Middle East & North Africa

Unum Aircraft Seating has announced three partnerships with innovators in aircraft design and manufacturing.
Interiors & Connectivity

Joramco, the Middle East’s largest independent MRO provider, continues to see positive growth as it returned from participating in MRO Middle East 2022.
Aerospace

Etihad Airways has announced its business results for 2021, recording a strong recovery in passenger operations along with a significant improvement in financial performance.
Aerospace

Technoheaven has entered a strategic partnership with Emirates airline.
Emerging Technologies

Iberia Maintenance has been awarded a 10 year contract for the repair and maintenance of V2500 engines from Qatar Airways.
MRO

Boeing will be exhibiting its advanced range of defence technologies, products, and service capabilities at the first edition of the Saudi World Defense Show (WDS 2022).
Aerospace

Amman-based maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) provider Joramco, has extended its agreement with the global delivery company DHL, which began in 2017.
MRO

The Sharjah Airport Authority has won the Sharjah Excellence Award for Sharjah Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).
Aerospace

From 26 February, guests who are fully vaccinated and travelling with Etihad Airways to Abu Dhabi will no longer need a PCR test before their flight.
Air Transport

Satair, an Airbus Services company, and VD Gulf, a commercial aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul company, have renewed their partnership.
MRO

The International Defence Industry, Technology and Security Conference (IDITSC), will take place at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC), UAE on March 2 and 3, 2022.
Aerospace

By Chuck Grieve
Training enough technicians to meet demand is a growing challenge throughout the MRO industry. Chuck Grieve talks to companies who have done something about it.
MRO

By Alan Peaford
One major talking point at the World Defense Show (Riyadh March 6-9) will be the modernisation programme for the Royal Saudi Air Force’s fleet of C130s – the second largest fleet in the world after the USA.
Defense

Emirates has pledged its support to promoting tourism in Thailand through a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) signed with the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).
Airports & Networks

Etihad Airways, in collaboration with Environment Agency Abu Dhabi, has launched the Etihad Mangrove Forest.
Emerging Technologies

Emirates will operate an extra five flights to and from Kuwait, with the additional services running through 5 March.
Airports & Networks

By Alan Peaford
With live shows dominating the activities in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia region this week, our weekly TATV newsround focuses on the unmanned shows in Abu Dhabi and the MRO and Aircraft Interiors event in Dubai.
Air Transport

Turkish Aerospace Industries formally exhibited the country’s new National Combat Aircraft or Milli Muharip Uçak (MMU) at the 15th International Defence Industry Fair (IDEF) in Istanbul.
Defense

Turkish Technic and Flydubai have signed a contract for the C-Check operations of Boeing 737NG.
MRO

Travelport and Qatar Airways have signed a comprehensive agreement encompassing content, NDC distribution and merchandising.
Emerging Technologies

Starting 15 June 2022, Etihad Airways will launch a seasonal twice-per-week service to Crete.
Airports & Networks

Dublin Airport has welcomed the news that EgyptAir is to launch a new year-round direct Dublin-Cairo service this summer.
Airports & Networks

Turkey’s Keyvan Aviation Group has received a Type 1 DAT Provider Certificate from European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).
Emerging Technologies

Joramco has extended its maintenance agreement with GetJet Airlines.
MRO

Turkish Technic and Jazeera Airways have recently signed a contract for the C-Check operations of Airbus A320neos.
MRO