The Arab race for space is well underway with the news that space & satellite experts from the MENA region will host the Global Space Technology Forum in Abu Dhabi while the UAE confirms its first government satellite will launch in the summer.
Royal Jordanian Airlines has paid the penalty for over-estimating the potential cost of aviation fuel and seen its pre-tax profits for 2008 wiped out by losses on fuel hedging.
The Qatari-flag carrier Qatar Airways has expanded its service to the Nigerian city of Lagos by replacing its Airbus A330-200 two-class service with a three-class A340-600.
Hawker Beechcraft has reported lower net sales and an increased operating loss for the three months ending March 29, compared to the same period in 2008
Dubai-based carrier Emirates has announced that 35 UAE Nationals have graduated from the Emirates airline National Cadet Pilot Programme today, doubling last year's graduate figures.
Wataniya Airways has announced David Evans as chief commercial officer, bringing over thirty years of international expertise and experience to the airline.
Abu Dhabi-based cargo carrier Maximus has signed up for an advanced Airline Crew Management, Operations Control & Commercial Planning System from US corporation AIMS Software.
Australia's Leighton Holdings has said that the Al Habtoor Leighton group and its joint venture partners Murray and Roberts and Takenaka had come to a mutual agreement with the Dubai Department of Civil Aviation to withdraw from a $2bn contract to build the Dubai Airport Concourse 3.
Despite the global financial slowdown one area of massive investment in infrastructure is still attracting attention. Throughout the Middle East, airports are expanding to meet the increased traffic demands that the region is predicting.
Bahrain's national carrier Gulf Air has confirmed its order for eight Boeing 787 aircraft that was part of a letter of intent signed in September last year.
Thales has unveiled a new integrated training package for future training and simulation needs. The New Reality package includes a full-motion flight simulator called RealitySeven - so called because Level Seven is the new Level D, and highest level of simulation available.
The existing international regulatory framework for aviation needs to be improved to accommodate the transformation the industry has gone through in recent years, Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy and Chairman of the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority, or GCAA, said on Wednesday at the International Air Transport, Air Space Law and Regulation Conference in Abu Dhabi.
EADS's former military transport aircraft division, MTAD has been fully integrated into Airbus, it was announced today. As a new Airbus business unit, 'Airbus Military' will be accountable for all military activities within Airbus. The integration and "Day 1" of the new unit - celebrated in Seville/Spain today - follows an EADS Board decision of December 2008.
Beirut's Rafik Hariri International Airport is expected to receive 5 million passengers once MEA (Middle East Airlines) adds a new Airbus A320 to its fleet according to MEA director general Mohammed Al-Hout, reports Beirut Online.
Delegates at the Hawk User Group meeting in Muscat are believed to have been shown a new upgrade package for current users of the BAE Systems jet trainer.
Qatar Airways and IATA have signed an agreement to "spearhead a truly global carbon offset trading scheme designed to help fund global environmental projects".
Start-up Egyptian carrier AlMasria Universal Airlines has received its first aircraft, an Airbus A320 on lease and expects to receive three more over the next year.
Oman Air said it has received a $650 million government bailout that will enable it to expand during the current difficult trading environment, MEED has reported.
The $39 million expansion of the departure terminal at Muscat's international airport has been completed and the final bidders for the new airport development have also been confirmed
The General Civil Aviation Authority has lifted the temporary restriction on the Soviet-built and designed Antonov An-12 turboprop it imposed in January this year. The type will once again be able to operate out of the UAE.
Jordanian biz jet operator Arab Wings has announced its plans to expand into the UAE with the launch of a sister company to be based at Sharjah called Gulf Wings.
