Middle East & North Africa

The Emirates Group’s efforts to align with this year’s UN call to end plastic pollution are on display at its annual sustainability event ‘Tomorrow Takes Flight.'

Royal Air Maroc (RAM) will resume its nonstop service between Munich and Casablanca from October 2025.

flydubai has partnered with emaratech, a leading technology organisation in the UAE, to implement smart border control solutions for its pilots and cabin crew.

Emirates’ highly anticipated Airbus A350 is now a regular sight at Muscat International Airport, with the start of regular daily services between Dubai and Muscat.

Boeing has appointed Stephen Parker as president and chief executive officer of its Defence, Space & Security (BDS) business, effective immediately.

Etihad Airways has touched down in Atlanta for the first time, expanding its U.S. footprint.

The UK’s Manchester Airport fought hard to become IndiGo’s first European long-haul destination.

Emirates has officially launched its new daily service to Shenzhen, marking the airline’s fourth gateway in the Chinese mainland.

Turkish Airlines and the Latvian airline airBaltic have expanded their existing codeshare agreement, adding several new destinations to their shared network.

Etihad Airways will add flights to Salalah, Oman, from 21 May 2026, and Krakow, Poland, from 15 June 2026.

The General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has issued the world’s first regulatory framework for hybrid operations, enabling both electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing aircraft (eVTOLs) and conventional helicopters to operate interchangeably on the same infrastructure.

flydubai has broken ground on its new Aircraft Maintenance Centre at Dubai South.

A radical new form of transport coming to the UAE promises to cut drastically the time to travel between the country’s largest cities.

Aviation solutions provider, UAS has successfully executed its extensive support services for Hajj 2025.

Emirates will be layering on more retrofitted Boeing 777s and Airbus A380s on its existing schedules to Shanghai and Zurich.

Turkish Airlines is launching flights from London Stansted Airport on 18 March 2026, offering UK passengers more convenient access to Istanbul.

Emirates Aviation University (EAU) has celebrated its 35th graduation ceremony by honouring a further 154 scholars.

IATA has released data for May 2025 global air cargo markets showing air cargo demand is up 2.2%.

Air Arabia has inaugurated its new route to the Russian city of Sochi with a frequency six weekly flights.

Joby Aviation has successfully completed a series of piloted, vertical-takeoff-and-landing wingborne flights in Dubai, marking the start of its commercial market readiness efforts in the region.

Qatar Airways and Philippine Airlines have celebrated a new daily service between Manila and Doha with a ribbon cutting ceremony at Hamad International Airport.

The Qatari, Saudi and UAE air forces have been ramping up their tactical and integration skills with other air forces by participating in air exercises in Europe and the US. Alan Warnes reports.

Etihad Airways said it is preparing to welcome more than seven million guests at Zayed International Airport over the busy summer travel period.

IATA has released the Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Matchmaker platform, to facilitate SAF procurement between airlines and SAF producers by matching requests for SAF supply with offers.

SalamAir has signed a landmark four-year agreement with Osprey Flight Solutions, appointing them as the airline’s Aviation Security Risk Intelligence Provider.