Middle East & North Africa

Royal Air Maroc (RAM) has joined the oneworld Alliance.

The UK Government will attend Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference (DIMDEX) this week with a delegation from the Department for International Trade, the UK MoD and Industry.

bp is to supply DHL Express with sustainable aviation fuel until 2026 as part of a new strategic collaboration with the global logistics company.

EgyptAir Maintenance and Engineering has successfully passed the audit of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) on the company’s facilities at Cairo Airport.

Saudia Airlines has signed an MoU with the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah to collaborate on the development of products and services.

BAE Systems has been operating in Saudi Arabia for more than half a century and worked side-by-side with the Kingdom's government introducing many of the practices that are now embedded within Vision 2030.

Qatar Airways has launched exclusive amenity kits and gift boxes from iconic French Perfumer Diptyque.

A Qatar Airways' flight from Doha to Delhi made an emergency landing in Karachi, Pakistan today after the airline declared an emergency from smoke detected in the cargo hold.

Saudi Arabia suffered a series of attacks from missiles and drones allegedly fired by Yemeni Houthi missiles.

Textron and Bell have entered into an agreement to purchase Pipistrel, an award-winning pioneer and global leader in electrically powered aircraft, based in Slovenia and Italy.

Turkish Aerospace will participate in the DIMDEX 2022 fair, that will be held on March 21-23, 2022 in Qatar.

Etihad Cargo has transported four rescued servals to their ‘forever home’ at Panthera Africa in South Africa.

For the first time around, Israel is now open to all travellers residing in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Emirates’ customers travelling to and from select destinations in India on 17 and 18 March can enjoy festive treats that the airline will be offering on-board to mark Holi, the Indian festival of colours.

The UK Government has awarded Saudi Arabia's alfanar £2.4 million to develop its site in Tees Valley, UK.

Emirates SkyCargo will be reactivating its cargo hub in Dubai South, Emirates SkyCentral DWC, for dedicated freighter aircraft operations from 26 March 2022.

SpaceChain has opened its UAE office in Abu Dhabi where it will work closely with start-ups and organisations across the region to drive new opportunities in the new space economy.

Oman Air and SalamAir have announced greater cooperation to align both airlines’ networks for passenger growth in and out of Oman.

Saudi Arabian group, Aviation Horizons, has broadened its interests by launching a new cargo airline.

The Falcon 6X has completed cold weather testing, passing another major milestone towards certification, expected later this year.

Qatar Airways is to resume flights to London Gatwick Airport from 5 June, 2022.

Bahrain’s Gulf Aviation Academy has signed a new partnership agreement with Mumbai-based Aeon Software.

Turkey’s TAV Airports has received the prestigious Airport Service Quality award at five of its airports; Izmir Adnan Menderes, Ankara Esenboga, Medina, Tbilisi and Skopje.

Emirates will be commencing daily services to Tel Aviv from 23 June 2022.

New UAE-based lessor, Sirius Aviation Capital Holdings, aims to have 100 aircraft in its portfolio three years from now.