Middle East & North Africa

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

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

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.

Qatar Airways has returned to the Farnborough International Airshow.

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.

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

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).

It’s a positive start at the Farnborough International Airshow, which started today, as Boeing forecasts a demand for 41,000 new aircraft by 2041.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Emirates and Air Canada have signed a strategic partnership agreement.

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

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

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

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.