Middle East & North Africa

Inmarsat has been selected as the inflight connectivity (IFC) provider for Qatar Airways’ Boeing 787-9 and 737-10 fleet.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Turkish Airlines plans to increase flight frequencies to Istanbul from Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah.
Airports & Networks

Business aviation is getting bigger, and so are the flagship models of the future.
Business Aviation

Gulf Air has signed a cooperation agreement with the Royal Humanitarian Foundation to provide urgent humanitarian aid to the flood victims in Pakistan.
Air Transport

Embraer has successfully completed the flight test of the certification campaign for the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS II).
Defense

Air Arabia Maroc and Network Airline Services (NAS) have entered a Cargo General Sales Agent (CGSA) agreement across Europe, for all cargo other than Human Remains.
Air Transport

Qatar has provided a glimmer of light for NH Industries in what would otherwise be dark times. Its air force and navy have taken delivery of the first examples of both variants of the NH90 multi-role military helicopter that it ordered.
Defense

Turkish Airlines becomes the first airline to sponsor the UEFA Champions League, which will have its 2023 final in Istanbul.
Aerospace

Spatial, a provider of cabin crew simulators based in Ras Al Khaimah, has just completed a factory acceptance test for three training devices with representatives of the Polish Aviation Academy.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

Emirates SkyCargo has set up an airbridge between Dubai and Pakistan to offer cargo capacity free of charge on flights to transport relief aid to people affected by the devastating floods.
Air Transport

Qatar Airways is named as the Official Airline Partner of the United Rugby Championship (URC), and Official South African Airline Partner for European Professional Club Rugby.
Aerospace

By Alan Peaford
L3Harris Commercial Aviation's vice-president sales; Robin Glover-Faure and Kinda Sarrage; vice-president MEASA region, tell Alan Peaford at TATV about how the leading airline training business has seen exciting new developments as it emerges into the post-pandemic world.
Aerospace

Emirates is returning to its pre-pandemic flight schedule from Manchester Airport as it continues to scale UK operations to meet sustained demand.
Airports & Networks

1 September 2022 marks 15 years since Emirates connected Newcastle International Airport to the world via Dubai.
Airports & Networks

Saudi Arabia has announced it is to launch a new airline tipped to be called ‘RIA’.
Aerospace

Emirates plans to debut its newly retrofitted A380s featuring its latest Premium Economy cabins to five new cities from December.
Air Transport

By Alan Dron
Mystery surrounds the fate of Saudi Gulf Airlines, which has not flown for more than two years.
Air Transport

The Emirates Mars Mission, the first interplanetary exploration undertaken by an Arab nation, has made first observations of a new type of proton aurora around Mars.
Space

Emirates carried more than 10 million passengers on nearly 35,000 flights to 130 destinations this summer.
Air Transport

Oman Air will provide Omani nationals the opportunity to gain insights into the aviation and logistics through specialised internship programmes at Oman Air headquarters.
Maintenance & Training

FL Technics has signed a contract with Saudi Arabia Flag carrier Saudia.
MRO

Abu Dhabi Airports has released its passenger traffic report for the first half of 2022.
Airports & Networks

Jamal Travel Agency is working with Amadeus to launch its B2B and B2C ecommerce platform.
Airports & Networks

Qatar Airways Holidays is marking its role as Official Fan Travel Packages Partner of Paris Saint-Germain by launching all-inclusive travel packages for fans to attend any 2022-23 season home match live at the Parc des Princes stadium.
Airports & Networks

UAE-based TPConnects will provide Oman Air IATA Pay services in India using the New Distribution Capability (NDC) Platform.
Emerging Technologies