Middle East & North Africa

Ethiopian Airlines has launched a new passenger service to Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, effective June 1, 2025.
Airports & Networks

flydubai has inaugurated its operations to Syria with the resumption of flights to Damascus.
Airports & Networks

Emirates Airline President Tim Clark is “cautiously optimistic” about the turnaround at Boeing and its ability to deliver the first 777X to the airline in the second half of 2026 or early 2027. Jens Flottau reports.
Air Transport

EgyptAir has signed a deal with lessor AerCap to extend the leases on its fleet of five Boeing 777-300ERs.
Air Transport

By Mark Pilling
Kingdom Holdings Company, a major Saudi Arabian based investment group, is in negotiations to take a substantial equity stake in Global Airlines, the UK-based start-up Airbus A380 operator.
Air Transport

Air Arabia and Al Maryah Community Bank (Mbank), the UAE’s first fully integrated digital bank, have partnered to enable the use of AE Coin payments for flight bookings through the AEC Wallet App.
Aerospace

IATA has released data for April 2025 global passenger demand, and said that the development of India’s air connectivity in recent years has been 'nothing short of phenomenal.'
Air Transport

Two recently delivered Gamebird GB1 aircraft have expanded Emirates Flight Training Academy’s (EFTA) fleet.
Maintenance & Training

flyadeal and Philippines’ carrier Cebu Pacific have signed an MoU to explore joint strategic commercial initiatives.
Air Transport

Emirates Flight Catering (EKFC) has signed an agreement with Mallaghan, Al-Futtaim Auto and Machinery Company (FAMCO) and Volvo to purchase 53 aircraft catering trucks, an investment of USD $16 million.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Azorra has signed purchase agreements for 49 Embraer E-Jet aircraft and two General Electric CF-34 engines from Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE).
Air Transport

Avolon has completed the delivery of the first Airbus A320neo in Royal Jordanian’s fleet.
Air Transport

flydubai, has launched flights to four new European destinations.
Airports & Networks

Qatar Airways Cargo will showcase its latest digital innovation, Sama, during Air Cargo Europe 2025 taking place from 2-5 June 2025 in Munich, Germany.
Air Transport

Riyadh Air has signed a strategic partnership with the Ministry of Culture to transform the travel experience by embedding authentic Saudi culture into its operations.
Airports & Networks

A new satellite service is helping airports and airlines stay connected as SITA launches Managed Satellites.
Emerging Technologies

In a move to bolster strategic ties between Egypt and France, Dr. Sameh El-Hefny, Minister of Civil Aviation, conducted an official visit to the global headquarters of Airbus in Toulouse, France, last week.
Maintenance & Training

Emirates has officially launched its new Travel Store in Port-Louis, Mauritius.
Airports & Networks

Emirates is ramping up its operations for this year’s Hajj season, with 33 special flights to Jeddah and Medina operating until 31 May and between 10 and 16 June.
Air Transport

Emirates and Air Mauritius have renewed their partnership which includes a reciprocal code-sharing agreement on select routes.
Air Transport

Tawazun Council and Thales have signed a cooperation agreement to produce locally advanced Ground Master series air surveillance radars.
Defense

Flydubai has launched its Ab Initio Pilot Training programme, in partnership with international overseas flight training partners.
Maintenance & Training

Air Arabia has launched its new non-stop flights to Krabi, in Thailand.
Airports & Networks

Etihad Airways has delivered record-breaking financial performance and highest-ever customer satisfaction performance in the first quarter of 2025.
Aerospace

Gulfstream Aerospace has announced the 50th customer delivery of the Gulfstream G700 to an undisclosed customer.
Business Aviation