Middle East & North Africa

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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).

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

Rafale has received the first down payment of the contract for the acquisition of 80 Rafale by the United Arab Emirates.

The Middle East’s aviation industry is expected to expand at a compound annual growth research firm Mordor Intelligence.

Jazeera Airways will launch two new routes serving Vienna, Austria and Prague, Czech Republic.

Etihad Airways is undertaking a week of intensive research and testing on over 30 flights to test operational efficiencies, technology and procedures that will reduce carbon emissions.

Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) has carried 5.1 million passengers in the first quarter of 2022, according to the airline’s performance report.

Al Ain-based Calidus, which launched the armed B-250 turboprop at the Dubai Airshow in 2017, appears finally to making some headway with the development of the aircraft.

Royal Jordanian (RJ) reported a net loss after tax of $105 million in 2021.

According to Airport International Group, Queen Alia International Airport (QAIA) had welcomed 1,330,202 passengers (PAX) by the end of March 2022.

Gulfstream Aerospace has delivered the first Gulfstream G600 to be outfitted at its Dallas, Texas, facility.