Middle East & North Africa

Etihad Airways is advertising for its future cabin crew.

The first Emirates A380 to be completely refurbished under the airline’s US$ 2 billion retrofit programme has been today deployed on the Dubai-London Heathrow service.

ADNEC Group is set to host the 16th edition of the International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX 2023) and the 7th edition of the Naval Defence Exhibition and Conference (NAVDEX 2023).

Qatar Airways Privilege Club, British Airways Executive Club and IndusInd Bankh, have entered a partnership to introduce a multi-branded credit card, with two leading international airlines powered by Visa.

The launch of Saudi Arabia’s AviLease in July 2022 signalled another significant move by the kingdom as it gears up its air transport sector to drive traffic in support of the ‘vision 2030’ strategy.

Kuwait Airways has signed a joint cooperation protocol with the Kuwait Red Crescent Society to support humanitarian projects, services, and relief campaigns.

Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) has inaugurated its new Saudia operations building at King Abdulaziz International Airport (KAIA) in Jeddah.

Queen Alia International Airport (QAIA) has recently become the first airport in the Middle East to achieve Level 3 of the Airport Customer Experience Accreditation (ACEA).

Sharjah, UAE-based, MixJet Flight Support has been growing its international flight support services business over the past decade.

IATA has issued a statement on the imposition of travel restrictions for travellers from China.

Emirates is scaling up its nationwide search for UK Cabin Crew to join its multinational team.

Etihad Airways has appointed Arik De as its chief revenue officer, overseeing a new organisational division focused on revenue.

The U.S. Army has awarded Boeing a contract to produce 12 new CH-47F Chinooks for the Egyptian Air Force.

A number of destinations have introduced pre-departure tests on travellers departing China.

Emirates has sealed an agreement with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The Bahamas to promote tourism to the Caribbean archipelago.

Oman Air Holidays has entered a strategic partnership with the Jordan Tourism Board to undertake joint promotional activities in Oman and Jordan.

Etihad Airways will increase its services to Shanghai with twice weekly flights from February 2, 2023.

Ejection seat designer and manufacture, Martin-Baker, has recently been busy visiting various customers across the MENA region qualifying the new US18E ejection seat for the export versions of the Lockheed Martin F-16.

Iranian aviation authorities have finally confirmed the purchase of four Airbus A340s after landing in Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran from Johannesburg International Airport.

EgyptAir Training Academy has successfully passed the EASA recurrent qualification for the full flight simulators on A320 (neo /ceo), B737-800, and B777.

Flydubai will resume operations to Ashgabat in Turkmenistan from 23 January 2023 with twice weekly flights.

Jazeera Airways has completed a series of expansions and upgrades at its Terminal 5 at Kuwait International Airport.

As the aviation sector rebounds strongly from the pandemic, will the much-maligned Airbus A380 ‘Superjumbo’ make a comeback?

Etihad Airways is set to strengthen air connectivity between the UAE and China next year, starting with an additional weekly frequency on its Abu Dhabi – Shanghai route.

Oman Air has signed an agreement with Omantel, a telecom operator, to provide passengers flying to Oman with Tourist SIM Cards on board their flight.