Middle East & North Africa

Kenya Airways (KQ) will start operating non-stop flights from the Kenyan coastal city of Mombasa to Dubai on December 15, 2022.

The UAE Space Agency (UAESA) launched the Space Data Centre, a digital platform.

Saudia Group has signed a sale and leaseback agreement with AviLease for 20 new aircraft.

Qatar Airways has boosted its network with increased flight frequencies to multiple popular destinations in the Middle East, Europe and Americas that will benefit its customers’ business globally to meet growing demand this winter season.

The Palestinian Authority is in the market for two helicopters to be operated from Jordan and will transport the authority’s President , Mahmoud Abbas to events in the West Bank.

Flynas has launched a new route between Cairo and Al Medina, starting on December 2, 2022.

The airline has introduced four direct flights a week to the popular resort island, which boasts many of Thailand’s most famous and beautiful locations.

IATA has launched the IATA Environmental Assessment for Airports and Ground Service Providers (IEnvA for Airports and GSPs).

The new Eurofighter Typhoons of the Qatar Emiri Air Force (QEAF) No7 Squadron will provide round-the-clock air defence cover for the 2022 FIFA World Cup this winter.

The General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs in Dubai (GDRFA) and Emirates airline are now offering international travellers the opportunity to speed up their airport experience by consenting to the use of biometric data.

Thousands of aerospace and defence professionals from over 30 countries around the world connected at the Bahrain International Airshow (BIAS) 2022.

Amidst surging jet fuel prices more frequent aircraft exterior cleaning could help reduce fuel consumption, said Jo Alex Tanem, CEO of Nordic Dino Robotics, an aircraft exterior cleaning robot.

DHL Express has signed an MoU with Bahrain Airport Company (BAC), the operator and managing body of Bahrain International Airport (BIA), during the Bahrain International Airshow 2022.

Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) and Lufthansa Systems have extended their partnership codeshare management and schedule distribution solution SchedConnect.

Khalifa University of Science and Technology and Leonardo will offer certification and training programmes through the Khalifa University Cyber Security Academy.

The Emirates A380 will be performing a flypast with the RAF Red Arrows this Thursday 17 November at midday to celebrate the official kick-off of the DP World Tour Championship.

The Middle East’s airlines have one goal as they gear up for a huge sporting event in Qatar.

Etihad Airways and Garuda Indonesia are strengthening their partnership between Abu Dhabi and Jakarta and beyond their respective hubs.

As Bahrain International Airshow heads into its final day, the SHOW BUSINESS daily focuses on sustainability.

The importance of aviation to the future of Bahrain was reinforced at the Bahrain Air Show today with the signing of an MoU between Gulf Air and the Kingdom’s labour fund Tamkeen

IAI is exhibiting at the show in what the company describes as “an historic first”.

OxfordSaudia Flight Academy is at the show for the first time highlighting its training abilities in Saudi Arabia.

The sixth edition of the Bahrain International Airshow (BIAS) 2022 took off yesterday at the Sakhir Air Base under the patronage of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa.

The opening day of the Bahrain International Airshow left everyone on a high. With more than 140 companies represented and a packed static display apron, no wonder that the country’s Crown Prince was applauding the efforts when he formally opened the event.

The UAE’s defence conglomerate, Edge, is at the Bahrain show to demonstrate its extensive range of autonomous solutions and precision-guided systems.