Bahrain Airports Company (BAC), the operator of Bahrain International Airport (BIA), has been awarded the Airport Service Quality (ASQ) Award for Best…
Times Aerospace Events will host the second Aviation India and South Asia Summit and Exhibition from 29-30 October 2025 at the JW Marriott, Aero City,…
Dubai Airports has recognised the ‘exceptional’ individuals and teams who bring DXB’s guest experiences to life at the second annual oneDXB Chairman’s…
Morocco’s Office National des Aéroports (ONDA) continues to roll out its transformation strategy by modernising and upgrading its airports to face the…
Dubai International’s (DXB) has been recognised with a Level 4 “Transformation” accreditation from Airports Council International (ACI) Airport Carbon…
The full potential for African airports to unlock substantial economic growth and boost employment remains untapped, according to industry leaders who…
On a recent tour of the new Zayed International Airport in Abu Dhabi, Arabian Aerospace found out why the new terminal heralds the emirate’s intention…
Ibrahim bin Abdulrahman Al-Omar, Director General of Saudia Group, has officially inaugurated Saudia's new First and Business Class Check-In Lounge at…
Emirates has today officially opened the doors to its first ever lounge in the region at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.…
Abu Dhabi Airports and Etihad Airport Services have signed a contract to extend their partnership in providing ground services for passengers at Zayed…
dnata has signed deals with leading manufacturers, locking in five-year global framework contracts for new Ground Support Equipment (GSE) at the Dubai…
Held under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Airport Show returns for its 23rd successful edition from 14-16 May 2024 at Sheikh…
IndiGo has commenced a dedicated service at Indira Gandhi International Airport - Terminal 1, to create an inclusive and comfortable travel experience…
Saudia has signed an agreement with Tibah Airports to expand operational activities to and from Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport in…
As Guinea terminates its French partnership deal, managing director Namory Camara talks about how modernisation of Conakry’s Ahmed Sékou Touré Airport…
Serco Middle East has been accepted by the General Authority for Civil Aviation (GACA) to become an authorised Fire and Rescue Services (FRS) training…
The Cape Winelands’ Airport in South Africa is firming up its vision for the future …. and its vision is big and bold. The emerging ‘new’ airport sees…
IATA welcomes the commitment of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) to improving infrastructure at Murtala Muhammad International Airport…
A new innovation programme has been launched by Dubai Air Navigation Services (dans) that provides air navigation services and air traffic control for…
Queen Alia International Airport (QAIA) has recently become the first airport in the Middle East to achieve Level 3 of the Airport Customer Experience…
Dubai Air Navigation Services (dans) and Sharjah’s Department of Civil Aviation have signed a MoU for cooperation and exchange of information and data…
UAS International Trip Support’s (UAS) Middle East headquarters is advising those with plans to attend the World Cup to secure their airport slots and…
Airport International Group revealed that Queen Alia International Airport (QAIA) welcomed 5,139,090 passengers (PAX) during the first eight months of…
Menzies Aviation has won more than a dozen significant contract wins in Pakistan since it acquired a 49% shareholding in Royal Airport Services (RAS),…
Vision-Box has unveiled its latest solution built upon a new generation of biometric technology set to transform the travel experience: Seamless Kiosk…
Italy will make a strong impact at the Airport Show 2022 with 28 Italian companies set to exhibit at the event taking place May 17 to 19, 2022, at the…
Honeywell will display its latest airside and landside solutions that can help support more sustainable airport operations at the Airport Show 2022 in…
Emirates and Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza), have signed an MoU to explore joint cooperation and initiatives targeted at attracting more investments into…
Eswatini Air– the new national carrier of Eswatini – is on schedule to begin operations in June following the cessation of operations by the country’s…
Dubai Air Navigation Services (dans) has renewed a cooperation agreement with international public services company, Serco for another two years,…
Bahrain Airport Services (BAS) has signed a contract with SITA to deploy SITA Airport Management, enabling BAS to manage its ground handler operations…
Srinagar International Airport in Kashmir has reported its busiest day in its history, handling 15,0 14 passengers who boarded 90 flights to travel in…
As the Dubai Airshow closes its doors following what is probably its biggest and best show yet, we look at the event from satellites and from the show…
Global Air Navigation Services (GANS) and NATS have signed a strategic framework agreement which covers the pursuit of mutually beneficial initiatives…
Menzies Aviation has today announced the appointment of three senior members to its Middle East, Africa and Asia (MEAA) team: John Henderson as Senior…
Menzies Aviation has today announced the appointment of three senior members to its Middle East, Africa and Asia (MEAA) team: John Henderson as Senior…
