Middle East & North Africa

Etihad Airways is hosting a major recruitment drive, seeking up to 1000 individuals with outstanding hospitality experience to join the airline’s World Leading Cabin Crew.
Air Transport

Saudia won Airline of the Year-Asia Award at Air Cargo News Awards 2021 in London, a highly coveted industry award-giving body distinctively referred to as its Oscars counterpart.
Aerospace

Qantas and Emirates will extend their cornerstone partnership for another five years, meaning customers and frequent flyers of both airlines will have access to an expansive joint network.
Airports & Networks

Wizz Air Abu Dhabi will commence seven new routes in the upcoming weeks bringing its third aircraft to full capacity after the eased travel restrictions were introduced in the Abu Dhabi Emirate recently.
Air Transport

The first two BAE Systems Hawk Mk 167 jet trainers for the Qatar Emiri Air Force (QEAF) have arrived at RAF Leeming in the UK, reports JON LAKE.
Maintenance & Training

Indian military personnel are undergoing the second phase of training in Russia in handling the S-400 air defence systems, the delivery of which will commence by the end of his year, writes Jay Menon
Maintenance & Training

Gulf Air has commenced its commercial service between Bahrain and Tel Aviv as its flight GF972 took off from Bahrain International Airport at 10:40am on 30 September 2021 and arrived at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport.
Airports & Networks

Flydubai has launched flights to Warsaw and Budapest from 30 September.
Airports & Networks

With the eyes of the defence world about to turn towards Egypt for the forthcoming Egypt Defence Expo (EDEX) the Egyptian Air Force has been exploring new training opportunities with a range of partners and allies, writes Jon Lake
Maintenance & Training

A UAE-based start-up company is working with Etihad Airways to harness the internet of things (IoT) and reduce waste, cost, and environmental impact. Jill Stockbridge reports.
Emerging Technologies

IATA has announced that the recovery in air travel decelerated in August compared to July, as government actions in response to concerns over the COVID-19 Delta variant cut deeply into domestic travel demand.
Aerospace

By Mark Pilling, Alan Peaford, Chuck Grieve
Sustainability is very much on everyone’s lips right now and the aerospace industry is clearly stepping up its actions. Nowhere more so than at Airbus.
Air Transport

With just over a year to go until the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 kicks-off, Qatar Airways Holidays is launching its unique fan travel packages, inclusive of match tickets, return flights and accommodation options.
Airports & Networks

Qatar Airways Cargo and ECS Group have celebrated their first year of air cargo services out of Lyon (LYS), France.
Air Transport

SAL, Saudi Logistics Services company, has signed an agreement with Gulf Air to provide ground handling solutions to their fleet at all KSA main airports.
Air Transport

Abu Dhabi’s National Defense College (NDC) and the Abu Dhabi School of Government (ADSG) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to develop joint training programs fostering knowledge exchange and enhancing participants’ leadership capabilities, while also aligning with the wider strategy of the UAE.
Maintenance & Training

By Alan Peaford
Abu Dhabi based VVIP private jet operator RoyalJet has the world’s biggest Boeing Business Jet fleet.
Business Aviation

Etihad Airways has received four honours at the Airline Economics Aviation 100 Deals of the Year Awards 2021 at a ceremony on Tuesday 28 September in Dubai.
Aerospace

US-Bangla Airlines, the Dhaka, Bangladesh-based carrier, has appointed global aviation services group ACC Aviation, which has offices in the Middle East, as remarketing agent to dispose of three de Havilland Dash 8-Q400 turboprops.
Air Transport

Etihad Airways this November the airline will begin flying to Johannesburg and Cape Town in South Africa, and the Indian Ocean island of Zanzibar.
Airports & Networks

India-based Fokker Elmo SASMOS Interconnection Systems Limited (FE-SIL) will make electrical interconnections systems for the Boeing-Saab T-7A trainer aircraft.
Maintenance & Training

The Boeing Company has appointed Kuljit Ghata-Aura as the new president of Boeing Middle East, Turkey and Africa (META), excluding the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, effective September 30, 2021.
Maintenance & Training

IATA has released August 2021 data for global air cargo markets showing that demand continued its strong growth trend but pressure on capacity is rising.
Air Transport

Turkish Airlines has signed a flight data animation partnership with CEFA Aviation.
Emerging Technologies

Turkey’s new Bozdoğan (Merlin) within visual range air-to-air missile (WVRAAM) has been live fired from a Turkish Air Force Block 40 F-16C.
Defense