Middle East & North Africa

When the US State Department made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale of 72 F-15QA aircraft to the Government of Qatar on November 17, 2016 – it included provision for continental United States based Lead-in-Fighter-Training for F-15QA aircrew, training materials, personnel training, simulators and other training equipment.

Kuwait’s ALAFCO leasing company has started 2022 with a bang. Having announced losses in 2021 having delivered just nine aircraft it has revealed two new deals

Airbus Helicopters logged 419 gross orders in 2021, including from Saudi Arabia and Qatar, showing strong signs of recovery from the 2020 market situation.

An Airbus-organised summit in Toulouse has called for every sector of the industry, together with governments, to band together to facilitate the biggest revolution the airline industry has ever faced – cutting harmful emissions while keeping the industry growing.

IATA has announced full-year global passenger traffic results for 2021 showing that demand fell by 58.4% compared to the full year of 2019.

IATA has urged governments to accelerate relaxation of travel restrictions as COVID-19 continues to evolve from the pandemic to endemic stage.

Embraer has successfully completed the reintegration of its commercial aviation business’ main information technology systems and processes.

RoyalJet has expanded its growing fleet with the acquisition of another Boeing Business Jet (BBJ).

Leonardo has sparked a debate on the future of aviation at Expo 2020 Dubai at The Flying Society event.

Gulf Air has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with freight carrier DHL Express to explore commercial, technical and cargo opportunities.

Etihad Guest, the loyalty programme of Etihad Airways, and talabat are expanding their partnership with the Etihad Guest ‘Miles on the Go’ programme.

Gulf Air has signed an MoU with DHL aiming to explore opportunities of commercial, technical and cargo collaboration.

Qatar Airways Cargo is insourcing its entire commercial operation in Spain from February 1,2022.

Emirates has safely restored full scheduled operations to all its US destinations.

Unexpected partnerships sealed and agreements signed in recent months point to a shifting approach to the MRO industry in the post-Covid world.

From the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation, and Education Conference 2021 (I/ITSEC 2021). Watch Dr. Regan Patrick, Chief Learning Officer for CAE Defence and Security discuss the need to blend the amazing digital technologies available today with learning science.

EgyptAir is to resume its flights to Algeria, starting from February 6.

TATV brings all the news headlines from the past week in the MEASA aerospace world, brought with the support of the World Defense Show.

Egypt is believed to be preparing to order Leonardo's M346 Master as its latest military training aircraft.

CFM and Lufthansa Technik have signed a CBSA agreement on LEAP-1B engine services.

Emirates has signed an MoU with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Public Service of The Bahamas.

Serial production of Turkey’s Hurjet not enough to help meet 2023 indigenous production goal, said GlobalData.

Etihad Cargo has enhanced delivery of its eight-strong premium product range with the appointment of a specialised managerial team.

SalamAir is marking its five years of successful operation with 500free tickets to spread among its passengers who have partnered in the company’s success story.

Rolls Royce has announced its all-electric ‘Spirit of Innovation’ aircraft is officially the world’s fastest all-electric aircraft.