Middle East & North Africa

Comlux is to launch a new cross-functional organisation within the Group, Comlux Tech.

Mubadala subsidiary Sanad is to collaborate with Thales to extend industrial services for airport security, air traffic and avionics systems.

Consolidation and increased collaboration in the wake of the pandemic is less a result of the current disruption and more an acceleration of a pre-existing trend. Chuck Grieve reviews the MRO picture.

Rolls-Royce has reached a key milestone in its UltraFan technology demonstrator programme as the power gearbox (PGB) is dispatched from the company’s site in Germany.

ACI EUROPE and IATA have called for all remaining COVID restrictions applying to intra-EU and Schengen area travel to be dropped.

BIRD Aerosystems has received another order for a King-Air 350 Special Mission Maritime Patrol Aircraft from an undisclosed customer.

Qatar Airways Cargo carried 190 of the world’s fastest racehorses and finest show jumping and dressage horses on its freighters over the past few weeks.

Gulf Air has started its countdown to be the title sponsor of the Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix 2022, which will take place between 18-20 March 2022.

IATA announced that the recovery in air travel slowed for both domestic and international in January 2022 compared to December 2021.

The Emirates Group has opened the region’s first and largest solar carport at a sporting facility.

Dnata has been appointed to manage easyJet’s inflight retail services across the airline’s extensive network.

Qatar Airways will resume its service to the Namibian capital, Windhoek from 25 June 2022 as part of its largest ever African schedule.

The news headlines from the aerospace and defence industry across Arabia, Africa and South Asia this week, comes from World Defense Show and the Times Aerospace news studio.

Maqta Gateway, AD Ports Group’s digital arm has introduced Digital Airfreight Solutions as part of the Advanced Trade and Logistics Platform (ATLP).

Dassault Aviation now offers a new HEPA air filtration option for the Falcon 2000EX Series (EX EASy-DX-LX-LXS and S models).

Turkish Airlines will provide one-night stay in a 4-Star hotel for Economy Class and two nights stay in a 5-Star hotel for Business Class in Istanbul as a stopover service - through a hotel voucher that is issued after the ticket purchase.

Gulfstream Aerospace is continuing to invest in its super-midsize Gulfstream G280 with the addition of an even lower cabin altitude and new LED exterior lights.

Following four trade days that brought together 600 defence and security exhibitors from 42 countries, World Defense Show concluded its first edition today recording SAR29.7bn in deals.

SAMI has signed three separate financing agreements with three Saudi banks for a total amount of nearly SAR 7 billion.

Emirates and Garuda Indonesia have launched their codeshare partnership.

Taqnia ETS and Taqnia have signed an MoU with Star.Vision Hangzhou to collaborate on the development of innovative space technologies, satellites, artificial intelligence technologies and geospatial products.

As the World Defense Show closed its doors until the next event March 3-6 2024, TATV goes behind the scenes to look at the Show Centre – the hub of the whole event - and talk to show CEO Andy Pearcey to sum up the event.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released data for global air cargo markets showing slower growth in January 2022.

Santorini joins Athens and Mykonos to become Qatar Airways’ third Greek destination Qatar Airways will launch flights to Santorini, Greece, from 07 June 2022.

Aircraft Accessories and Components Company (AACC), a subsidiary of SAMI Aerospace business division of SAMI, has signed of a partnership agreement with Safran Landing Systems.