Middle East & North Africa

Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) and Saudi Aramco’s King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture (Ithra) have signed a preliminary MoU for a strategic cooperation.

Emirates Group Security (EGS) has signed an agreement with the University of Arizona (UA) located in Tucson, Arizona, USA.

OneWeb, the low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite communications company, has confirmed its successful deployment of 36 satellites by Arianespace from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.

Etihad Airways and Henan Province Airport Group aim to establish a strategic partnership to strengthen aviation ties between the UAE and China.

Boeing has ordered 19 767 Freighters from UPS highlighting the 767 Freighter's operational efficiency and payload capability to serve its global customers.

Oman Air recently participated in ICAO’s Regional Security Culture Webinar under the theme ‘Year of Security Culture.’

AMAC Aerospace Switzerland has acquired Gamit, a UK company supplying professional and technical support to local and international MRO, airlines, private and corporate aircraft owners.

SAL Saudi Logistics Services has launched the extension of its new Jeddah Station.

IATA has clarified that the aircraft cabin remains a very low risk environment for contracting COVID-19.

The latest group of future Saudi Arabian air traffic controllers to train with New Zealand’s Airways International was the first to include Saudi women learning ATC skills abroad. Alan Dron reports.

Etihad Airways and ADQ have proposed a transaction that will support the ongoing transformation of the airline and the future growth of the civil aviation sector in Abu Dhabi.

Airbus said today that it will be defending its position against a claim by Qatar Airways filed in the English courts.

EgyptAir Training Academy has successfully renewed its European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) approval.

Gulf Air will resume its direct flights to Baku, Azerbaijan, with two weekly flights starting from January 6, 2022.

Following the opening of the final phase of Concourse A at Dubai International's (DXB) Terminal 3, the airport is now 100% operational with all terminals, concourses, and facilities open.

Qatar Airways has issued legal proceedings against Airbus in the Technology and Construction division of the High Court in London.

Emirates’ has reopened over 20 airport lounges around the world as the airline has resumed operations to over 90 percent of its pre-pandemic network.

Saudia Cargo has signed a sponsorship agreement with Saudi Arabia’s first female, accredited rally driver at Rally Dakar, Mashael AlObaidan.

Gulfstream Aerospace has announced the all-new Gulfstream G700 has made ‘great strides’ in its flight-test programme.

Oman Air will continue to strengthen strategic codeshare partnership agreements to maximise its post-pandemic growth trajectory.

Qatar Airways has become the first carrier to make a transaction on the IATA Aviation Carbon Exchange (ACE) using IATA Clearing House (ICH).

Middle Eastern air forces are increasingly fielding a new class of very-long-range stand-off missile, despite the strictures of the multilateral Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) and the fact that the US is determined to limit the range and payload of any such weapons systems supplied to its regional allies.

Qatar Airways has resumed its non-stop services between Doha and Sofia Airport effective 16 December 2021.

The air transport industry must take sustainability into its transformation, this is according to Sebastien Fabre, CEO, SITA for aircraft.

Emirates today received delivery of its 123rd Airbus A380 superjumbo jet.