Middle East & North Africa

Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) has received the Highly Commended Nominee award for the airline’s sustainability initiatives throughout the year.

Rolls-Royce has completed building and is preparing to test its UltraFan, technology demonstrator.

Emirates is adding a fourth flight between Bangkok and Dubai from 1 January 2023.

Rolls-Royce and Gulfstream Aerospace are conducting the first original equipment manufacturer test flight of an ultralong-range business jet powered by 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF).

UAE-based flight planning and dispatch specialists Skyplan Services was at the MEBAA Show in Dubai to unveil its new flight dispatchers’ training school.

Emirates and AC Milan have extended their long-standing partnership.

NEXT50, an Abu Dhabi based technology company, is well underway to delivering the first phase of the biometric initiative at Abu Dhabi international Airport.

Etihad Airways is relaunching its Kolkata route as well as increasing frequencies to New York.

The UAE’s Hope Mars mission has discovered an interesting new type of aurora around the Red Planet.

UK based aviation business Moon Jet Group (MJG), which works heavily within MENA, has announced that 2022 was a record year for the number of aircraft transactions successfully completed.

Emirates is celebrating the re-opening of the Emirates Lounge in Concourse C, Dubai International Airport – the 7th Dubai lounge to reopen after the pandemic.

Wizz Air Abu Dhabi has commenced operations on the exciting new route of Abu Dhabi to the ancient city of Samarkand, the second largest city in Uzbekistan located at the crucible of cultures and religions.

Saudia Aerospace Engineering Industries (SAEI) is broadening its role as the centre of expertise for maintenance and engineering in Saudi Arabia and was at the MEBAA business aviation show to extend its offering in the sector.

Wizz Air has launched a new ultra-low-fare route from its base at London Luton Airport to Jordan’s capital city, Amman.

Turkish Aerospace is working to an ambitious timetable on its national combat aircraft – the Milli Muharip Uçak (MMU) programme.

Etihad Airways has appointed of Raffael Quintas as chief financial officer, effective immediately.

Several powerful megatrends from young, highly connected travellers to the arrival of electric air taxis, will exert an immense influence on air travel over the next decade, forcing industry, governments, and technology to adapt rapidly.

Dubai Airports is introducing a comprehensive new programme for a seamless travel experience for all People of Determination (POD) and hidden disabilities that travel through Dubai International (DXB).

Horizon Aircraft, a company dealing in hybrid electric Vertical Take-off and Landing (VTOL) aerial vehicles, reveals that by 2025, 66% of venture capital and private equity professionals expect the industry’s eVTOL order books to be over 8,000 for the year.

IATA and Travalyst have joined forces with the aim of providing consumers with a consistent, accurate and widely available calculation of their carbon footprint from air travel.

Airport International Group has announced that Queen Alia International Airport (QAIA) welcomed 7,177,227 passengers (PAX) from the start of 2022 until November.

Royal Jordanian (RJ) is reaching a milestone by entering its sixth decade of service tomorrow.

Dubai International (DXB) named Airport of the Year at the Aviation Business Awards 2022.

As demand for aircraft modifications and cabin refits builds, the Independent Aircraft Modifier Alliance (IAMA) has expanded its membership and geographical footprint into Saudi Arabia.

The UAE-built Rashid Rover, the first Emirati mission to the surface of the Moon, lifted off on board a Space X Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, US, at 11.38am UAE time Sunday.