Middle East & North Africa

The Emirates Mars Mission ‘Hope Probe’ has identified new observations, in addition to its nominal set of observations, about Mars’ atmosphere in its fourth batch of scientific data.

The Emirates Mars Mission Hope probe has now been in space for nearly two years focusing on the atmosphere and climate of the Red Planet.

Qatar Airways will increase its services to Berlin from daily to 10 weekly flights starting August 12, increasing to 11 weekly flights on September 6.

Etihad Airways celebrated the arrival of its new Airbus A350-1000 into New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) on 30 June.

Turkish Airlines and IndiGo have resumed their codeshare agreement.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

The Gulfstream G800 has successfully completed its first flight.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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