Middle East & North Africa

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

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.

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

IATA has released data for global air freight markets showing that full-year demand for air cargo increased by 6.9% in 2021.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Airport International Group has successfully renewed the Airports Council International (ACI) World Airport Health Accreditation of Queen Alia International Airport (QAIA) until December 2022.

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.

Turkish Airlines has announced that it will be operating direct daily flights from Manchester to Antalya starting on 1st April and Dalaman starting on 2nd April 2022.

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

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

Jet Luxe, a new aircraft management, charter, luxury travel, and concierge service company, has launched in the Middle East, Asia and North America. Jill Stockbridge reports.

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

Emirates SkyCargo has been named as the ‘Safest Global Airline Partner’ for the year 2021.