Middle East & North Africa

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

Pegasus Airlines has received an award in the "Risk Management and Resilience" category at the annual EuroFinance Treasury Excellence Awards, organised by EuroFinance.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.