Middle East & North Africa

Gulf Air, Bahrian's national carrier is set to add a bit of special colour to the country's inaugural air show when it opens at Sakhir Airbase tomorrow morning.
Aerospace

Royal Jet, the Abu Dhabi-headquartered executive flight services company, and the luxury Burj Al Arab hotel in Dubai, have teamed up to offer a travel experience to remember.
Airports & Networks

DHL, brought an aircraft into Sakhir Airbase this afternoon in preparation for tomorrow's start of the Bahrain International Airshow and the company is on a high as it was announced today that it has once again achieved the maximum score of 100% in the Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA)[1] security audit for its network operations in Bahrain.
Air Transport

Afghanistan's Safi Airways has today announced interline agreements with Lufthansa, United Airlines, Emirates and Qatar Airways.
Airports & Networks

Turkish and Israeli military leaders are trying to salvage an alliance severely damaged as Ankara realigns its position in the Middle East according to the Wall Street Journal.
Defense

Kuwait's Wataniya Airways, has appointed Lee Shave as the company's new chief commercial officer bringing along with him over twenty years of expertise in the international aviation sector to the airline.
Maintenance & Training

Emirates Airline and Airbus have marked a major achievement, by celebrating the hand-over of the 6,000th aircraft in the airframe manufacturer's 40 year history. The aircraft, an A380, was handed over to Emirates Airline in a ceremony in Hamburg. The aircraft is Emirates' eighth A380.
Air Transport

Dubai along with other Air Partner offices worldwide have come to the aid of earthquake-stricken Haiti, arranging a number of humanitarian aid relief flights carrying vital cargo, medical personnel and support workers
Aerospace

Oman Air becomes the first airline in the world to offer the full mobile phone and wi-fi connectivity suite on its commercial widebody aircraft when it starts to unroll Mobile OnAir and Internet OnAir services across its brand new Airbus A330 fleet from the middle of February.
Air Transport

An Iran Air A300 aircraft slid off the runway into the snow as it was about to leave Stockholm for Tehran on Saturday.
Air Transport

The organizers of the The Airport Show in Dubai have announced that they expect to see the number of project buyers attending the event double over the previous year. The announcement comes as the organizers have increased the focus on further improving the return on investment that exhibitors and visitors can generate from their participation.
Aerospace

Gulf Air has launched web check-in and advanced seat selection as part of its continuous efforts to enhance the travelling experience of its passengers.
Air Transport

Despite the challenges of the global economy, turboprop manufacturer ATR announced record sales figures today.
Aerospace

Etihad Crystal Cargo will operate a special Red Crescent and Khalifa Welfare Foundation charter flight to Haiti on Wednesday 20 January, carrying medical and humanitarian supplies to the earthquake hit country.
Air Transport

Gulf Aviation Academy (GAA) recently signed an agreement with Civil Aviation Affairs to participate in the inaugural Bahrain International Airshow (BIAS) 2010 which is to be held under the Royal patronage of His Majesty King Hamad Bin Issa Al Khalifa. GAA will be announcing its official launch to both local and International markets for the first time during the three day event held from 21 to 23 January 2010 at the Sakhir Air Base.
Maintenance & Training

AAI Corporation, an operating unit of Textron Systems, has announced it will conduct a flying display of its Aerosonde Mark 4.7 small unmanned aircraft system (SUAS) at the Bahrain International Airshow (at the Sakhir Air Base, January 21-23 ), to highlight the system's endurance and launch/recovery flexibility.
Aerospace

Global airline capacity for January 2010 shows positive growth compared to January 2009, according to the latest monthly report on trends in the supply of airline flights and seats from aviation data specialists OAG.
Air Transport

Marshall Aviation Services of Cambridge, UK, has formed a partnership with Aerospace Resources of Surrey, UK, to provide a range of consultancy and management solutions to airport owners and operators, and air traffic management organisations.
Airports & Networks

Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (HBC) today announced it has received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Type Certifications for the new Beechcraft King Air 350i turboprop.
Business Aviation

Dubai International is on course to become the world's fastest-growing major airport for international passenger traffic in 2009 with Dubai Airports today announcing 9.2% growth for the full year and a record 40.9 million passengers.
Airports & Networks

Embraer says it delivered a total of 244 aircraft in 2009, surpassing its estimate of 242 deliveries.
Aerospace

EgyptAir has selected Rockwell Collins' suite of avionics for eight Boeing 737 NG aircraft. Deliveries are scheduled from September 2010 through August 2012.
Emerging Technologies

OnAir, is to install its inflight passenger connectivity services on Libya's Afriqiyah Airways' entire Airbus long range and short range fleets. This is the first time an airline has announced a decision to install connectivity in both the long and short range fleets.
Air Transport

Qatar Airways, Qatar Science & Technology Park (QSTP) and Qatar Petroleum (QP) announced yesterday that they will jointly carry out engineering, economic analysis and move into the development of sustainable bio jet fuel that will also look into ways for production and supply, with the support of Airbus.
Emerging Technologies

Fujairah International has stepped in as one of the main sponsors of the first annual Emerging Market Airports Awards to be held on April 26th 2010 in Dubai.
Aerospace