National Aviation Services (NAS) and NAC2000 Corporation have been awarded a tender to operate an airport lounge in the new terminal at Kenneth Kaunda…
TKH Airport Solutions is revolutionising airfield ground lighting (AGL). The company does supply traditional AGL to airports around the world, but now…
The Airport Show has opened today and will run until May 26th at the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) as the ICAO paints the ‘most optimistic scenario’…
For the third consecutive year and the fourth time in its history, Queen Alia International Airport (QAIA) has been awarded the title of ‘Best Airport…
Passenger safety is being enhanced for the reopening of Uganda’s Entebbe International Airport thanks to a donation of vital safety equipment from the…
Dubai Airports has said the welcomed the announcement of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler…
Turkey’s TAV Airports has committed to the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) charter to implement the operational guidelines to protect the…
Abu Dhabi Airports has partnered with Tawazun Strategic Development Fund (TSDF) to launch the new CoDi BOT UGV (Unmanned Ground Vehicle), designed and…
The United Nations’ World Health Organisation (WHO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) have chosen Accra Airport in Ghana, as well as Liège Airport in…
The Tanzanian government has lifted the ban on scheduled and non-scheduled international air travel, following a decline in detected COVID-19 cases in…
Serco Middle East has been appointed to support Sharjah International Airport’s Emiratisation programme, which will reach 47% of the total Sharjah ATC…
The 28th Airports Council International (ACI) annual general assembly, conference and exhibition took place at the Kempinski Hotel in Accra, Ghana, in…
Abu Dhabi Airports have signed a cooperation agreement with The Emirates Red Crescent Authority (ERC) to enhance its role in community, charitable and…
As part of its efforts to increase engagement with startups and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) amid rising trends on the ‘gig economy’ worldwide,…
SITA has been selected to provide key systems to support the smooth opening and operation of Algeria’s new international terminal at Houari Boumediene…
With significant growth forecast across the continent’s aviation sector, Chloe Wilson reports on how the industry is tackling challenges to safety and…
Dubai Airports and China Eastern have celebrated the arrival of the carrier’s inaugural flight from Qingdao to Dubai at Dubai International (DXB) over…
The Tanzania Airports Authority (TAA) has announced it will open a new terminal at Dar es Salaam’s Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) in June,…
The largest annual airport exhibition in the world, the Airport Show - being held at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Center (DICEC),…
O.R. Tambo International Airport has honoured the stakeholders and service providers that have helped to ensure that it retains its status as Africa’s…
Airports Council International (ACI) World has announced Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH) as the winner of “Best Airport in the Middle East”, for…
According to the wildlife trade monitoring network TRAFFIC – a joint programme of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and the International Union for…
In response to the rapid growth of the drone and Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) market worldwide, Airports Council International (ACI) World…
Following their presentation of a working paper entitled 'Sharing of Aviation Security Information Between States' at the Second High-level Conference…
The UK Civil Aviation Authority (UK CAA) and the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have signed a memorandum of…
Etihad Airways has launched a contemporary airport lounge brand in partnership with No1 Lounges. To be known as 'The House', the project is the result…
Cape Town International Airport has opened a retail outlet at the airport’s domestic departures area that sells unique African merchandise, as part of…
North Africa is an emerging market, especially for business aviation. Vincent Chappard talks to Zouhair Mohammed El Aoufir, CEO of the Office National…
SITA is providing its world-class passenger and baggage processing technology as well as its airport management solutions to Ghana's new Terminal 3 at…
The first phase of the new Abu Dhabi Training Centre LLC (ADATC), the Abu Dhabi Aviation helicopter training subsidiary, will open at the end of March…
The Namibian Government says it has restarted a “transparent and cost-sensitive” tendering process for the expansion of the Hosea Kutako International…
Italian airport solutions company ENAV has delivered the first of two air traffic control towers that will be installed at the Mitiga Airport in Libya…
Aviation IT specialist, SITA, rolled out several community innovation demos with an eye toward the future at this year's Air Transport IT Summit being…
The Namibian government says it has restarted a 'transparent and cost-sensitive' tendering process for the expansion of the Hosea Kutako International…
TAV Airports has included Qassim and Hail airports in Saudi Arabia to its portfolio following Madinah and Yanbu. TAV, with its partner Al Rajhi Group,…
UK's leading provider of air traffic control services. NATS has become the 200th business to receive a trade licence from the Abu Dhabi Airports' Free…
