Middle East & North Africa

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

Oman Airports sees the return of traffic services and welcomed back Jazeera Airways on February 1, 2022.

A question-mark hangs over the future of Saudia after Saudi Arabia’s crown prince announced that the country plans to establish a new flag-carrier.

Bahrain – the first nation in the world to operate the F-16 Block 70 fighter jets – is to receive new flight simulators for the type, developed by Lockheed Martin, to train pilots for national defence missions under a new agreement approved by US government..

Sanad has launched a new strategy to expand business beyond the aerospace sector.

Etihad Airways has successfully completed IATA Environmental Assessment stage 2 and received accreditation in four key operational areas.

DHL Express has been recognised as Top Employer 2022 in the MENA region, following certification in KSA, Qatar, Egypt and the Middle East.

Qatar Airways has become the launch customer for the Boeing 777-8 Freighter with a firm order for 34 jets and options for 16 more, a total purchase that would be worth more than $20 billion at current list prices and the largest freighter commitment in Boeing history by value.

Gulf Air has said it continues awarding its Bahraini staff with open ended contracts, as it builds on its efforts to maintain its Bahraini calibre.

Satcom Direct is celebrating the qualification of the Satcom Direct Plane Simple Antenna System on the Intelsat FlexExec network.

EgyptAir has added Dublin, Ireland, to its route network starting from June 2, 2022.

British threat detection specialist Silent has been awarded contracts to supply its long-range thermal imaging cameras to provide protection for two major North African airports.

Speculation has begun that the UAE has, once again, revived its interest in acquiring a combat aircraft of Russian origin.