Middle East & North Africa

Qatar Airways Cargo has relaunched its Pharma product in line with its Next Generation and VISION 2027 strategy.

Emirates is to launch a new daily service from Dubai to Montréal, starting July 5.

ST Engineering and Spirit AeroSystems have signed an exclusive cooperation agreement to jointly target the nacelle MRO market in the Middle East.

Qatar Airways is participating in the Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2023 (Hall 1, ME1210), taking place from 1 to 4 May, in Dubai.

Khartoum is to be the site of UAE-based Air Arabia’s latest African venture.

Qatar Airways has increased its Doha to Sao Paulo service from double daily to 18 weekly flights.

Bauer Aviation Advisory (BAA), a consulting firm for the aviation industry, has expanded its global platform of independent aviation experts.

The UAE, represented by the General Civil Aviation Authority, has won the bid to host the third edition of the ICAO Conference on Aviation and Alternative Fuels, reports WAM.

GE Aerospace has signed an agreement with AJW Group to support avionics and electrical power systems across B777, B737 and A320/30/40 aircraft.

Dubai Airports has signed an MoU with Enova, a joint venture between Majid Al Futtaim and Veolia, to boost Emiratisation in Enova’s provision of Facilities Management Services.

Despite a relationship that has been strained following Saudi Arabia’s involvement in the bloody conflict in Yemen, the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) has continued to exercise with the United States Air Force (USAF) and, more recently, with other NATO air forces.

Joramco, the Amman-based aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) facility, has expanded its Academy to Ghana.

TCR, a global provider of GSE Solutions, has released its 2023 Sustainability Report.

Saudia has released its operational performance report for the first quarter of 2023.

Qatar Airways flights to Casablanca and Marrakesh will resume on 30 June 2023, operating four times a week.

The Global Airport Leaders’ Forum (GALF) is set to celebrate its milestone 10th edition as a co-located event at the 22nd Airport Show.

Emirates will be expanding its schedule this week to offer 38 additional flights across six cities in the GCC and Middle East.

The United Arab Emirates has taken the next step in its space programme with the launch of its Rashid Rover aboard a Space X Falcon 9 rocket.

Gulf Air held its annual Ramadan Ghabga in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and the Kuwaiti capital, where a number of travel and tourism agents in both countries were hosted.

Emirates’ iconic flagship A380 landed at Mohammed V International Airport in Casablanca on April 15.

Cyprus Airways has chosen APG as its online General Sales Agent (GSA) in the UAE.

A Saudia A330 aircraft was exposed to gunfire damage at Khartoum International Airport in Sudan on Saturday April15.

IATA has welcomed the UAE’s ratification of the Montreal Protocol 2014 (MP14).

ALSIM has announced that Turkish Airlines Flight Academ has recently invested in an ALSIM ALX simulator.

Etihad Airways has launched new Wi-Fly ‘Chat’ and ‘Surf’ packages.