Middle East & North Africa

The Rolls-Royce has said its Pearl 10X engine development programme is making good progress and has successfully cumulated more than 1,000 testing hours, both on the Advance 2 demonstrator and the Pearl 10X engine configuration.

Industry leaders from BAE Systems and Rolls-Royce are among the pioneers of change from across the aerospace sector to be announced as the first speakers for the Aerospace Global Forum (AGF).

Satair, an Airbus Services company, has created a “one stop shop” for aircraft Ground Support Equipment and Tools, gathering 70,000 part numbers from 1,600 original equipment manufacturers across the globe.

UAS International Trip Support (UAS) honoured the winners of its Outstanding Suppliers Awards 2020-2021 at a ceremony during the recent EBACE Show in Geneva.

Dubai Airports has marked World Environment Day by kicking off a new waste management initiative.

ExecuJet MRO Services Middle East has received approval from India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to perform line and base maintenance on Falcon 2000 ‘Classic’ aircraft.

Emirates is celebrating The World Environment Day 2022 theme - Only One Earth, with initiatives on board and on the ground.

EgyptAir has commenced services from Cairo to Dublin, Ireland.

The International Business Aviation Council (IBAC) has announced the first recipient of the François Chavatte Award: Leo Knaapen of Bombardier.

Emirates and Airlink have officially activated their codeshare partnership.

DHL Express is investing in solar power projects across all its regional facilities, with the first solar photovoltaic (PV) installation completed in its Amman facility, which will reduce energy consumption by 100%.

Kuwait Airways has launched the first of its scheduled commercial flight to Izmir, Turkey. This coincided with the launch of the first scheduled commercial flight to the city of Mykonos in Greece.

Gulf Air is broadening its services by offering its aircraft for private charters.

Flydubai will resume operations to Abha in Saudi Arabia. Flights to Abha will commence on 23 June with a daily service.

GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, has said Vision 2030 will to bolster the Saudi Arabia’s defence sector.

Jazeera Airways has hosted the Austrian National Tourist Office in a trade event endorsed by the Ambassador of Austria to the State of Kuwait, Marian Alexander Wrba.

Dubai-based airline flydubai is offering special fares to ten destinations for the upcoming summer travel period.

IATA has reported that the IATA Ground Operations Manual (IGOM) Portal and IATA's Safety Audit for Ground Operations (ISAGO) are successfully driving greater standardisation of ground handling processes around the world.

Sanctions imposed following Turkey’s procurement of the Russian S-400E air defence system have affected TAI sales to both the Philippines and Pakistan.

Oman Air has said it is now welcoming all guests to Oman after all remaining COVID-19 precautionary safety measures and procedures in place at airports across Oman have been lifted.

Qatar Airways is expanding its sports sponsorship portfolio to become the Title Partner and Official Airline of the GKA Kite World Tour for three years.

Emirates SkyCargo, has taken delivery of a new Boeing 777F bringing its dedicated 777 freighter fleet to 11 aircraft.

IATA has called for holistic reforms to manage the long-term need for a stable talent base for the ground handling sector.

Emirates SkyCargo has received delivery of a new Boeing 777F.

Flydubai has announced that Match Day Shuttle flights between Dubai and Doha for the upcoming football World Cup tournament in Qatar are now available to book on its website.