Middle East & North Africa

Airbus has joined the world’s largest clean hydrogen infrastructure investment fund, managed by Hy24.
Aerospace

Sharjah Airport has witnessed a 142.74% rise in the passenger traffic during the first half of 2022, accounting for approximately six million travellers.
Airports & Networks

Qatar Airways has obtained ISO 45001:2018 Occupational Health and Safety Management System certification, awarded by Bureau Veritas.
Air Transport

The first six students from the Qatar Emiri Air Force (QEAF) have completed phase IV of the Advanced/Lead-In to Fighter Training programme at the International Flight Training School (IFTS), launched a year ago at the 61st Wing of the Italian Air Force base in Lecce-Galatina, Italy.
Maintenance & Training

TAV Technologies, a subsidiary of TAV Airports, has reached an agreement with airport operator Air Marakanda to expand the digital transformation project at Samarkand Airport in Uzbekistan.
Airports & Networks

Emirates will increase the frequency of its services to/from London Gatwick airport with the addition of a third daily flight, effective 27 July until 3 August 2022.
Airports & Networks

Embraer is to work with BAE Systems in a push to introduce its C-390 transporter to the Middle East market. The two companies will also collaborate in the development of a variant of the electrical vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicle, EVE.specifically aimed at the defence market.
Defense

Wizz Air Abu Dhabi will launch two new routes from Abu Dhabi to the idyllic island of the Maldives, and the airline’s fifth key destination in the Gulf, Kuwait.
Airports & Networks

Turkish Aerospace has been awarded contracts that cover the Airbus A350F Barrier Wall, A320 Family – Section 18/19 Joining and A220 Center Mid Lower Fuselage Panels.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

Oman Air has launched its Future Leaders Commercial Graduate Programme exclusively for Omani graduates.
Maintenance & Training

The service will continue to be operated at the current schedule of three times weekly until 26 November, when a fourth weekly flight will be introduced for the end of year holidays.
Airports & Networks

Etihad Airways is has marked 15 years since it first launched flights to Ireland.
Airports & Networks

Britain’s Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, the Red Arrows, will perform at the Bahrain International Airshow (BIAS) for the first time in its ten year history.
Aerospace

L3Harris Technologies has been selected by Airbus to supply an A320-family full flight simulator for its Toulouse Training Centre.
Maintenance & Training

SAMI Composites has signed an agreement with Lockheed Martin to develop a Composites Manufacturing Centre of Excellence in Riyadh.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

People travelling through Dubai International (DXB) now have access to a new customer contact centre that provides always-on access to DXB customer service professionals at any time.
Airports & Networks

Boom Supersonic, the company building the world’s fastest airliner - after Concorde, has presented the refined design of Overture at the Farnborough Airshow.
Air Transport

Airbus has successfully delivered its first full-size wing prototype or ‘demonstrator’ through its Wing of Tomorrow programme to help mature next-generation wing technologies.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

In an ever-evolving, complex operational environment, industries and military utilising rotary flight seek exemplary pilots who ensure reliable aviation performance and low incident rates.
Maintenance & Training

Etihad Airways is the first airline to join the Aviation Impact Accelerator (AIA), an international group of practitioners and academia convened by the University of Cambridge.
Emerging Technologies

RoyalJet Abu Dhabi has added yet another Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) to its fleet taking the total number of BBJs to 12.
Business Aviation

Airbus and CFM International are teaming up to flight test CFM’s open fan engine architecture.
Emerging Technologies

Bustanica has opened the doors to the world’s largest hydroponic farm, backed by an investment of US$40m.
Emerging Technologies

Saudi Arabia’s newly established aviation financing and leasing company AviaLease was formally launched on the sidelines of the Farnborough Airshow with its first leasing deal being done with Saudi carrier Flynas.
Aerospace

The Moroccan Forces Royales Air have ordered a fleet of H135s for military primary training missions.
Aerospace