Middle East & North Africa

Qatar Airways has sponsored the prestigious Qatar Goodwood Festival in partnership with the Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club (QREC) for the fourth time.
Aerospace

Air Astana is marking 20 years of operations to Dubai.
Air Transport

Emirates has announced further movements in its commercial team in the Middle East, Far East, Africa, and West Asia.
Maintenance & Training

Dassault Aviation’s Fixed Based Operation (FBO) at Geneva International Airport has been voted the top FBO at the Swiss facility in a survey of European business aircraft operators performed by Business Air News.
Business Aviation

Etihad Airways has announced its financial and operating results for the first half of 2022.
Aerospace

Emirates has announced plans to boost connectivity and increase travel options for customers flying between Dubai and Tel Aviv with a second daily flight.
Airports & Networks

SITA has launched SITA eVisa and SITA Electronic Travel Authorisation to meet the growing demand from governments for digital visa systems to stimulate national economies after COVID-19.
Emerging Technologies

By Alan Peaford
Africa has a growing need for modern utility aircraft. And yesterday at the world’s largest general aviation event, the AirVenture show in Oshkosh USA, the latest model has been unveiled.
Aerospace

Boeing's 2022 Pilot and Technician Outlook (PTO) forecasts demand for 2.1 million new aviation personnel over the next 20 years.
Maintenance & Training

Etihad Airways has said it will expand its services to Zanzibar up to January 14 2023.
Airports & Networks

Malaysia Airlines will double its capacity between Kuala Lumpur and Doha with a second daily nonstop flight commencing 10 August 2022.
Airports & Networks

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

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

Oman Air will operate 10 weekly flights instead of seven weekly flights between Muscat and Kochi, Delhi, and Chennai in India between August 1, 2022, and October 29, 2022.
Airports & Networks

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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