Middle East & North Africa

Gulf Air has started its services to Milan, Italy.

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

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.

A look at the latest defence activity taking place in the MENA region.

Indian low-cost carrier Go First, has announced three direct services per week between Kochi and Abu Dhabi starting from June 28.

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

Emirates has touched down in Tel Aviv on its first ever service into Israel, operated with its latest Boeing 777 ‘game-changer’ aircraft.

IATA has called on governments to further support the safe carriage of lithium batteries by developing and implementing global standards for screening, fire-testing, and incident information sharing.

Dubai Airports has issued a passenger advisory, alerting travellers about Dubai International (DXB) getting exceptionally busy over the next two weeks.

Qatar Airways Group chief executive, Akbar Al Baker, has received the ‘2022 Joseph Murphy Award’ by Air Transport World (ATW).

Wizz Air is launching new routes from Dammam, in Saudi Arabia, to Rome, Vienna and Abu Dhabi.

In a quest to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, the use of sustainable aviation fuel is moving up the agenda for Arab carriers.

Operated by Turkey’s TAV Airports, Almaty, Batumi, Madinah, Tbilisi, and Zagreb airports were among the best in their regions in the World Airport Awards 2022, organised by Skytrax.

Rolls-Royce is officially announcing the development of turbogenerator technology, which includes a new small engine designed for hybrid-electric applications.

Turkish Technic has recently completed its first Boeing 777-300ER landing gear overhaul.

Flydubai said it is preparing for a record-breaking summer of passengers.

Emirates recently resumed daily A380 flights on its Brisbane route for the first time since the start of the pandemic in 2020.

Saab’s Integrated Air Traffic Control Suite has been selected through competition for implementation at Dubai International Airport and Al Maktoum International Airport, UAE.

Charter specialist, Jordan Aviation Airlines, aims to move increasingly into scheduled services, including long-haul routes.

Aviator Airport Alliance has signed a partnership agreement with Turkish low-cost carrier Pegasus Airlines.

Dubai Aviation Engineering Projects (DAEP) has selected UK-based Micro Nav market-leading ATC tower simulator suite, BEST, to support its plans for air traffic growth at both Dubai and Al Maktoum International Airports.

IATA has announced the winners of the third edition of the IATA Diversity & Inclusion Awards.

Since the first Boeing 777 freighter service took off from Doha to Chicago-O'Hare in the U.S. in August 2010, Qatar Airways Cargo network has expanded across eight countries on the American continents.

EgyptAir Training Academy (ETA) has successfully passed the International Civil Aviation Organization's inspection.