Middle East & North Africa

Emirates and Kenya Airways have entered an interline partnership.

At the recent Royal Society for Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) awards ceremony in Dubai, Emirates Group Transport Services were honoured with five top awards.

Empire Aviation Group has announced the registration of a Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) under management for commercial charter services.

The Missile Engineering Center was officially inaugurated last week in Abu Dhabi.

Morocco’s business and private aviation sector has taken another a step forward with the opening of a fixed-base operation (FBO) at Dakhla Airport in Western Sahara.

Pegasus Airlines is launching its biggest flight schedule yet from London Stansted this summer.

Italian-based regional jet manufacturer Superjet International is to open a final assembly plant at a newbuild facility at Al Ain in Abu Dhabi.

Ethiopian Airlines will offer advanced, high-speed inflight broadband to passengers onboard its upcoming Airbus A350-1000 aircraft.

IndiGo is bolstering its international network with the launch of new codeshare connections via Istanbul to the United States of America.

Turkish Airlines and ITA Airways, have commenced a codeshare partnership that will be effective within July 2023.

dnata has introduced a ‘ground-breaking’ cooking robot at World Travel Catering & Onboard Services Expo (WTCE).

Emirates Flight Training Academy’s three new Diamond aircraft have taken to the skies and flown straight into the cadet training programme

Qatar Aviation Services (QAS) has become the first in the world certified under IATA’s IEnvA programme for ground and cargo handling.

On the last day of IATA AGM in Istanbul, one session concentrated on IATA’s “Focus Africa” incentive.

Soisa Aircraft Interiors is expanding its manufacturing capabilities with the addition of its Dubai facility.

Güliz Öztürk, CEO of Turkey’s Pegasus Airlines, presented the airline’s latest developments plans for 2023 at the IATA AGM.

CNN’s Richard Quest spoke to Riyadh Air CEO Tony Douglas about the purpose of the new airline during the IATA AGM.

Jazeera Airways has launched its first sustainability report, “Flying Green – a Step towards Sustainable Aviation.”

VPorts has embarked on the certification process for its vertiports as part of the world’s first Advanced Air Mobility Integrator Centre in Dubai.

ANA and WestJet have joined its Turbulence Aware Platform on the sidelines of the 79th IATA Annual General Meeting.

Panasonic Avionics and Saudia have signed an agreement for the installation of the Astrova seat-end solution on up to 30 of its aircraft.

RwandAir CEO Yvonne Manzi Makolo has assumed her duties as Chair of the IATA Board of Governors (BoG) for a one-year term.

Although airlines are currently moving toward a profitable, safe, efficient and sustainable future after the rigours of the pandemic years, the industry is being hit by governments and airports who are taking unilateral decisions that threaten the financial recovery of the air transport industry.

IATA has unveiled a series of roadmaps aimed at providing step-by-step detailing of critical actions and dependencies for aviation to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050.

IATA today announced the winners of the 2023 edition of the IATA Diversity & Inclusion Awards.