Middle East & North Africa

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

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

Qatar Airways and Ironman have entered a long-term global partnership, making Qatar Airways the official airline partner.

IATA has announced that the 2022 World Financial Symposium (WFS) will focus on reshaping airline resilience.

As part of its mission to support and promote the educational sector in the country, Kuwait Airways has held a ceremony to honour outstanding high school students.

Emirates is to operate a third daily service to London Gatwick from 15 to 29 October 2022.

Rassure, a revenue rescue service provider, has been selected by Etihad to support the airline in automating its sales audit process.

As Nigeria continues the withholding of foreign airlines’ revenues, Emirates has said it has been prompted to stop flying to Nigeria.

Bauer Aviation Advisory (BAA), has added Bernard J. Dunn as the sixth high-profile member to its existing advisory board.

Oman Airhas increased flights between Muscat and its Turkish destinations of Istanbul and Trabzon.

Etihad Airways is set to increase its services to New York’s JFK International Airport this winter.

The Middle East is expected to be the first to be hit by the global pilot shortage according to a leading management consultancy.

In September 2022, Gama Aviation will become the first and only FBO at Glasgow International Airport to provide on-site VIP security screening. This is a huge benefit to charter operators and clients, who previously have been required to be screened and exit via the commercial terminal for qualifying flights.

Abu Dhabi Airports has entered an agreement with the Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs and Port Security (ICP), to boost service quality and enhance passenger experience.

IATA has said that the IATA World Cargo Symposium (WCS) will focus on building resilience to further strengthen air cargo’s post-pandemic prospects.

Pegasus Airlines has appointed Ahmet Bağdat as director of marketing and E-commerce.

Mohammed Bin Rashid Aerospace Hub at Dubai South has said its Suppliers Complex, the first vertical aerospace complex in the region, is scheduled to be completed in September.

The Higher Committee of the International Exhibition and Conference for National Security and Resilience Abu Dhabi (ISNR Abu Dhabi 2022) held a virtual meeting to discuss the latest developments for the event.

With seaborne freight still in disarray post-pandemic and air freight stepping in to take up the slack, Middle East airlines are ramping up their freighter fleets to help get cargo to where it needs to be.

Airport International Group announced that Queen Alia International Airport (QAIA) has received 4,196,804 passengers (PAX) between January and July 2022.

Emirates has kick-started its plans to upgrade the entire interior cabins of 120 Airbus A380 and Boeing 777 aircraft.

A steady surge of growth throughout the second quarter has propelled Dubai International’s (DXB) half yearly traffic to 27.9 million passengers.

RoyalJet has appointed Mohammed Husain Ahmed as the new CEO.

Emirates has said that its flagship A380 service will be introduced for the first time to Bengaluru from 30 October.

The travel and tourism industry is recovering: international travel this year is expected to see strong growth, with the Middle East making its mark.