Middle East & North Africa

The Emirates Group is looking to provide IT professionals opportunities to join the world of aviation and travel.

Etihad Airways has launched its inaugural flight to the new state-of-the-art International Terminal C at Moscow Sheremetyevo Alexander S. Pushkin International Airport (SVO).

APOC, a aircraft, engines and landing gears trading, leasing, company has appointed Pete Allwood as new vice president, business development – EMEA.

Qatar Airways has earned the title of ‘World Class’ airline and ‘2022 Five Star Global Airline’ at the APEX/IFSA Awards.

Oman Air has resumed direct services on its Muscat-Zurich-Muscat route.

Saudi Arabian Airlines Corporation has ordered CFM International LEAP-1A engines to power its new fleet of 35 Airbus A321neo and 30 A320neo aircraft.

A historical contract for the acquisition of 80 Rafale F4 by the United Arab Emirates has been signed.

ExecuJet MRO Services Malaysia, that has facilities across Asia, Africa and the Middle East, is developing a purpose- built MRO facility at Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in Subang.

Diamond Aircraft has achieved two major EASA and FAA certification milestones.

Inmarsat is celebrating the fifth anniversary of GX Aviation, its most successful passenger inflight broadband service to date.

IATA has released October 2021 data for global air cargo markets showing that demand continued to be well above pre-crisis levels.

Emirates will resume its passenger operations between Dubai and Nigeria from 5 December 2021.

AJW Group, which has offices across, Africa, Asia Pacific, and the Middle East, has appointed Tony Whitty as director of aircraft and engine procurement.

Jazeera Airways took off with its first flight to the largest city in Kazakhstan, Almaty on the evening of December 1.

MENA Cargo Airlines has signed a five-year unit load device (ULD) supply, management and repair agreement with Unilode Aviation Solutions.

NEOM, the smart and sustainable regional development in northwest Saudi Arabia and Volocopter, the pioneer of urban air mobility, have established a joint venture (JV) company to design, implement, and operate the world’s first bespoke public vertical mobility system in NEOM.

Panasonic Avionics has been named the winner of the 2021 Popular Science Best of What’s New Award in its Aerospace category.

Qatar Airways will add Tashkent, Uzbekistan to its global network with twice weekly flights.

Initial findings from a world-first study of the impact of 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on both engines of a commercial jet have provided promising early results.

Egypt has inaugurated the second edition of the Egypt International Defence and Security Exhibition (EDEX 2021).

Qatar’s joint Hawk Training Squadron with the UK’s RAF has been formally stood up and TATV’s Defence Editor Jon Lake was at RAF Leeming to meet the architects of this new partnership between the Royal Air Force and the Qatari Emiri Air Force.

OneWeb, a global communications company powered by Space, has signed a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) with GDC Advanced Technology.

Embraer has signed an MoU with Pratt & Whitney to collaborate on studies of 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF).

Airbus is featuring its Tactilon Agnet solution support smart collaboration and communication within defence and military organisations at EDEX.

Willie Walsh, IATA's director general has commented on the new on New COVID-19 B 1.1.529 Omicron variant.