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Airlines, Airports Spent $50 Billion on IT in 2018
2019-11-13 Read More...
Airlines and airports spent a record $50 billion in 2018 on IT to support improvements to the passenger journey and are now beginning to enjoy the benefit of that investment, said SITA, a major IT provider for the air transport industry in a new

Cargo Connect Returns to Dubai Airshow 2019
2019-11-13 Read More...
Cargo Connect returns to DWC, Dubai Airshow Site during the Dubai Airshow to focus on technology innovations that are disrupting the cargo

GACA President Joins 5th Meeting of Middle East Civil Aviation Authorities
2019-11-07 Read More...
The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA), headed by its President, Abdulhadi Al Mansouri, participated in the fifth meeting of the Presidents and Directors of the Civil Aviation Authorities in the Middle

Qatar Airways Becomes New Client of CEFA Aviation
2019-11-06 Read More...
Qatar Airways, operating more than 250 aircraft, signed up with the flight data animation company CEFA Aviation to better analyze its

Etihad Cargo Launches State-of-the-Art Cargo Control Centre
2019-11-06 Read More...
Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of the Etihad Aviation Group, has taken its data-driven digitalization journey another step forward with the launch of its state-of-the-art Cargo Control Centre (CCC) at its head office in Abu

Collins Aerospace to Expand Casablanca Operations by 40%
2019-11-04 Read More...
At a recent ceremony with Madame Afaf Saidi, a representative of the Moroccan Department of Industry, Collins Aerospace Systems laid the first stone for the expansion of its site in

Leading Helicopter Companies to Join Dubai Airshow
2019-10-31 Read More...
The Dubai Airshow, the largest aerospace event in the Middle East, will bring together key players from all aspects of the aerospace industry, including the world’s leading helicopter

Etihad Aviation Group Celebrates Graduation of 140 UAE Nationals
2019-10-29 Read More...
Etihad Aviation Group celebrated the graduation of 140 UAE nationals from various training programs during a Year of Tolerance-themed ceremony held at Zayed University, Abu Dhabi. The graduation ceremony was attended by board members, senior

Boeing Names Stan Deal CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes
2019-10-25 Read More...
The Boeing Company named Stan Deal to succeed Kevin McAllister as president and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes and Ted Colbert to succeed Deal as President and CEO of Boeing Global Services, effective

Qatar Airways Orders 10 G700 Aircraft from Gulfstream
2019-10-23 Read More...
Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. formally announced Qatar Airways as the launch customer for Gulfstream’s recently introduced flagship, the Gulfstream G700TM, for its charter service, Qatar Executive. The new aircraft brings an unprecedented combination

GACA, New Zealand Counterpart Sign Memorandum of Cooperation
2019-10-23 Read More...
The General Civil Aviation Authority (GACA) of Saudi Arabia and its New Zealand counterpart signed a Memorandum of Cooperation aimed at the mutual acceptance of some licenses issued between the two

Gulfstream Makes 1st Carbon-Neutral Flights
2019-10-22 Read More...
Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. announced the Gulfstream G650ER™, Gulfstream G600™, Gulfstream G500™, Gulfstream G550™ and Gulfstream G280™ made Sunday the company’s first carbon-neutral

Etihad, Air Arabia to Launch Abu Dhabi’s First Low-Cost Carrier
2019-10-18 Read More...
Etihad Aviation Group, owner of the national airline of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Air Arabia, the Middle East and North Africa’s first and largest low-cost carrier, announced the signing of an agreement to launch ‘Air Arabia Abu Dhabi’,

dans Extends its Collaboration with Serco
2019-10-17 Read More...
The Dubai Air Navigation Services (dans), the entity responsible for air traffic control at Dubai’s airports and the Northern Emirates, has extended its joint collaboration agreement with Serco of the UK for another two

Dubai Airshow 2019 to Be Bigger, Better, Busier!
2019-10-10 Read More...
The leadership team of the Dubai Airshow 2019 expect the show will be bigger, better and busier than previous editions, when discussing their plans and predictions for the event ahead of it opening on 17 November 2019 at DWC, Dubai Airshow

Kuwait, US Sign Memo of Cooperation in Aviation Security
2019-10-10 Read More...
The Kuwait Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and the United States’ Transportation Security Administration (TSA) signed Tuesday a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) to bolster aviation security, Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)

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