Middle East & North Africa

Astral Aviation has signed an operating lease for three B757-200 freighters with Aquila Air Capital.

An expanded MRO Middle East and AIME exhibition is set to return to Dubai in February 2022.

ACIA Aero Leasing is seeking proposals through an RFP for up to 30 additional aircraft to expand its fleet.

EgyptAir has opened a new office in Doha, Qatar.

Etihad Airways has entered a new partnership with Microsoft, leveraging its latest tools and technologies to advance its sustainability goals.

Flynas has announced its latest flights expansion including the first ever direct international flights into AlUla International Airport.

As the aviation world begins to strongly focus on sustainability, it is perhaps no surprise that UK engine-maker Rolls Royce is leading the charge.

In this edition of Insight we are delighted to welcome to the programme His Excellency Ibrahim Al-Omar, the Director General of Saudi Arabian Airlines Corporation.

The Emirates Flight Training Academy is inviting aspiring UAE Nationals and residents as well as international candidates to join its cadet training programme.

An Airbus H225 has performed the first ever helicopter flight with 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) powering one of the Safran Makila 2 engines.

The modernised Ka-226T light helicopter, which is being developed by the Russian Helicopters will make its international debut at Dubai Airshow 2021.

The new Boeing 777X has arrived at Dubai World Central preparing for the upcoming Dubai Airshow.

The battleground for the defence industry is changing. New alliances and partnerships are being formed and the military worries less about hardware and more about connectivity and capability. In this TATV Spotlight programme we talk to Bon Harward, the CEO of Lockheed Martin Middle East.

Gulf Air celebrates launch of its Boutique Charter Services.

Airbus will showcase a wide range of products, innovations and services that are leading the way to a sustainable future for aerospace at the Dubai Airshow 2021.

Emirates and Garuda Indonesia have signed an MoU to establish a codeshare partnership between both airlines.

Etihad Airways appointed Dr Nadia Bastaki as chief human resources, organisational development and asset management officer.

A Qatar Airways Airbus A380 took to the skies for the first time in more than 18 months.

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Air France, Anne Rigail, has hosted a special networking reception at the French pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai.

Julie Dickerson, CEO of Shannon Engine Support (SES) talks to Mark Pilling about the business of engine leasing and also the change is ownership structure with AerCap buying the shareholding formerly with GE.

The rapid expansion of cargo operations in the Arabian Gulf is continuing with the start of freighter services by Bahrain-based MENA Cargo.

Emirates will launch a daily non-stop flight between Dubai and Tel Aviv, Israel, starting 6 December.

The UAE Analog Mission#1 began yesterday as crew entered the NEK ground-based analogue facility in Moscow, Russia.

Qatar Airways has won the 'Investment in People' accolade from Seatrade Awards 2021.

OneWeb’s Vice President mobility services - Ben Griffin, explains to Technology and Space editor Steve Nichols why the London-headquartered satellite operator has seen a “huge amount of interest” from airlines, and is currently “working with and talking to a good number” of carriers.