According to the SITA Baggage Report 2017, released today, the rate of mishandled bags was 5.73 bags per thousand passengers in 2016, down 12.25% from…
Passenger traffic at Dubai international registered an increase of 9.4 per cent in November 2016, according to the monthly traffic report issued today…
The UK government has announced changes to aviation security measures on selected inbound flights to the UK that restrict the size of electronic items…
Zimbabwe has approached the Chinese Import Export Bank (Exim) asking
for an undisclosed loan amount to fund the planned upgrading and
expansion of the…
The US Department of Homeland Security is to implement a ban of passengers carrying personal electronic devices flying from key North African airports…
Airports Council International (ACI) World has announced the theme, date and location of the 27th ACI Africa/World Annual General Assembly, Conference…
STTS, painting & sealing specialist of airline, military and VIP aircraft, subsidiary of French group Finaero, has commenced its painting hangar works…
Abu Dhabi International Airport achieved record traffic figures last year, further strengthening its position as a hub in the region. Keith Mwanalushi…
Airports are placing a higher priority on IT investments for passenger and airport security with 50% rating it a high priority, up from 37% last year.…
Airline travellers in the UAE are increasingly using self-service technology to better manage each step of their journey and to make the most of their…
Investigators from the UAE have recovered the black box from flight EK521 that was caught fire upon landing at Dubai International on Wednesday August…
On February 4, Dubai Duty Free officially welcomed the 'Year of the Fire Monkey' with an exclusive Chinese-themed celebration in Terminal 3 (Concourse…
The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Secretary General Dr Fang Liu visited Egypt last week, where she conducted a range of discussions…
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has confirmed discussions with MedView Airline over relocating from Murtala Mohammed Airport 2, MMA2,…
Dubai International (DXB) welcomed a record 7.7 million passengers in August, eclipsing its previous record achieved in July, according to the monthly…
The Egyptian Airports Company (EAC) has announced that it has chosen SITA as its technology partner for its airport IT modernisation programme at five…
As Ndola, on Zambia's Copperbelt, waits for a new $500 million ultra-modern airport, the management team at its current airport, Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe…
For African aviation to meet its true potential the continent's airports will require massive investment in land, construction and technology. But how…
Freight volumes and passenger traffic at Al Maktoum International at Dubai World Central (DWC) reached record levels in 2014 according to the year-end…
With an objective to support the ongoing development of key airport infrastructure facilities in the UAE and across the Middle East, Smiths Detection,…
Oman Air has unveiled refurbished first and business class lounges at Muscat International Airport. The lounges were formally opened by Her Excellency…
How aviation will help African countries improve their economies and cooperation between blocks of African nations will develop infrastructure will be…
Denel has joined forces with local hold baggage screening company, Aviation Co-ordination Services (ACS) in their drive to provide secure hold baggage…
Cargo volumes at Al Maktoum International - Dubai World Central (DWC) continued to rise sharply in the first half of 2015, as the airport continues to…
CANSO, the Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation, said that Africa now has a unique opportunity to modernise air navigation infrastructure across…
Etihad Airways and its Abu Dhabi home-base continue to benefit from the airline's strategy of working closely with network partners which, in turn, is…
Smiths Detection has won a contract with the Ethiopian Airports Enterprise (EAE) to supply a range of conventional X-ray systems for scanning cargo at…
Etihad Airways is operating extra flights today to help clear the backlog of passengers affected by yesterday's runway closure during dense fog at Abu…
NATS, the UK air traffic management company has today announced some new technology into its training facilities which it believes will help develop a…
Improving passenger processes at the airport is the number one information technology (IT) investment priority of airports around the world and nearly…
The surge in freight volumes at Al Maktoum International at Dubai World Central (DWC) continued in the third quarter of 2014 with triple-digit growth,…
Abu Dhabi Airports has announced that Abu Dhabi Duty Free has achieved record sales in the first six months of 2014, reaching AED 487.9 million, which…
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) welcomed and recognised the participation of Qatar Airways and the newly opened Hamad International…
Jazeera Airways Group inaugurated four new gates equipped with two state-of-the-art bridges at Kuwait International Airport. The gates are exclusively…
Jetex Flight Support has entered into an agreement with Bentley Motors Middle East to offer chauffeured luxury car transportation at the company's new…
Kuwait International Airport's seven million annual passengers will enjoy new self-service check-in kiosks in a deal with air transport IT specialist,…
