Abu Dhabi-based Royal Jet has said it is witnessing a major increase in charter bookings over the summer period as the industry in the region appears to be pulling out of the worldwide economic downturn.
Emirates airline is fighting attempts by a Canadian government ministry to limit both its and Etihad's access to the country, despite Canada's official "open skies" policy, reported the Dubai-based Gulf News.
British Airways is to launch new direct services from Gatwick to Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt from October 25. Initially the airline will serve the Egyptian tourist destination three times weekly.
Amwaj Business Charter Flights has started operating on demand charter flights for businessmen to France, Italy, Iraq, Egypt and other Arab Gulf countries, reported Petra news agency.
Etihad Airways has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT) in the UAE to provide its students with opportunities to develop skills for future careers in aviation.
Russian Helicopters is set to maintain Russian-built helicopters at its newly opened helicopter MRO centre at the Safat aviation complex in Khartoum, Sudan.
Emirates Sky Cargo and DAE are one step closer to taking delivery of one of the first Boeing 747-8 freighters following the major milestone achieved today when mechanics at the factory in Washington State, USA. loaded the forward and aft fuselage sections to join with the wing and centre section.
Cathay Pacific has announced that it will start services to Jedda, Saudi Arabia from October 25. Initially the carrier will operate the service four times a week and will pass through Dubai to and from Hong Kong.
Emirates has launched its first airport lounge in Africa at the OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, bringing the total number of lounges the airline has across its network to 23.
Under the high patronage of His Excellency Abdul Aziz Al Noami, Chairman of the Qatar Civil Aviation Authority, the Doha Aviation Summit will take place from the 25 to 27 October 2009 and will discuss current challenges and determine the future strategy of the industry.
Etihad Airways will begin services from its Abu Dhabi base to the South African city of Cape Town on 30 September 2009. The new Cape Town flights will operate via Etihad's current daily, Airbus A330, service to South Africa's commercial capital Johannesburg.
India's Jet Airways is to start services to Sharjah from Kochi on September 1 this year. Initially the carrier plans to fly the route using Boeing 737-800 aircraft.
The organisers of the Bahrain International Airshow have awarded a $28million (£17m) contract to Arena Group and Lea International to construct the buildings and the interiors for the show.
SA Mena Avionics, a joint venture between MENA Aerospace Enterprises and Scandanavian Avionics, has been awarded its FAA approval to complement its Bahriani and EASA approvals already in place.
Bombardier has revealed further details of the Learjet 85 development. It says that all major suppliers, over 30, have been engaged and are active in the joint definition phase and that several product development milestones, including the completion of a second proof of concept fuselage, and the successful completion of all wind tunnel testing have been achieved as it aims for entry into service in 2013.
Airfinance Journal and Euromoney Seminars is to host an inaugural Middle East aviation financing event from September 27 – 28 at the Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel, Dubai under the banner of 2009 Middle East School of International Aviation Finance.
Budget airline Air Arabia wants its Moroccan start-up to grow to the same size as the parent company within five years, running a fleet of up to two dozen planes, its chief executive said in an interview with Reuters.
Dubai-based Empire Aviation Group (EAG), which manages one of the region's largest fleets of private jets on behalf of owners, has announced the latest addition to the fleet – a Gulfstream G450 intercontinental business jet which the company has brought under its management on behalf of a corporation based in the Middle East.
Bahrain's national carrier Gulf Air has announced that, following the completion of successful government discussions last week, it intends to resume services to Iraq as soon as possible.
Dubai-based Empire Aviation Group has added a Gulfstream G450 to its managed fleet bringing the total fleet number up to 12, which it expects to grow by a further three aircraft throughout the year.
