Middle East & North Africa

By Chuck Grieve
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.
MRO

Emirates Flight Training Academy’s (EFTA) has held its third graduation ceremony and welcomed 53 new pilots trained at their world-class facility into the industry.
Maintenance & Training

Wizz Air Abu Dhabi is ramping up operations and meeting the airline’s ambitious growth plans by expanding its state-of-the-art fleet with an eighth aircraft.
Air Transport

Alpha Star Aviation Services, a private aviation operator based in Riyadh, has selected Honeywell to provide a maintenance service plan for auxiliary power units, avionics and mechanical components on its Gulfstream G450 fleet.
MRO

Boeing Business Jets (BBJ) continues to show strong performance in the Middle East, with the region accounting for 29% of the global BBJ fleet.
Business Aviation

Dubai ranks number one in the Middle East and Africa in terms of urban mobility readiness.
Emerging Technologies

Etihad Airways has announced it is reintroducing four of its A380s from the summer of 2023.
Airports & Networks

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has warned that the amount of airline funds for repatriation being blocked by governments has risen by more than 25% ($394 million) in the last six months.
Aerospace

SHOW BUSINESS provided the news from each day of the MEBAA Show for 2022.
Business Aviation

From flooding to sandstorms and wildfires, extreme weather events linked to climate change are affecting airline operations with increasing frequency, disrupting schedules and reducing the performance of aircraft and engines. Tom Batchelor reports.
Maintenance & Training

By Alan Peaford
The sun set on the final day of the MEBAA Show in Dubai today bringing to an end the chance to see a diverse array of aircraft – and all the associated goods and services – that make up the business and private aviation world, from watches, flying boats and the biggest bed in the air.
Business Aviation

Multiple Defence Forces, including Air Force, Joint Operations, Navy Operations, Air Defence, and National Guard, will receive Frequentis secure communication technology and will create the largest military communications system in the region.
Defense

DC Aviation Al-Futtaim has announced the launch of a wheel shop at its facility located at Dubai South offering customers a comprehensive range of services including tyre changes and wheel overhauls.
Business Aviation

The last Boeing 747 left the company's wide-body factory in advance of its delivery to Atlas Air in early 2023.
Air Transport

Saudia Aerospace Engineering Industries (SAEI) and The Helicopter Company (THC) have signed an agreement to explore the potential of a rotorcraft heavy maintenance base in the kingdom to support the expanding helicopter industry.
Business Aviation

UAE is set to lead the way to advanced air mobility (AAM) as regulator GCAA offers support to bring green mobility closer alongside the world’s first AAM integrator Centre in the Mohammed Bin Rashid Aerospace Hub.
Business Aviation

Etihad Airways has won “Environmental Sustainability Innovation of the Year” award at CAPA’s annual Environmental Sustainability Awards for Excellence in Singapore, as well as “Best Airline for Sustainability 2022” award by Business Traveller USA.
Emerging Technologies

Dornier Seawings declared the flying boat is back at MEBAA yesterday as it signed an agreement with Gulf Enterprises to provide sales, marketing, operational and maintenance set-up and aftermarket support for its Seastar amphibian aircraft in the region.
Business Aviation

Brazilian cargo drone developer, Tupan, has used MEBAA to unveil its high-speed, vertical/short take-off and landing (HSVSTOL) aircraft.
Aerospace

With International Civil Aviation Day around the corner we speak to By Christian Ziehe, CEO of EPI, author of Craft Behind the Aircraft of Arabian Aerospace Industry.
Business Aviation

The lighter end of the business jet market is still a relatively underserved segment in the Middle East, but Dubai-based ArcosJet wants to change that.
Business Aviation

Sustainability is the running theme through the second day's video report from the MEBAA Show in Dubai.
Business Aviation

Eviation’s Alice all-electric aircraft is generating a buzz in this region with customers interested in the nine-seat regional version, the cargo variant, and the six-seat business aircraft version of the in-development type, according to Greg Davis, Eviation chief executive.
Business Aviation

Aviapartner and Argos Private Handling have enjoyed a record-breaking six months for traffic since they joined forces in May 2022 to become one of Europe’s largest FBO networks.
Aerospace

The last two years have been very successful for business aviation worldwide, and particularly the Middle East.
Business Aviation