Middle East & North Africa

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.

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

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

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

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

Mystery surrounds the fate of Saudi Gulf Airlines, which has not flown for more than two years.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

For the eleventh consecutive year, Emirates is returning as Official Airline of the US Open Tennis Championships, running from 29 August through 11 September.

Boeing has received an order from UPS for eight more 767 Freighters.

Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer has unveiled its plans for the future, including its hopes for the Middle East commercial and military markets.

Three members of Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) have joined The International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) Advisory Councils for the 2022-2025 term.

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.

Kenya Airways has appointed Travel Point as its General Sales Agent (GSA) for Oman.

Wizz Air is expanding its services in Saudi Arabia by adding Riyadh, Jeddah, and Dammam as new destinations in its network.

Emirates Group has recently partnered with INSEAD, a prominent business school, to offer its Emirati senior executives a chance to enrol in the Women Leaders Programme.

French aviation infrastructure specialist Egis sees many new airport development opportunities in a vibrant and growing Gulf market.

Emirates will restore its non-stop A380 services to and from Auckland and Kuala Lumpur, starting from 1 December.

Etihad Airways this week celebrated Captain Aisha Al Mansoori who has become the UAE’s first female Emirati Captain in a commercial airline.

Etihad Airways has committed to adopt a mangrove tree on behalf of every guest who books an Economy Space seat, ensuring every “space” seat sold is eventually carbon neutral.