Arabian & African Aerospace

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

By Alan Dron
If the ceasefire between Iran and the U.S. holds, major opportunities exist for the world’s airliner manufacturers—but which ones?
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Guy Leitch
CemAir celebrates 20 years of growth, overcoming regulatory challenges and the pandemic to expand its fleet and forge strategic airline partnerships.
Airlines & Lessors

By Mark Pilling
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.
Airlines & Lessors

By Mark Pilling
MEA plans A321XLR deliveries and new LCC despite Lebanon conflict impacts, aiming to restore 70% of network by June.
Airlines & Lessors

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

By Mark Pilling
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.
Airlines & Lessors

By Mark Pilling
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.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Ella Nethersole
Marcelle Nethersole talks to Basil Gygax, TrueNoord Sales Director Africa, Middle East & CIS
Airlines & Lessors

By Steve Nichols
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.
Space Exploration

By Anuradha Deenapanray
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.
Emerging Technologies

By Chuck Grieve
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
Supply Chain

By Guy Leitch
In Africa’s game reserves, many wild animals are either overpopulating the limited area, or are declining due to habitat degradation or migration.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Kate Sarsfield
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.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Leitch
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
Aircraft & Propulsion

Yonathan Menkir Kassa
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
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Warnes
The increased threat from Iran and its Houthi proxies in Yemen in recent years has seen defense spending in Saudi rise significantly.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Warnes
The 3rd World Defense Show took place at Riyadh’s International Convention and Exhibition Center between February 8-12.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Anuradha Deenapanray
The Aviator Institute has joined the Airbus Flight Academy, providing international recognition for the Tunisian flight school and strengthening its position within the global training ecosystem.
Maintenance & Training

By Jill Stockbridge
A decade after the launch of Vision 2030, the Saudi defense industry can claim significant progress in its goal to localize more than 50% of military procurement.
Supply Chain

By Graham Dunn
Fueled by growing a freighter fleet, Middle East carriers have clear plans to develop their cargo business, even if disruption in the regions means this is temporarily on pause.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
The conflict between Iran, the U.S. and Israel is the greatest crisis faced by the Middle East's airlines since the coronavirus pandemic.
Airlines & Lessors