Middle East & North Africa

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Gulf Air has announced new services to Rome, Milan, Nice and Manchester.
Airports & Networks

Saudia Aerospace Engineering Industries (SAEI) and Liebherr-Aerospace have signed a new General Term Agreement for heat exchanger services.
MRO

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

Qatar Airways and Malaysia Airlines Berhad have signed an MoU for a Strategic Cooperation to lead Asia Pacific Travel.
Airports & Networks

Joramco has extended its maintenance agreement with GetJet Airlines.
MRO

It's the second day of AIME and MRO Middle East and our coverage - brought to you with the support of Joramco - focuses on supply chain challenges and changing cabin interior demands, as well as opportunities for emerging markets.
MRO

With collaboration the name of the game at the MRO Middle East event in Dubai today, Turkey’s main MRO company Turkish Technic, and Swiss-based aviation and aerospace advisor, AMROS Global, have signed a collaboration agreement for the C-Check and lease-out operations of two Airbus A330.
MRO

Flydubai has signed a multi-year agreement for parts provisioning and Quick Engine Change (QEC) kits to support the all-Boeing flydubai fleet.
MRO

Pegasus Airlines is among the first of the IATA member airlines to go live with IATA’s Travel Pass for use on international routes.
Air Transport

Qatar Airways unveiled a retro livery aircraft to celebrate 25 Years in operations.
Aerospace

UMEX & SimTEX see deals valued at US$ 441 million by Day two of the event.
Aerospace

CFM International (CFM) and Airbus have signed an agreement to collaborate on a hydrogen demonstration programme.
MRO

Saab is launching a state-of-the art, ruggedised, 5G communication system for military and crisis operations at the Umex SimTEX 2022 exhibition in Abu Dhabi.
Aerospace

By Vincent Chappard
Before the pandemic, there were plans for Air Algérie to spend $2 billion on new aircraft. Now, as Vincent Chappard reports, the carrier is struggling for its very survival.
Air Transport