Middle East & North Africa

An aircraft cabin is excessively dry and the more premium the cabin, the drier it is, so business jet passengers could be greatly at risk.

Comlux has commenced the ground-breaking of its new hangar facility at the Mohammed Bin Rashid Aerospace Hub (MBRAH) at Dubai South.

TATV correspondent Jill Stockbridge gives her take on booming business aviation scene as the MEBAA Show opens in Dubai.

Aviation maintenance is a highly regulated and complex business, and as the industry grows and demand evolves, approvals and regulations have become ever more complex and challenging.

Emirates-CAE Flight Training (ECFT) announced at MEBAA yesterday that it is enhancing its business aviation training offering with the deployment of a new Global 6500 full-flight simulator (FFS) in May at its Al Garhoud centre.

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.

Bombardier has eyes on a new MRO facility in the Middle East as it continues its global expansion following the opening of a major new service centre at London Biggin Hill Airport.

Emirates’ flagship A380 has made a landmark touchdown at Auckland Airport.

H. E. Sheikha Al Mayassa Bint Hamad Al Thani has officially opened Maradona Fanfest sponsored by Qatar Executive and Qatar Airways.

Across from the entrance to the MEBAA event, the new ExecuJet MRO and FBO is rapidly taking shape.

The Arab Air Carriers’ Organization (AACO) has announced the dates of its 56th Annual General Meeting to be held in Saudi Arabia on 30 October - 01 November 2023.

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.

Saudi King Salman Airport in Saudia Arabia is set to become the second biggest airport in the Middle East after, by area, is King Fahd International also in the Kingdom.

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.

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?

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.