A Tupolev Tu-154 of Caspian Airlines has crashed in north western Iran on its way to Armenia and all 168 people on board were killed, Iranian reports have said.
Jazeera Airways has announced changes to the airline's direct service from Bahrain to the Iranian city of Mashhad in light of new regulations issued by the Iranian government. The service will now be offered with a stopover in Kuwait.
The UAE's GCAA has signed an open sky agreement with Estonia yesterday. The two delegations agreed that any number of designated airlines of both countries will be able to fly scheduled services with unrestricted capacity, frequencies and aircraft types for both cargo and passenger services.
Royal Jordanian has adopted the Group Revenue Management System from PROS as it seeks to automate processes and help meet the increasing demand of group bookings, particularly in the high season.
Etihad Airways has become the first airline in the Middle East to join the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Working Group Committee for Security.
International Air Charter (IAC) predicts the regional market to expand between 15 to 20% this year, driven strongly by the increasing use of chartered jets by the region's affluent in lieu of commercial airline services, it said.
Kuwait's Aviation Lease and Finance Co (ALAFCO) posted a 50% rise in net profit in the third quarter of the fiscal year ending September 30, reported Reuters.
Etihad Airways has announced its appointment of Belinda de Rome to the position of senior vice president Corporate Communications where she will report to chief James Hogan.
Air Arabia has announced the appointment of Jason Bitter as chief executive of Air Arabia (Maroc), which launched operations from its hub in Casablanca on May 6, 2009.
Royal Jordanian CEO Samer Majali has pushed back his August 1st departure date from the Amman headquartered airline in order to help the board with his successor.
Dubai and UK-based Air Partner has launched its JetCard product to the Middle East. The card gives its owner access to a fleet of light, midsize, large or global cabin jets with guaranteed aircraft availability.
One of Etihad Airways' Irish cabin crew members has been chosen to represent the United Arab Emirates at this year's Rose of Tralee Festival in Ireland.
BAE Systems Asset Management is to sponsor a one-day conference called Aviation Asset Management in the Middle East which will be held on Thursday 12th November 2009 at the Sheraton Jumeirah Beach Resort & Towers in Dubai.
A row has broken out between Algeria's Tassili Airlines and the Brazilian airframer Embraer that has seen Embraer disqualified from the airline's fleet renewal programme
Iraq is to sell four Boeing 727 and two Boeing 707s that are currently stored among a series of other out-of-service aircraft on a remote part of Queen Alia International Airport in Amman, Jordan.
Etihad Airways and American Airlines have today announced details of a proposed new codeshare agreement which, if it receives regulatory approval from the US government, will pave the way for closer commercial cooperation between the two airlines.
Following Yemenia's fatal crash in the Indian Ocean on June 30, the carrier may withdraw it's $2billion Airbus order because the French government is prejudging the cause of the accident, the airline's chairman said.
UK aircraft interior refurbishment and manufacturing company MAC Interiors has completed the refurbishment of the second of three Falcon 20 aircraft for Egypt Air. The first aircraft was completed at the end of 2008 and the third commenced refurbishment at the end of May 2009.
The UAE's Royal Jet and Saudi Arabia's Arabasco have today announced a commercial and operational alliance that they say could change the face of elite services within Saudi Arabia
Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) signed a MoU with the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) and the International Association of Airport Executives (IAAE) to enhance aviation and training services, including the establishment of a regional training centre in Abu Dhabi, for airport executives in the Gulf and Middle East regions.
