Middle East & North Africa

According to Airbus’ latest Global Market Forecast, regional airlines are expected to require 3,020 new passenger and freight aircraft deliveries by 2040.

Riyadh Airports Company (RAC), which operates and manages King Khalid International Airport (KKIA), has successfully trialled Smart Path, a facial recognition technology.

Etihad Airways Engineering has won three industry honours at the Aviation Achievement Awards 2023 held in Dubai on 28 February.

The much-anticipated MRO Middle East and Aircraft Interiors Middle East (AIME) 2023 will take place on 1 – 2 March 2023 at Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC).

Joramco has announced a new maintenance deal with Emirates.

Sharjah Airport Authority held its meeting under the theme of ‘Moving Forward Together’ to recognise the contributions of its media and strategic partners.

Sprung Structures (USA) and Gulf Enterprises (United Arab Emirates) are collaborating on constructing innovative pre-designed and pre-manufactured hangars in the Middle East.

Leading independent MRO provider Joramco is embarking on an expansion plan with two widebody hangars, a maintenance hangar and a dedicated wide body paint hangar.

Flydubai has announced its annual results for the year ending 31 December 2022 and reports a profit of AED 1.2 billion (USD 327 million).

Etihad Airways has announced that passengers from all global airports, except Abu Dhabi, will not be able to use the airline’s online check-in service.

EgyptAir has taken of its first A321neo from Airbus’ Delivery Centre in Hamburg, making the airline the first African operator of the aircraft.

Oman Air has unveiled its summer schedule for 2023.

Smiths Detection has launched the I-SCAN 6040 CTiX Model S.

Tupan, an innovative air vehicle technology, has announced a partnership agreement with ForestAu Green to start its operations in the UAE.

Oman’s SalamAir has announced direct flights to two new destinations Mashhad in Iran and Almaty in Kazakhstan.

Fly2Sky Airlines has signed an ACMI (Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance, and Insurance) agreement with Air Arabia.

Paramount Group was showcasing its new brand and a strategic vision to become a global OEM at IDEX 2023.

Emirates has recycled more than 500,000 kilograms of plastic and glass over the course of 2022.

The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) has named Embraer’s Phenom 300 the world’s best-selling light jet.

Flynas, the Saudi air carrier and low-cost airline, has welcomed the first aircraft out of 19 A320neo's to join its fleet during 2023, upscaling its fleet size to 44 Aircraft.

Josef Kutschi, managing director of Frequentis Middle East, explains to TATV's Mark Pilling how its customers are focused on deployable solutions, such as its remote digital tower, to enhance visibility and flexibility in complex air traffic environments.

Dubai Airports is calling on UAE Nationals to join its airport fire services department and register for its UAE National Airport Fire Services Programme.

One of the biggest challenges in the defence and security world is identifying and overcoming the rising threat of uncrewed aerial vehicles.

GAL-AMMROC (Global Aerospace Logistics - Advanced Military Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul Centre), has signed an MoU with Rabdan Academy to cooperate on training, research and development in the academic and training fields.

Thibaut Trancart of CAE Defence & Security explains to TATV's Mark Pilling why this leading provider of synthetic training and mission operations support is going from strength to strength in the Middle East since opening its first office in Abu Dhabi in 2016.