Middle East & North Africa

Aircraft leasing company Avolon has announced that Gözen Holding has committed to purchase or lease up to 50 VX4 eVTOL aircraft from Avolon. The option to purchase or lease up to 50 additional aircraft.

EgyptAir has added Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to its route network.

EgyptAir Training Academy recently implemented theoretical and practical training on the Boeing B777 and B737-800 simulators for a number of Indian pilots.

Jazeera Airways’ Shareholders have approved the Board of Directors’ recommendation to distribute 32% in cash dividend.

Dubai Airports is gearing up for what is expected to be one of the busiest travel periods of the year so.

Oman Air Holidays, the tour operating arm of Oman Air - has launched a digital platform giving locally owned and operated SMEs in travel and tourism sector greater online presence and visibility.

Dubai International (DXB) is to overhaul its air traffic management (ATM) system with the introduction of Thales TopSky air traffic control system(ATC). The new air traffic control system will support the Northern Emirates airspace where Dubai is the key driver for air traffic growth and volumes.

Emirates will re-introduce pre-pandemic flight frequencies to its destinations in India from 1 April 2022.

IATA has announced that the 78th Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit will take place 19-21 June 2022 in Doha, hosted by Qatar Airways.

Oman Air recently conducted a series of Emergency Response Planning (ERP) training sessions at the airline’s headquarters.

The Final Draw of the 22nd edition of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 will take place on Friday 1 April.

A nurse from the United Kingdom has won first prize in Qatar Airways’ ‘Fly and Win’ campaign; becoming a US dollar millionaire overnight.

IATA has launched the IATA Recommended Practice Per-Passenger CO2 Calculation Methodology.

Emirates NBD has expanded its long-standing partnership with Etihad Guest, the award-winning loyalty programme of Etihad Airways.

Emirates has announced the second daily flight on its Dubai-Melbourne route, served by its flagship A380 aircraft.

Aircraft Accessories and Components Company (AACC) has announced the signing of a Preferred Supplier Agreement with Derco.

The Public Investment Fund (PIF) has said that five leading Saudi businesses have signed an MoU to become the first potential partners of the MENA regional Voluntary Carbon Market (VCM).

The company demonstrated state-of-the-art defence, security and aerospace capabilities ready to enhance the security of Qatar and the Middle East.

Etihad Engineering has welcomed a delegation from Argentina to its facility.

AERALIS, the transformational British military jet developer, has hosted a ceremony attended by The Emir of Qatar, His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.

Etihad Cargo has successfully renewed its Cargo iQ certification in accordance with Cargo iQ Standards for quality management.

Turkish Technic has released its financial results of 2021 which marked a successful growth and strong strategic acceleration compared to previous year.

Dubai Airports has confirmed plans to close Dubai International’s (DXB) northern runway for a 45-day period between May 9 and June 22, 2022.

Lödige Industries has recently completed the new fully automated terminal for Turkish Cargo.

Flydubai will operate flights to select destinations from Dubai World Central (DWC) in order to provide more travel options to passengers during the northern runway refurbishment project announced by Dubai Airports.