Doha: Hamad International Airport (HIA) has been voted as the “Best Airport in the Middle East” at the 15th Annual Global Traveler’s GT Tested Reader Survey Awards in Los Angeles. The award recognises outstanding performance and customer service displayed by airports across the world.

HIA’s VP of Commercial and Marketing, Abdulaziz Al Mass, accepted the award during the gala reception in Beverly Hills.

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Doha: The ICAO 5th Global Aviation Training and TrainAir Plus Symposium concluded its three days activities in Doha with huge success. The symposium provided a forum where ICAO Member States and training organizations came together to forge new partnership opportunities in aviation training, and at the same time increase their awareness of key near- and long-term capacity-building priorities for global air transport.

The event was attended by over"...

PARIS: When the leaders of global airlines posed for a photo in June, there were 25 men in dark suits and a lone woman in the last seat on the far right.
That could be changing, but very slowly.
Air France announced Wednesday that Anne Rigail will take over as CEO next week. Rigail, a 27-year company veteran and currently an executive vice president, will be the first woman to lead the French carrier, which was formed in 1933. Parent company Air France-KLM Group will continue to be led by a man, however.
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Lion Air Mentari’s owner is sketching out plans to become one of the world’s largest budget carriers, while also preparing to scrap $22 billion in Boeing jet orders out of anger at the manufacturer’s response to an October air disaster.

Rusdi Kirana, the co-founder of Lion Air, Indonesia’s biggest airline, mapped out the seemingly contradictory goals in an interview with Bloomberg on Tuesday. The crash that killed all 189"...

Oman will let Israeli planes fly through its airspace, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared Monday.

The announcement follows Netanyahu's surprise and condemned visit to Oman in October although the two states have no formal diplomatic relations.

'When I was in Oman I spoke with Sultan Qaboos, who told me El Al would be able to fly over Oman,' Netanyahu"...

(AETOS Wire)-- CTS Engines, the global leader for mature engine maintenance within the Aerospace & Defense industry, announced today that it had hired Tom Bode as its Senior Vice President, Operations. In his new role, Mr. Bode will be responsible for all operations, quality, and engineering functions, and will report to Vesa Paukkeri, CTS Engines’s President and COO. Since 2008, Mr. Bode has been the General Manager of the Columbus Engine Center for Pratt & Whitney, a company"...

Dubai-based flydubai today has announced the start of flights to Chittagong in Bangladesh, with the re-launch service set to begin on January 20, 2019 with daily flights.

Sudhir Sreedharan, senior vice president Commercial (UAE, GCC, Subcontinent and Africa) at flydubai said, “We are delighted that flydubai is returning to Chittagong. It reaffirms our commitment to serving underserved destinations and with daily flights we look forward to our passengers benefiting from our direct and convenient flights"...

The 5th Annual Middle East Insurance Industry Awards (MIIA) proclaimed Emirates Insurance Company as the General Insurance Company of the Year 2018, at the recently held awards function in Dubai.

Outperforming other leading insurers to win the coveted award, Emirates Insurance has proven its market position as an industry pioneer. The company capitalized on technology changes with help from Beyontec Solutions, and harnessed the power of digital"...

(AETOS Wire) -- Harvest Health & Recreation, Inc. (HARV: CSE) will hold its Third Quarter 2018 earnings conference call on:

Tuesday, December 11, 2018
8:30 AM (Eastern Time)

Participating on the call to review Harvest Health & Recreation’s Third Quarter 2018 financial and operating results will be Jason Vedadi,"...

Jetex is bringing the next-generation in advanced private jets to the Middle East after striking an agreement with Honda Aircraft Company to become the exclusive authorized dealer for the region.

The deal means Jetex is now the manufacturer’s sole representative for the new HondaJet offering sales and support across the Gulf and Middle East region.

“With"...