Middle East & North Africa

Avolon has completed the delivery of the first Airbus A320neo in Royal Jordanian’s fleet.

Qatar Airways Cargo will showcase its latest digital innovation, Sama, during Air Cargo Europe 2025 taking place from 2-5 June 2025 in Munich, Germany.

flyadeal and Philippines’ carrier Cebu Pacific have signed an MoU to explore joint strategic commercial initiatives.

A new satellite service is helping airports and airlines stay connected as SITA launches Managed Satellites.

Riyadh Air has signed a strategic partnership with the Ministry of Culture to transform the travel experience by embedding authentic Saudi culture into its operations.

In a move to bolster strategic ties between Egypt and France, Dr. Sameh El-Hefny, Minister of Civil Aviation, conducted an official visit to the global headquarters of Airbus in Toulouse, France, last week.

Emirates has officially launched its new Travel Store in Port-Louis, Mauritius.

Tawazun Council and Thales have signed a cooperation agreement to produce locally advanced Ground Master series air surveillance radars.

Emirates and Air Mauritius have renewed their partnership which includes a reciprocal code-sharing agreement on select routes.

Emirates is ramping up its operations for this year’s Hajj season, with 33 special flights to Jeddah and Medina operating until 31 May and between 10 and 16 June.

Flydubai has launched its Ab Initio Pilot Training programme, in partnership with international overseas flight training partners.

Air Arabia has launched its new non-stop flights to Krabi, in Thailand.

The Emirates A350 touched down at Queen Alia International Airport on May 20, marking the start of its regular service on the second daily flight between Dubai and Amman.

Etihad Airways has delivered record-breaking financial performance and highest-ever customer satisfaction performance in the first quarter of 2025.

Falcon, part of Alex Group Investment, is the first charter fleet operator to commit to multiple installations of Gogo’s Galileo HDX system. Based in Dubai, the Falcon deal also represents the first Gogo Galileo customer signing in the Middle Eastern region.

Flydubai will resume direct flights to Damascus from June 1, 2025.

Gulfstream Aerospace has announced the 50th customer delivery of the Gulfstream G700 to an undisclosed customer.

Wizz Air has taken delivery of its first of 47 A321XLR aircraft - enhancing its capacity to connect Europe and the Middle East.

Havelsan, Türkiye’s software and systems company under the Turkish Armed Forces Foundation, has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Malaysia’s technology group Dagang NeXchange Berhad (DNeX).

UAE’s based dedicated cargo airline SolitAir has chosen Lido mPilot and Lido FMS from Lufthansa Systems to support its pilots and optimise flight operations.

In April, AMAC Aerospace Turkey conducted line maintenance on a Dassault Falcon F2000EX EASy at the hangar in Istanbul.

Bombardier has announced that the first production Global 8000 aircraft has successfully completed its inaugural flight.

EgyptAir has selected advanced connectivity and infrastructure solutions from SITA to modernise its network infrastructure.

Qatar Airways Group has announced the strongest set of financial results in its history.

UAS International Trip Support (UAS) is celebrating its 25th anniversary, marking a quarter-century of delivering global aviation solutions.