Middle East & North Africa

Turkey’s combat UAV, the Akinci, has completed live trials and successfully conducted its first live firing at a sea target in its preparation to join the Turkish Navy
Defense

Boeing has released first quarter 2022 results showing commercial aircraft revenue of $4.2 billion decreased slightly, primarily due to timing of wide-body deliveries, partially offset by higher 737 deliveries.
Aerospace

Wizz Air Abu Dhabi, has launched a new route linking Abu Dhabi with Aqaba, the southernmost city in Jordan which sits on the northeast tip of the Red Sea.
Airports & Networks

Royal Jordanian has renewed IATA’s Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) registration for the year 2022.
Air Transport

Fokker Services, an independent aerospace service provider, has launched a nose-to-tail component maintenance programme for Boeing 737NG aircraft.
MRO

Oman Air has said it retired its four E175s fleet on March 21.
Air Transport

Emirates is preparing to welcome more than 700,000 customers in Terminal 3 at DXB ahead of Eid.
Airports & Networks

Boeing Global Services has entered a new agreement with Spirit AeroSystems to combine aftermarket resources, expanding the MRO footprint in support of nacelle and flight control repairs for the 737 MAX fleet.
MRO

The Emirates Mars Mission, the first interplanetary exploration undertaken by an Arab nation, has released a new image of Mars’ enigmatic discrete auroras.
Space

Engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney and IT provider SITA have signed an agreement for full flight data retrieval and processing in support of predictive maintenance of aircraft engines.
Emerging Technologies

Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2022, will be hosting 1,500 exhibitors, with representatives from 112 global destinations.
Aerospace

Over three million passengers travelled in the first quarter of 2022 through Sharjah Airport, witnessing an increase of 119.2 per cent as compared to 1.3 million passengers in the same period last year.
Airports & Networks

Air Arabia Abu Dhabi will introduce a new service to Ahmedabad, the largest city in the state of Gujrat in India, starting from May 13, 2022.
Airports & Networks

With Eid Al Fitr approaching, Emirates is offering more flights across seven cities in the GCC and Middle East.
Airports & Networks

Qatar Airways has entered the metaverse by launching QVerse, a novel virtual reality (VR) experience for visitors to the airline’s website.
Emerging Technologies

Jazeera Airways today announced a net profit of KD3.8 million for the first quarter of 2022, compared to a net loss of KD5.2 million in the first quarter of 2021.
Aerospace

ExecuJet MRO Services is nearing completion of a new business aviation MRO centre able to house 18-24 business jets at one time.
Business Aviation

Bahrain is gearing itself up to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Bahrain International Airshow (BIAS) taking place 9-11 November 2022.
Aerospace

Air Arabia Abu Dhabi has announced a new service to Mumbai from May 12.
Airports & Networks

Qatar Airways has launched a voluntary carbon offset programme for corporate customers.
Air Transport

Etihad has released its Sustainability Report 2020-2021, outlining the impact the company has had on the environment.
Emerging Technologies

Etihad Engineering has signed a Component Agreement with Touchdown Aviation (TDA), a global specialist in the supply, loan, exchange, and repair of aircraft components.
MRO

Flydubai will resume operations to Ha’il and Tabuk in Saudi Arabia, which will bring the number of destinations served by the carrier in the Kingdom to ten.
Airports & Networks

Angola has placed a firm order for three Airbus C295s to perform multirole operations.
Defense

Ethiopian Airlines MRO, UTD Aviation Solutions and the African Airlines Association (AFRAA) have signed a tripartite MoU to work together on MRO services in pursuance to the The Brown Condor Initiative (BCI).
MRO