Middle East & North Africa

AJW Group, an aircraft component parts, repair and supply chain solutions provider, has been recognised as Honeywell’s Global Channel Partner of the Year.

Air Seychelles made a big presence at the 28th edition of the International Mediterranean Tourism Market (IMTM) in Tel Aviv to strengthen its market in Israel.

Liebherr-Aerospace has signed a long-term collaboration agreement with Airbus to work jointly on the key design features of the landing gear that will meet Airbus’ future requirements.

dnata, an Emirati airport services provider, has inaugurated a new, state-of-the-art cargo centre at London Heathrow airport (LHR).

SriLankan Airlines will boost the number of scheduled flights by 40% following the pandemic.

SAMI group has announced a preliminary agreement with Boeing. Under the terms of the agreement, both companies will enter into a Kingdom-focused joint venture.

Honeywell has appointed Abdullah Abdulrahman Al-juffali as Honeywell country president of Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.

Neom, the huge new city being built on Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea coast, has created a joint venture with Germany’s Volocopter to provide air transport for the conurbation.

The Emirates Mars Mission “Hope Probe” has captured new observations about Mars atmosphere in its third batch of scientific data.

Emirates has ranked among the top 100 most reputable organizations in the world by 2022 Global RepTrak 100.

Thales Alenia Space, the joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), and the start-up AIKO S.r.l. have signed MoU to jointly develop advanced software for space systems.

IATA has said that air travel posted a strong rebound in February 2022 compared to January 2022, as Omicron-related impacts moderated outside of Asia.

Wizz Air Abu Dhabi has launched new routes to Budapest, Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, Vienna, Katowice, Catania and Bari.

The Board of Directors of flynas have approved raising the volume of its orders to 250 aircraft – making the airline the largest LCC in the MENA region.

The Future Aviation Forum, organised by the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA), will take place between 9-11 May 2022 in Riyadh.

Oliver Wyman, a global management consulting firm, has entered into an agreement to acquire Booz Allen Hamilton’s management consulting business serving the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.

Emirates will restart flights to London Stansted from August 1.

IATA has released data for global air cargo markets showing that demand increased in February despite a challenging operating backdrop.

Abu Dhabi Airports and Etihad Guest have signed an agreement to launch the “Miles on the Go” product at Abu Dhabi International Airport.

There are dozens of outstanding challenges at government, industry and airline level as the Middle East and Gulf deliberates a strategy for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

Gaussin and Qatar Airways Cargo has successfully tested and commissioned of the AMDT FULL ELEC automotive multi-directional transporter for air cargo pallets, with production under way for delivery in Q2 2022.

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KLM) has marked the 50th anniversary of the airline’s first passenger flight to Dubai, which arrived on 5th April 1972.

In celebration of the Holy Month, Etihad Airways has teamed up with Emirati Chef Khaled Alsaadi to offer a specially curated inflight menu for the month of Ramadan.

Emirates will be operating twice daily flights on its flagship A380 aircraft to Mauritius from 1 July 2022 to meet the increase in demand for travel to the island nation.

Emirates SkyCargo has transported more than 1 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines on its aircraft.