Dubai Airports is boosting Emiratis in frontline roles with first batch of graduates of its state-of-the-art emergency services training program structured to develop a world-class Emirati firefighting team at DXB. Following this first batch of graduates, which included 23 trainees, Dubai Airports is actively recruiting the next cohort of Emiratis to join its world classRead More

The Prince Sultan Aviation Academy (PSAA), a subsidiary of Saudi Arabia’s national airline group, Saudia, has contracted L3Harris to supply a series of simulators for its Jeddah academy. PSAA will be the launch customer across the Middle East and Africa for the L3Harris Reality7e full flight simulator. The contract, signed at the recent GACA FutureRead More

In this cross-posting with Australian Aviation’s sister brand Lawyers Weekly, Virgin Australia’s chief legal and risk officer reflects on the challengers and experiences of working in-house in the aviation sector. Susan Schneider – who has worked in-house for Virgin Australia since late 2012 – said there is “something special” about being a corporate counsel inRead More

Leonardo has hosted Her Highness Sheikha Mozah Bint Marwan Al Maktoum at its United States’ helicopter headquarters in Philadelphia, providing her the opportunity to personally test the revolutionary AW609. The AW609 is the world’s first tiltrotor set to receive civil certification. “Leonardo was honored to host Her Highness, providing this one-of-a-kind experience on the world’sRead More

The first Jetstar flight has touched down at Queenstown Airport recently, becoming the second airline to return to international services to the airport. It comes after New Zealand reopened its international borders to Australian citizens on 12 April, and later similarly eased entry restrictions to tourists from dozens of visa-waiver countries on 1 May, scrappingRead More

Qatar Airways and Malaysia Airlines have unveiled the roadmap outlining the next phase of their strategic partnership. This follows Malaysia Airlines’ announcement to launch a non-stop service from Kuala Lumpur to Doha from May. The two partners will significantly expand their codeshare cooperation, allowing passengers to travel the world and enjoy seamless connectivity via theirRead More

The global mishandled baggage rate has spiked by 24% to 4.35 bags per thousand passengers in 2021 as the industry recovers from the pandemic, according to the SITA Baggage IT Insights 2022, released today. The report shows passenger traffic has evolved since 2020, with most of the 2021 recovery being driven by domestic travel, butRead More

Saudia Private Aviation (SPA) has announced its operation has reached Stage 1 registration for the International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations (IS-BAO). The IS-BAO is developed by the International Business Aviation Council (IBAC) and its member associations and is a recommended voluntary code of best practices designed to help flight operations (fixed- and rotor-wing) achieveRead More