Gulf Air, Bahrain's national carrier, has awarded Rolls-Royce a US$900mn contract for Trent 1000 engines to power 10 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners, including service support

Boeing and Qatar Airways will launch a new 777 performance improvement package to open new routes, improve fuel efficiency and increase payload capabilities

Mubadala, the Abu Dhabi government owned investment company and Solvay, the Belgium chemical and advanced materials company have announced the establishment of a joint venture company to manufacture primary composite materials in the UAE for the aerospace industry

With the International Air Transport Association projecting Middle East passengers to grow by 4.9 per cent per year to 2034, the GCC is fuelling US$100bn in airport expansion and construction projects in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman and Qatar, according to Deloitte

Kuwait has signed a US$4.4bn contract with Turkish firm Limak Construction for a new terminal at Kuwait International Airport that will more than triple passenger capacity