Arabian & African Aerospace

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

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

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

For eight decades, African aviation has been shaped by economic cycles, political upheaval and intense competition.

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

How the Gulf states are defending against drone attacks as the U.S.-Israel war with Iran drags on.

Saudi Arabia says its Vision 2030 project is on schedule. The evidence on the ground says otherwise.

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

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

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

CemAir celebrates 20 years of growth, overcoming regulatory challenges and the pandemic to expand its fleet and forge strategic airline partnerships.

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.

MEA plans A321XLR deliveries and new LCC despite Lebanon conflict impacts, aiming to restore 70% of network by June.

Etihad Airways is demonstrating its confidence in a successful recovery from today’s conflict-impacted period with a top-up order for extra widebodies.

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.

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.

Marcelle Nethersole talks to Basil Gygax, TrueNoord Sales Director Africa, Middle East & CIS

The UAE Space Agency has extended the Emirates Mars Mission (Hope Probe) to 2028. This adds three more years to its original operational life to continue studying the Martian atmosphere.

Construction of the new service center is advancing at Al Bateen Executive Airport (AZI), with the facility on track to open in the second half of 2026.

MRO providers reported that demand remained intact in the first month of the Gulf war as civil aviation settled into a wary pattern of reduced volume and schedule adjustments

In Africa’s game reserves, many wild animals are either overpopulating the limited area, or are declining due to habitat degradation or migration.

When war broke out in Iran at the end of February, the Middle East's aviation industry was plunged into its most severe disruption since the early days of Covid-19.

African airlines are hoping that Comac C919 will break the Airbus and Boeing duopoly and associated high acquisition costs and long waiting periods for new aircraft

Togo’s ASKY is carving out a profitable and reliable reputation as a strong African connecting carrier from its Lomé hub, and is now eyeing long-haul operations

The increased threat from Iran and its Houthi proxies in Yemen in recent years has seen defense spending in Saudi rise significantly.