Middle East & North Africa

SITA’s 2022 Passenger IT Insights research highlights pent-up demand for both business and leisure travel emerging from the pandemic.

Boeing has released its annual Sustainability Report, which includes employee safety and well-being; global aerospace safety; equity, diversity and inclusion.

Dubai Airports has announced the successful on-time completion of Dubai International’s (DXB) northern runway project.

Qatar Airways, the Official Airline Partner of Paris Saint-Germain since 2020, has been announced as the new Official Jersey Partner for the star-studded French football champions.

Air Arabia is preparing for the imminent first flights of its two joint venture companies in Armenia and Pakistan.

Etihad Airways has resumed passenger flights between Abu Dhabi and Beijing.

A new report, produced for the World Travel Market (WTM) by ForwardKeys, reveals that in Q3 of the year, global air travel is set to reach 65% of where it was before the pandemic in 2019.

The UAE’s Al Shirawi Enterprises and Titan Aviation have signed a strategic agreement to help the decarbonisation goals by airports across the Middle East.

The Public Investment Fund (PIF) has launched the Aircraft Leasing Company “AviLease” - which aims to be a leading institution across the aviation leasing value chain.

Etihad Airways and Abu Dhabi International Airport have geared up resources and are ready to welcome 2.7 million network passengers over the summer months.

The Gulfstream G800 has successfully completed its first flight.

Following the earthquake in Afghanistan on 22 June, humanitarian support flights are continuing to operate from multiple different countries.

Emirates partners with Shahid, an Arabic streaming platform, to offer premium content exclusively onboard its award-winning inflight entertainment system, ice.

IBA, an aviation market intelligence and consultancy company, has launched IBA NetZero.

Flydubai has celebrated its inaugural service to Pisa, becoming the first UAE national carrier to operate this route from Dubai.

AJW Group, a producer of aircraft component parts, repair, and supply chain solutions provider, has appointed Rachael Caston as CEO of AJW Aviation.

Kuwait Airways has participated in a career fair organised by the College of Engineering and Petroleum at the Kuwait University.

Qatar Airways and Airlink have signed a comprehensive codeshare offering greater connectivity between 45 destinations in 13 countries across southern Africa and the rest of the world.

Emirates is empowering Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) to seek growth opportunities with an incentive for new members who enrol into the Emirates Business Rewards programme.

IATA has called for governments to urgently put in place large-scale incentives to rapidly expand the use of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050.

Gulf Air has started its services to Milan, Italy.

The Hajj Committee at Dubai Airports has announced that it has finalised preparations to ensure a smooth airport experience for customers who will be travelling for Hajj in Saudi Arabia.

Seasoned aviation professional Richard Nuttall has had his role as chief executive confirmed by SriLankan Airlines.

The Milestone Aviation Group completed the final delivery in the Saudi Aramco medium helicopter fleet renewal programme in February.

Etihad Airways is expanding its quick self-service bag drop facilities at Abu Dhabi International Airport.