Middle East & North Africa

Rolls-Royce Defence business has designed, built, and run an innovative small engine concept in under 18 months that will change how products and technologies are developed for the UK’s Future Combat Air Strategy (FCAS).
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

F-35 owners and operators will soon benefit from lower ownership costs and increased efficiency and sustainability as Honeywell and Aeronamic sign a licensed service centre agreement to create a depot in the Netherlands.
Defense

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

Emirates chief Sir Tim Clark and IATA director General Willie Walsh have criticised airport operators including Heathrow for failing to adequately prepare for the sharp post-pandemic uptick in demand for air travel.
Airports & Networks

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

Gulf Air has launched its Flight Pass system in partnership with Option Town.
Emerging Technologies

CDB Aviation has signed a sale and leaseback agreement for two Airbus A320neo aircraft with Jazeera Airways.
Air Transport

Qatar Airways has won ‘Airline of the Year’ at the AirlineRatings Awards.
Aerospace

A novel aircraft maintenance project management app, eWork, has reduced maintenance completion and turnaround times by a quarter.
Emerging Technologies

Etihad Airways has been named ‘Environmental Airline of the Year 2022’ in the annual Airline Ratings awards.
Air Transport

Flydubai will launch flights to Samarkand in Uzbekistan from 20 September with a twice-weekly service.
Airports & Networks

Emirates Airlines has released a statement on operations at London Heathrow regarding capacity cuts.
Airports & Networks

Cathay Pacific will resume non-stop flights between Dubai and Hong Kong from 2 October.
Airports & Networks

Etihad Airways has entered a partnership with Junk Kouture, the world’s largest sustainable youth fashion competition.
Emerging Technologies

Etihad Guest and Mashreq, a leading global financial institution, have launched a points transfer programme for members to benefit from.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Emirates and Air Canada have signed a strategic partnership agreement.
Air Transport

Qatar Airways will be increasing its Doha – Melbourne flights from the current once-daily schedule to double-daily flights from 1 October.
Airports & Networks

Saudia has been named as the winner of the customer engagement award in the SkyTeam Sustainable Flight Challenge.
Aerospace

Qatar Airways unveils Platinum, Gold and Silver lounges at Hamad International Airport (HIA).
Airports & Networks

By Alan Dron
Abu Dhabi has taken a significant step towards building an aviation eco-system in the emirate, apparently trying to emulate neighbouring Dubai’s success in creating a major economic revenue-generator.
Air Transport

Boeing has said it will fly the newest and largest members of its 737 MAX and 777X aircraft families at the Farnborough International Airshow this month.
Aerospace

By Alan Dron
Changes are on the way in Israel’s airline industry, as flag-carrier El Al plans to acquire Arkia.
Air Transport

IATA has announced passenger data for May 2022 showing that the recovery in air travel accelerated heading into the busy Northern Hemisphere summer travel season.
Air Transport

IATA has released May 2022 data for global air cargo markets showing that the easing of Omicron restrictions in China helped to alleviate supply chain constraints and contributed a performance improvement in May.
Air Transport

By Anuradha Deenapanray
Emirates is celebrating 30 years of services in France.
Aerospace