Boeing has said it anticipates demand for 2,945 new aircraft in the Middle East valued at $685 billion over the next two decades, as the industry recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic in the medium and long term.
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) has delivered the first of 18 Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft to American Airlines as part of the Purchase and Leaseback agreement signed with American in the third quarter of this year.
Etihad Airways has officially inaugurated the latest aircraft in its journey towards sustainability, with the pioneering 2020 ecoDemonstrator entering commercial service following a series of industry-leading test flights across the United States.
A global group of leading business aviation organizations – including the Middle East association MEBAA, have announced a coordinated effort to combat illegal on-demand charter flights in the sector.
Following the purchase of 80,000 tonnes of Carbon Offsets in November, Etihad Airways is expanding its offset programme in collaboration with Shell. Separately, the airline is also setting up a guest programme to allow guests to purchase additional voluntary offsets.
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) has signed long-term lease agreements for seven Airbus A321neo aircraft with IndiGo, India’s largest passenger airline.
AMMROC, a leading provider of military maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) services in the Gulf region, has been contracted to provide a comprehensive range of support services to Etihad Engineering.
The first-ever European Business Aviation SAF Summit has concluded with a strategic plan for advancing the production, availability and use of sustainable aviation fuels in the region.
Etihad Airways has operated its first ecoFlight for 2021, continuing research and testing under the Etihad Greenliner programme to assess environmental sustainability initiatives during scheduled services.
Menzies Aviation has announced that MASIL, its joint venture with Iraqi Airways, has commenced cargo operations at Baghdad International Airport, with the launch of its ‘Cargo Go Live’ initiative and manifesto for creating a world-class cargo terminal at the airport.
South African based defence solutions provider, Denel, yesterday announced a series of far reaching steps it intends to take to ensure the company's sustainability.
U.S. agriculture and biofuel organizations have urged the U.S. Congress to base a proposed tax credit for sustainable aviation fuel on the most updated and accurate lifecycle carbon assessment methods and not the modeling used by the ICAO.
Embraer’s “start-up” business dedicated to accelerating the Urban Air Mobility (UAM) ecosystem, Eve, has signed an MoU with Kenya Airways through its subsidiary Fahari Aviation.
The Singapore government is currently reviewing a feasibility study developed alongside industry players on mixing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) with conventional jet fuel in a bid to increase the uptake of SAF in the island state.
Air France KLM (Middle East) has announced the appointment of Simon Scholte as new general manager for the Middle East region, based at the regional headquarters at Dubai Airport Free Zone.
