Boeing’s global forecast offers both good news and bad for the different regional markets in MEASA. In this week’s Newsround, Alan Peaford looks at the figures and questions how this will correlate with the impending shortage of pilots and engineers.

A federal judge in Texas dismissed a lawsuit from Southwest pilots seeking to block the airline from implementing an employee vaccine mandate.

Reports of people pointing lasers at aircraft as of mid-October had exceeded the total number of reports received last year, reaching the highest number of laser-strike incidents since 2016, according to the FAA.

Gulf Air has successfully completed the internationally recognised, biennial IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA).

Budapest’s Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) plans to become the first primary airport serving a European capital to have a remote air traffic control center.

The airline says the alliance with American Airlines enables it to grow in the capacity-constrained New York market well beyond what it otherwise could.

India has started new entry regulations for international arrivals as global vaccinations have increased.

Delhi based Vistara has entered a reciprocal partnership with Lufthansa for its frequent flyer programme.