Magazine Issue

Arabian & African Aerospace: Aug-Oct 2026

Air Transport

Ethiopian Airlines
article

The Ethiopian Way: Inside 80 Years Of Africa's Most Durable Airline

Aug 21, 2026
For eight decades, African aviation has been shaped by economic cycles, political upheaval and intense competition.
Egyptair 737-8
article

EgyptAir Sets New Target Of 125-Strong Fleet By 2030

Jun 06, 2026
EgyptAir in in the market for an additional 28 narrowbody and widebodies for delivery by 2030 as it targets a fleet size of 125 aircraft by the end of the decade.
aircraft
article

Etihad To Add Further Widebodies As Full Recovery Beckons

Jun 06, 2026
Etihad Airways is demonstrating its confidence in a successful recovery from today’s conflict-impacted period with a top-up order for extra widebodies.
Con Korfiatis, CEO of Oman Air
article

Oman Air CEO Sees Profits Coming In 2027

Jul 01, 2026
Oman Air is determined that its four-year transformation plan aimed at restoring it to profitability will remain on track despite the impact of the Gulf crisis.
Middle East Airlines
article

MEA CEO Looks Past Conflict To Advantage-Powered A321XLR Delivery

Jun 16, 2026
MEA plans A321XLR deliveries and new LCC despite Lebanon conflict impacts, aiming to restore 70% of network by June.
Shebara Resort
article

Saudi’s Vision 2030: On Target Or Not?

Aug 03, 2026
Saudi Arabia says its Vision 2030 project is on schedule. The evidence on the ground says otherwise.
Iran Air ATR
article

Iran Could Become a Hot Spot for Airliner Orders

Jul 31, 2026
If the ceasefire between Iran and the U.S. holds, major opportunities exist for the world’s airliner manufacturers—but which ones?

Airports

Amadeus_Emirates
article

Middle East and African Airports Work To Leap Beyond Legacy

Jul 31, 2026
Airports across Africa and Arabia are building aviation’s next operating system, fit for the digital-native traveler. But progress is far from even.

Air Traffic Management

emirates jet flying above uae
article

UAE Shares ‘Best Practice’ On Keeping Airspace Open During Conflict

Jun 04, 2026
The head of the UAE’s air traffic control service has explained how his country has largely kept its airspace open since the outbreak of hostilities in the Gulf this year.

Business Aviation

Empire Aviation Gulfstream G600
article

How the Iran Crisis Is Reshaping Middle East Business Aviation

Aug 03, 2026
When the Iran war erupted, the Middle East business aviation sector braced for turbulence. What followed was sharper, faster and more persistent than expected.

Defence

TALIOS IR
article

The Heavy Price Of Stopping Drones In The Middle East Conflict

Aug 17, 2026
How the Gulf states are defending against drone attacks as the U.S.-Israel war with Iran drags on.
Lt. General Carl Moatshe
article

South African Air Force Chief: Space and People Are The SAAF’s Future

Aug 21, 2026
Lt. Gen. Carl Moatshe steps into a role fraught with conflicting imperatives: improving operational serviceability in the face of decreasing funding.

Space

Aerospacelab
article

Satellite Reveals Scale Of GPS Signal Jamming

Aug 17, 2026
A satellite has mapped the scale of GPS jamming across Europe and the Middle East from space for the first time.

MRO

8tree device
article

MRO Spools Up In The Middle East And Beyond

Aug 21, 2026
MRO providers are building capacity in the Middle East like there is no tomorrow as airlines aim for greater self-sufficiency and fleets grow.

People

Dr. Sultan Al Morqi
article

Q&A With Raytheon Saudi Arabia's Sultan Al Morqi

Aug 21, 2026
Sultan Al Morqi, managing director of Raytheon Saudi Arabia, talks with Arabian & African Aerospace.