Middle East & North Africa

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.

IATA has called for governments to adopt a Long Term Aspirational Goal to decarbonise aviation at the 41st Assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) later this year.

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

Silk Way West Airlines is celebrating its 10th anniversary and is looking to expand globally.

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.

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

Oman Air has increased weekly flight frequencies on its Muscat-Salalah-Muscat sector to a total of 112 weekly flights, running between 23 June and 11 September 2022.

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.

Summa Airports Niger has signed an MoU with İstanbul International Airport on online and in-class training via İGA Academy, mutual airport site visits, internship opportunities for Nigerien students.

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MEBAA Show 2022 is set to showcase the significant growth being experienced in business aviation, private jet, and the charter flight markets across the Middle East and Africa region.

SalamAir has launched flights from Muscat to Bursa in Turkey.

Pegasus Airlines Vice-Chairperson of the Board and managing director Mehmet Tevfik Nane has assumed his duties as Chair of the IATA Board of Governors for a one-year term.

Oman Air is to become part of the Oneworld Alliance following an announcement in Doha today by the alliance’s board of governors meeting alongside the IATA annual general meeting.

Emirates is busy preparing for its busiest period yet, with over 550,000 customers expected to fly out from the UAE between June and July.

IATA has announced an upgrade to its outlook for the airline industry’s 2022 financial performance as the pace of recovery from the COVID-19 crisis quickens.

Jettainer has been awarded a five-year contract by Etihad Cargo and will continue to provide and manage unit load devices (ULDs) for the carrier.

Global aviation industry leaders are gathering in Doha, Qatar, for the 78th International Air Transport Association (IATA) Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit (WATS), with Qatar Airways as the host airline.

Merkur Charter is gearing up to meet higher demand as clients prioritise safety because of the pandemic.

Emirates has added another First Class experience with a new Home Check-in Service that offers customers the option to check in from home in a comfortable and convenient manner.

Turkish Airlines has extended two of its Istanbul-Johannesburg flights to include King Shaka International Airport in Durban.

Queen Alia International Airport (QAIA) has welcomed the first flyadeal flight from Jeddah.

Amadeus is partnering with ATS Travel, an award-winning travel management company in the Middle East, to launch its sustainable drive under the brand 'ATS Go Green'.