Middle East & North Africa

Sharjah Airport has undertaken procedures and established quality services to ensure safety and convenience of passengers travelling to Saudi Arabia for the upcoming Hajj season.

Jazeera Airways has added two new routes to its network to serve the touristic cities of Abha and Hail in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Gazipaşa-Alanya Airport in Turkey has received the ACI Europe’s Airport Carbon Accreditation (ACA) Level 1 certificate.

Turkish Technic and Oman Air have signed a comprehensive ten-year component pool and advance exchange contract for the airline's fleet of Boeing B737 Next Generation and Boeing 737 MAX family.

Turkish Airlines is resuming flights to Saudi Arabia from June 20 after Covid-19 restrictions have been lifted.

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.

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.

Hamad International Airport (HIA) has officially launched an innovative ‘Digital Twin’ initiative as part of its smart airport programme.

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.

Turkish Airlines and IndiGo have resumed their codeshare agreement.

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

Abu Dhabi Airports reveal cutting edge tarmac lighting & guidance system at AUH.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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