A second observation satellite funded by the Dubai government is likely to orbit the Earth in the second half of 2012. And there are plans to develop two more, according to the Emirates Institute for Advanced Science and Technology (EIAST).
Emirates Airlines has revealed that a 517 seat version of the superjumbo will serve Manchester from Sept 1, as the airline marks 20 years of service to the city.
Qatar Airways has not received any indication of delays to the Airbus A350 and believes Boeing has "got its act together" after delays to the competing 787 Dreamliner, Chief Executive Akbar Al-Baker said on Thursday.
Gulf Air has entered into a codeshare agreement with India's Jet Airways. The agreement, which was signed today between the two airline's management, comes into effect from 12 April 2010.
Qatar Airways could be the launch customer of a new re-engined version of the A320 which Airbus is believed to be unveiling at Farnborough Air Show in July.
Air carriers from Sudan and Iran are featured in the latest European Union's (EU) list of airlines barred from its airspace, or facing special conditions.
The biggest budget carrier in the Middle East, Air Arabia, may open its new hub in Alexandria as early as this month , a move experts say could eventually drive down prices across the country, and revitalize the airline business in Egypt's second largest city.
Qatar Airways has embarked on the second leg of its 2010 expansion programme with the launch of flights to Denmark and further strengthening of its operations in Scandinavia.
Gulf Air confirmed the report in last week's Arabian Aerospace radio that the airline will be launching services two new destinations, Alexandria and Aleppo, from June 2010.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced today that February 2010 international scheduled air traffic showed continued strengthening of demand. Compared to February 2009, passenger demand was up 9.5% and cargo demand grew 26.5%, with the strongest gains - in any region - posted by carriers in the Middle East.
According to an article by EADS CEO Louis Gallois - published today on Emirates Business 24/7 - the Middle East has become a key market for EADS, generating nearly 9% of the group's €42.8 billion (Dh211.83bn) revenues during 2009.
SELEX Galileo – part of the Finmeccanica group, has launched a new wholly owned subsidiary dedicated to its business activities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Qatar Airways today announced that it will begin daily flights to Brazil and Argentina from June 24, marking the airline's first operations to South America.
Etihad Holidays has launched three new brochures for 2010, promoting holiday destinations to Abu Dhabi and across the UAE, the Middle East, Asia, Europe, North America, Australia and Africa.
Etihad Airways has commenced non-stop flights from its home base in Abu Dhabi to Tokyo, becoming the first Middle Eastern airline to operate to the Japanese capital.
Qatar Airways is meeting with Airbus to look at cargo conversions of its A330-200s as the carrier looks to redeploy its older passenger widebodies to its freight division. Qatar chief executive Akhbar Al Baker has plans to locate a conversion centre at the carrier's Doha base.
Space tourism in the Middle East came a step closer this week after Virgin Galactic's successful test flight of its new spaceship over the Mojave desert in California.
The heads of the world's regional airline associations today issued a statement reaffirming their commitment to the industry-wide global sectoral approach to aviation and climate change.
