing of a new codeshare agreement with Olympic Air.
Airports & Networks

Investigators are continuing to search the wreckage of the brand new Airbus A330-200 of Afriqiyah Airways which crashed on its final approach to Tripoli yesterday morning.
Air Transport

Dates have now been confirmed for the fourth edition of the AVEX International Airshow, which will take place from November 7th – 10th 2010 at the Sharm El Sheikh International Airport in Egypt.
Aerospace

French and Dutch air crash investigators are on their way to join in the investigation into the crash of an Airbus A330-200 operated by Afriqiyah Airways close to Tripoli Airport in Libya this morning.
Air Transport

Recognised as the aviation industry's launch pad for cabin interiors innovations, this year's Aircraft Interiors Expo which starts in Hamburg next Tuesday is expecting to see a range of new products and services being unveiled – their ultimate aim is to make flying more comfortable and more energy efficient while also taking care of airlines' bottom lines.
Aerospace

Boeing and the Government of Jordan today announced the signing of a Letter of Intent for the AH-6i Light Attack/Reconnaissance.
Defense

Universal Weather and Aviation, announced today that its RAD-compliant, optimized online flight planning system - UVflightplanner.com - for business aviation, now performs integrated fuel tankering calculations.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Libyan Airlines and OnAir today announced an agreement to install full SwiftBroadband Mobile OnAir and WiFi Internet OnAir inflight passenger communications services aboard their fleet of brand-new long-range Airbus A330 aircraft. Libyan Airlines are expecting delivery of the first A330 in June 2011.
Air Transport

Emirates Group has posted a record profit increase of 248 percent the Dubai company said today, describing the results as outstanding in a year fraught with worldwide market instability and economic uncertainty.
Air Transport

Signature Flight Support Corporation has appointed Maria Sastre as Chief Operating Officer for its global operations.
Maintenance & Training

Former Bombardier business aircraft chief John Lawson, has been named as the chairman of the Project Phoenix company - the Dubai headquartered conversions business
Maintenance & Training

StandardAero, a Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) company, announced today that it has named Marc Wittingen, Director of International Sales for the company's Airlines & Fleets business sector
Maintenance & Training