A top-level panel of aviation industry chief executives confirmed the Middle East was leading the way out of a downturn but warned the industry should not be complacent.
The inaugural batch of students for the Higher Diploma in Aviation Business Administration commenced classes at the Al Ain based Horizon International Flight Academy this week. Horizon is the first and only Academy to offer and conduct the Higher Diploma for pilots in the Middle East.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) reiterated its call for a global sectoral approach led by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) to handle aviation's emissions in the post-Kyoto period.
Dubai International recorded an increase of 19.5% in passenger traffic in September, the highest monthly growth rate since October 2007 when passenger numbers jumped 25.9%. It is also the fourth consecutive month of double-digit passenger traffic growth.
Etihad Airways is to host the 18th Annual Conference of the International Association of Airline Internal Auditors (IAAIA) in the airline's home base of Abu Dhabi from Sunday, 29 November to Wednesday, 2 December 2009.
Jetex Flight Support today announced that it is seeing strong new growth in the business jet sector and is pressing ahead with new projects - and new people - to continue its global expansion into 2010.
International SOS company MedAire announced today that it has won approval from the UAE's General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) to provide first aid training to aviation crewmembers in Dubai.
IATA has urged the air transport industry in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) to focus on key challenges of growth, including safety, cost control, liberalisation and the environment.
The successful Embraer Legacy is to get a new big sister - the Brazilian manufacturer announced at NBAA, Orlando today that it has already flown the first Legacy 650 large-cabin business jet.
Etihad Airways' first female Emirati cadet pilots - Salma Al-Baloushi and Aisha Al-Mansouri - have successfully graduated from flight training alongside nine male colleagues and gained their airline transport pilot licence (ATPL).
The Middle East, Africa and Asian regions still rank as the areas with the highest purchase expectations in the business aviation sector despite the effects of the global recession - that was the positive note from the 18th edition of the Honeywell annual Business Aviation Outlook issued today at NBAA in Orlando, USA.
The University of North Dakota announced at NBAA today that it has entered into contracts with Saudi Arabia as well as Taiwan, China, and Japan to provide both fixed- and rotor-wing pilot education to airlines and companies in those countries.
Abu Dhabi International Airport and Chicago O'Hare International Airport today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to become 'sister airports', in a special twinning arrangement which will see the sharing of technical, commercial and environmental best practices.
Flydubai has taken delivery of its fifth aircraft in five months keeping the Emirates' low cost carrier on schedule for its growth plans. The Boeing 737-800NG is part of the historic order of 50 aircraft that flydubai placed with the American plane maker at the Farnborough Airshow last year and is financed by the US$320million sale and leaseback deal recently announced with GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS).
Abu Dhabi Aircraft Technologies (ADAT), - part of the Mubadala group - has signed an agreement with Airbus making it the latest member to join the worldwide Airbus MRO Network.
For the first time, senior representatives from NASA and the Group on Earth Observations (GEO) are heading to the UAE to address high-level delegates from the region's space industry at a forum dedicated to space technology.
Queen Alia International Airport (QAIA) in Jordan - part of the Airport International Group - announced at the conclusion of the Low Cost Airlines World MENA 2009 Conference, that it will be investing $750m in redeveloping the airport and building a state-of-the-art 86000 square meter passenger terminal.
Abu Dhabi-based Royal Jet is taking employee engagement to a new level within the Middle East human resources arena with the introduction of a new state-of-the-art system to allow all staff to play their part in driving quality and service through the business.
The largest airline in Northern Europe and the national carrier of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, SAS Scandinavian Airlines, is offering two very attractive tax inclusive fare offers on the Dubai – Copenhagen route for the UAE market to kick off its 3rd season.
The Royal Saudi Air Force has commenced flying operations following the delivery of the first four of 72 Typhoon aircraft to the Royal Saudi Air Force.
Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (HBC) today announced a contract to provide 24 of its new Beechcraft T-6C trainer aircraft to the Royal Moroccan Air Force. The contract represents several significant milestones for HBC, including the first sale of the all new T-6C trainer.
