Middle East & North Africa

Boeing has announced a supply agreement for two million gallons (7.5 million liters) of blended sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

Dnata has significantly enhanced its operations in Erbil, Iraq.

The introduction of the second daily Gatwick service takes Emirates’ total UK weekly flights to 91. Gatwick is being served by both the Boeing 777 and the A380 widebody aircraft.

Blockaviation wants to convince a sceptical air transport industry about the cost savings and efficiency gains of moving fleet data on to a blockchain. Chief executive, John Roberts, explains the grand vision.

Spatial, a provider of cabin crew simulators, has entered a new partnership with VietJet Air to manufacture and deliver an A330 door trainer.

DC Aviation Al-Futtaim (DCAF) has expanded its fleet under management with the addition of a Bombardier Challenger 350 aircraft.

Steadicopter, a provider in Rotary Unmanned Aerial Systems (RUAS), has unveiled the Black Eagle 50H at the Singapore Airshow.

SalamAir is adding a direct flight from Suhar in Oman to Shiraz in Iran.

France has contributed to the enhancement of air defence of the UAE territory.

Textron Aviation has rolled out the first production unit of the twin-engine, large-utility turboprop, the Cessna SkyCourier.

Saudi Arabia’s World Defense Show has officially sold out all exhibition space. Visitors have until February 10th to register for the inaugural event by visiting www.worlddefenseshow.com .

Dubai-headquartered Airways Aviation Group and CAE have been awarded a contract by the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support.

Flydubai is to start of flights to Al Ula in Saudi Arabia, becoming the first UAE carrier to operate this route from Dubai.

ACC Aviation, the global aviation services group, reported a strong fourth quarter, after expanding into new pillars of expertise in aviation finance and technical services.

EgyptAir has received 40 postgraduate students from the Sorbonne University in France.

This week's rapid news roundup from around the MEASA region, brought to you by Alan Peaford, leads with Qatar Airways signing the largest ever freighter contract with Boeing as launch customer for the 777-8F.

Qatar Airways celebrating 10 years of operating direct flights between Doha and Tbilisi, Georgia and Baku, Azerbaijan.

Emirates will make a full return of passenger services to and from Casablanca from 8 February.

Dr Andrew Glendinning, Product quality advisor at Air bp, explains the specifications of Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

Joramco, the Amman-based MRO provider and the engineering arm of Dubai Aerospace Enterprise, is set to take part in MRO Middle East 2022.

Etihad Guest and the First Abu Dhabi Bank, in partnership with Visa, will launch a sustainably-focused Visa credit card.

Zayed R. Alzayani, chairman to the Board of Directors of Gulf Air, has praised the airline’s front line workers in their response to the Coronavirus COVID-19.

Ilker Ayci, Turkish Airlines Chairman of the Board of Directors last week resigned from his position.

Jazeera Airways has achieved a new milestone as an Approved Training Organoisation certified by Kuwait’s Directorate for Civil Aviation.

IATA has welcomed the creation by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) of a global directory of public keys required for authentication of health credentials.