Strata sees 62 nationals join the team after graduation event

Posted 28 January 2012

Strata in Al Ain is welcoming a further 62 Emirati nationals to the workforce following the graduation of the students rom an intensive 10 month course to qualify them as composite aircraft technicians.

Gama steps into FBO management with confirmed Sharjah deal

Posted 27 January 2012

Gama Aviation and Sharjah Airport have signed the deal, outlined in Arabian Aerospace last week, which gives the business aviation and services company the responsibility for all business aircraft handling at Sharjah's

Maslowski steps down from Hawker Beechcraft defence role

Posted 27 January 2012

Hawker Beechcraft Defense Company (HBDC) announced today that Jim Maslowski, president, will retire from his positions with Hawker Beechcraft on Jan. 31.. Upon retirement, Maslowski will continue as a consultant to HBDC and

Gulf Air appoints Ghanim Monzer Alsukhon as country manager for Jordan

Posted 27 January 2012

Gulf Air has appointed Ghanim Monzer Alsukhon as its new country manager for Jordan.

Pegasus Airlines launches first new route for 2012

Posted 27 January 2012

Pegasus Airlines, which added lots of new international flights to its network in 2011, has now launched flights to Almaty, Kazakhstan's largest city.

Independent passenger survey rates Gulf Air's service and operational performance as excellent

Posted 27 January 2012

Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, has announced it received positive results in an independent passenger survey carried out by the global airline industry's

Emirates voted airline of the year in double winning industry poll

Posted 26 January 2012

Emirates Airline has been voted 2012 Airline of the Year in an industry poll of airlines, financial institutions, lessors and investors. The airline beat off competition from leading carriers including Singapore

SAFA to conduct the first live eCV operational test

Posted 26 January 2012

Saudi Aviation Flight Academy (SAFA) has invited the International Association of Flight Training Professionals (IAFTP) to conduct the first operational test of its electronicCV (eCV) at SAFA's new pilot training academy near

Enders moves to top position at EADS

Posted 26 January 2012

EADS announced today that Airbus chief Tom Enders to take over the role of CEO of the group when Louis Gallois steps down at the end of his five-year mandate.

Yahsat Y1B to launch by April 2012

Posted 26 January 2012

Abu Dhabi-based Yahsat is preparing to launch its second satellite into orbit within the next two months.

VOLUME CONTROL

Posted 27 January 2012

As Gulf-based airlines continue their rapid expansion, ATC organisations in the region face rising volumes of flights, both within and transiting the area. Already, as Alan Dron reports, capacity constraints are being