Middle East & North Africa

Saudia Group signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Wednesday with Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University to collaborate on increasing women’s empowerment efforts.

Flydubai will launch flights to Osh in Kyrgyzstan from 03 November with a twice-weekly service, becoming the first UAE carrier to operate direct flights from Dubai.

The Bahrain International Airshow (BIAS) has announced the forum programme for its upcoming sixth edition, taking place on 9 – 11 November 2022.

Antonoaldo Neves has been appointed as group chief executive officer of Etihad Aviation Group, succeeding Tony Douglas as Group CEO.

The conference displayed synergy between travel and tourism as Qatar Airways revealed over ten projects developed with partners including Qatar

Egyptian carrier Air Cairo and regional aircraft manufacturer ATR have announced the signature of a Global Maintenance Agreement (GMA).

Emirates’ Taipei-Dubai route is scheduled to go daily from 6 November, following the conclusion of Taiwan’s reopening plan with the termination of its mandatory COVID-19 quarantine restrictions for arrivals.

Klatt Works, manufacturer of ‘SAVED’ a fully integrated augmented reality display inside a commercial aircraft crew oxygen mask, and AMETEK Ameron have entered a new partnership.

The Argentine Football Association (AFA) and Flydubai have entered a regional partnership.

Gulfstream Aerospace has announced the two fully outfitted Gulfstream G700 production test aircraft will embark on an extensive world tour.

OneWeb and Panasonic Avionics will closely partner to enable Panasonic Avionics to market, sell, and support OneWeb’s high-speed, low-latency LEO in-flight broadband services to commercial airlines worldwide.

The Bahrain airshow kicks off the show season for the MENA region with its mix of civil and defence aircraft on display, a series of forums and a lot of space for exhibition and networking opportunities.

Necessity proved the mother of invention for a Saudi Arabia-based team whose pandemic-inspired detour brought a new disinfection product to market.

This is up 15% in both deliveries and expenditures from the same 10-year forecast a year ago.

Comlux Completion has been successfully approved by Airbus ACJ to provide maintenance services on the latest member of the ACJ Family, the ACJ TwoTwenty.

Qatar Airways Privilege Club has signed a global strategic agreement with Visa as part of a new 10-year exclusive partnership.

Emirates’ flagship A380 made a landmark touchdown at Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport, marking the first commercial flight to the South Indian city.

Airport developments and investment are under a sharp focus with renewed vigour and vitality in Saudi Arabia, which is projected to have the fastest passenger traffic growth until 2040.

ADQ has offered to combine its shareholdings in AMMROC, Etihad Engineering and GAL into Abu Dhabi Aviation to create a global aviation MRO and services business.

Royal Jordanian’s (RJ) Vice Chairman/CEO Samer Majali has been awarded the Distinguished Aviation Alumni Award 2022.

When Tunisair head Khaled Chelly was recently in Paris to inaugurate a new agency at Orly Airport and to take delivery of the airline's second A320neo, he revealed the outline of Tunisair’s tough restructuring plan.

The Bahrain International Airshow 2022 has announced four ‘ground-breaking’ forums each featuring a variety of keynote and panel sessions.

Air Arabia Abu Dhabi will be participating in the 2022 edition of the Abu Dhabi Air Expo showcasing part of its growing fleet by displaying an Airbus A321neo long-range aircraft to an estimated 18,000 attendees.

Flydubai has entered an agreement with Smartwings, the Czech Republic-based airline, to wet lease four Next-Generation Boeing 737-800 aircraft between 17 November 2022 and 16 January 2023.

Jordan’s Queen Alia International Airport has received over 5.8 Million passengers up to September registering an 89.6% increase and 15.6% decline against 2021 and 2019 figures.