Middle East & North Africa

IndiGo has announced 32 new connecting flights to Europe through its codeshare partnership with Turkish Airlines.

The MENA region’s business aviation showcase opens its doors this morning after a four-year hiatus due to the global pandemic. But, according to the team behind the event, it has come back bigger and stronger than before.

Skyplan Aviation Academy is at MEBAA with news that its Dubai-based flight dispatcher training is launching at the show.

In April, Güliz Öztürk became a member of a very select group of female airline CEOs. As she steers Turkish low-cost carrier, Pegasus Airlines, through the bumpy exit from the pandemic.

Abu Dhabi Airports, the operator of the five airports in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, has released its passenger traffic results report for the third quarter of 2022.

Samer Majali, the chief executive and vice chairman of Jordan's national carrier Royal Jordanian, speaks frankly to TATV about the airline's challenges and the reasons behind its new investment in developing a third fleet to support its goal of being the carrier of the Levant.

What chance does Embraer’s C-390 tactical transport have of replacing at least part of Saudi Arabia’s large, but ageing fleet of C-130 Hercules?

Jazeera Airways has added a new direct service from Kuwait to the capital of Tajikistan, Dushanbe.

Airbus has unveiled its DisruptiveLab, a new flying laboratory designed to test technologies destined to improve aircraft performance and to reduce helicopters’ CO2 emissions.

THK Flight Academy, based in Turkey, has acquired an AlSIM ALX simulator.

Emirates has ramped up its operations from Gatwick Airport with the addition of a third daily A380 flight.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released data for October 2022 global air cargo markets showing that headwinds continue to affect air cargo demand.

The European aircraft maker, Airbus SAS, expressed its commitment towards the realisation of sustainable aviation.

Since the pandemic, the Gulf region has been at the forefront of advances in business aviation. Now, the Middle East and North Africa Business Aviation Association (MEBAA Show) will demonstrate why.

Dubai Air Navigation Services (dans) has announced that eight new UAE citizens have joined the organisation, after they successfully completed its special programme.

Qatar Airways will resume services to Taif starting 3 January 2023 with three weekly flights. This is the airlines’ sixth destination in Saudi Arabia.

Dubai based Airways Aviation (Airways) and Dynamic Advanced Training (Dynamic) have entered into a new strategic partnership.

Dassault Aviation will be exhibiting its popular Falcon 8X very long range trijet at this year’s Middle East & North Africa Business Aviation Association (MEBAA) show and exhibition.

Rolls-Royce and easyJet today have set a new aviation milestone with the world’s first run of a modern aero engine on hydrogen.

SalamAir has announced the introduction of a direct flight between Muscat and Bangkok, with three flights per week beginning on December 18th, 2022.

Emirates has officially opened its ‘Emirates World’ retail store experience in the heart of Jumeirah, one of Dubai’s most vibrant communities.

Turkish Aerospace has been awarded “2021 Success Partner” by Spirit, which specialises in aerostructures, due to zero scrap and timely delivery.

Ali Ahmed Alnaqbi, Founding and Executive chairman of MEBAA - the Middle East & North Africa Business Aviation Association, and Tim Hawes, managing director of Tarsus Group, have outlined new features of this year’s MEBAA Show 2022.

Football fans flying with Etihad Airways during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 can watch every match live onboard while in the air on Etihad’s E-BOX entertainment channels Sport 24 and Sport 24 Extra.

The inaugural World Defense Show held in Riyadh earlier this year, was a huge success. Now show organisers are tasked with taking the event to the next stage.