Middle East & North Africa

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

Etihad Airways is launching a Black Friday sale to several destinations across its network.

DC Aviation Al-Futtaim (DCAF) will participate at the 9th edition of the Middle East Business Aviation (MEBAA) show starting December 6-8, 2022.

Emirates plans to add an additional daily direct flight between Dubai and Colombo, starting from 1 December 2022, to cater to the seasonal increase in the demand for travel.

DHL Express has marked a breakthrough in retail automation in the Courier, Express & Parcel (CEP) Industry with the launch of its first digital service point in the UAE.

IndiGo is launching connecting flights via Turkey to Portugal and Switzerland, through its codeshare partnership with Turkish Airlines.

Air India has said travellers without the standardised naming procedure will be banned from entering the UAE.

Emirates Airlines is to wet-lease an A330-200F from Air Belgium to operate its new cargo-only service from Dubai World Central to Auckland International via Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta.

Dynamic Advanced Training are inviting visitors to the 2022 Mebaa Show to see just how advanced training can be.

With the Middle East's business aviation show rapidly approaching, DC Aviation Al Futtaim managing director Holger Ostheimer, explains to Jill Stockbridge how the joint venture company has changed the face of FBO services from its base at Dubai World Central - close to the MEBAA show ground.

Jazeera Airways has added its second service to Kazakhstan, flying to the city of Turkistan in the south of the country twice weekly.

The National Search and Rescue Center (NSRC) of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is currently hosting the International Search and Rescue conference and exhibition in Abu Dhabi.

180 young men and women have celebrated their graduation from the STEM programme, funded by Boeing and implemented by Amideast/Egypt.

This month marks five years since Emirates and Flydubai activated their extensive partnership and joined forces.

Dubai Airports has upped again its annual forecast for passenger traffic at Dubai International (DXB) to 64.3 million following a strong performance by the hub in the third quarter.