Small businesses wanting to be close to the heart of the world's biggest airport have a new home from today as Dubai World Central, (DWC), the world's…
Abu Dhabi Airports Company has released Abu Dhabi International Airport's (AUH) traffic report for the month of July 2013 which highlights a growth of…
Beirut's main international airport faces problems Thursday morning as Lebanese air traffic controllers at the Rafik Hariri International Airport have…
The UAE's civil aviation authority, GCAA, is working on ways to help Ajman achieve its ambition of opening its own airport amid industry concerns that…
RAK International Airport has recorded growth of almost 25% in passenger numbers and a whopping 60% in financial performance in its 2012 figures which…
Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) today signed a five year contract with Duty Free Shoppers (DFS) to manage and operate Abu Dhabi Duty Free, until the…
Iraq's Minister of Transportation Hadi Al Amiri, along with a number of top-ranking officials, including the chief executives of regional airports and…
Abdul Aziz Al Noaimi, chairman of the Qatar Civil Aviation Authority, has announced the New Doha International Airport (NDIA) will be renamed as Hamad…
Kuwaiti low cost carrier Jazeera Airways is to become the second airline to begin operations to the new passenger terminal at Dubai World Central's Al…
Qatar Petroleum (QP), Qatar Airways and Shell today celebrated the first commercial introduction of a new aviation jet fuel – the first to be approved…
Having witnessed a considerable increase in the number of movements between the UK and the Middle East in recent years, TAG Farnborough Airport (stand…
Bombardier's INNOVIA APM 300 technology has been selected for the new airport link at Dubai International Airport, with the new transit system able to…
Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) this week launched its annual safety campaign and exhibition at Abu Dhabi International Airport. Supported by ADAC's…
FedEx Express - a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. and the world's largest express transportation company - is further increasing its presence in the UAE and…
Arab Logistics Systems – part of the Libanet Group – is to become the facilities management services provider at the new-look Queen Alia International…
Qatar Holding – a subsidiary of the Qatar sovereign wealth fund – has taken a 20% stake in airport owner and operator BAA which owns London's Heathrow…
RAK International Airport continues to show significant growth with 2nd Quarter 2012 results of 78.3% more passengers compared to the same quarter the…
Using Dubai Airports' existing GAREX installation Norwegian firm Indra Navia has facilitated a seamless connection between Dubai International Airport…
Passenger traffic at Dubai International passed the 4.5 million mark for the fourth consecutive month, according to the April traffic report issued by…
As a part of British Airways' investment of over £5 billion for customers, the airline's Lounge refresh in Dubai International Airport's Terminal 1 is…
Abu Dhabi International Airport is rated the top Middle East airport in the annual 2012 World Airport Awards and is considered third best in the world…
Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) today announced a passenger traffic increase of 21.2% compared to the same period last year as more than 3.4 million…
A new opportunity for aviation businesses to lease offices and other facilities at the region's only business aviation airport, Al Bateen in Abu Dhabi…
With six months of preparation, an intensive 10 day logistics program and a three-day onsite operation, BAS - the Bahrain Airport Services business - …
Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) and DFS - the world's leading Duty Free luxury retailer catering to travelling public – have announced the launch of…
Libyan air traffic controllers will be ready to properly reopen Libyan airspace for full safe commercial activities following a deal signed in Tripoli…
Veghel - Vanderlande Industries has been awarded the contract to supply and install the baggage handling system for the new terminal at King Abdulaziz…
The number of smartphones carried by airline passengers has doubled over the last year making them an important tool for travelers wishing to check-in…
The UAE General Civil Aviation Authority(GCAA) is considering the commissioning of full body scanners at airports across the country to enhance safety…
Era a.s. - a subsidiary of SRA International, Inc. - has been selected by the Oman Civil Aviation Authority to deploy two multilateration surveillance…
In a move to reduce the delays of mishandled baggage, air transport IT provider SITA has enabled its WorldTracer baggage tracing service to be used by…
Global research firm Oxford Economics, has completed an in-depth study of Emirates Airlines and Dubai Airports and cleared the UAE companies of unfair…
Captain Ed Davidson former Senior Vice President-Fleet for Emirates Airline in Dubai and the chairman of the GATE conference – the training event that…
Middle East airline passengers will soon benefit from a new strategic partnership between airport systems integrator, Bayanat Airports Engineering and…
Passenger traffic at Dubai International surged 13.2 per cent in April according to the traffic results announced by Dubai Airports on Thursday. Dubai…
Dubai-based newspaper Gulf News has reported that Basra International Airport in southern Iraq is to undergo major expansion and renovation this year,…
