Bahrain’s Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications has renewed its long-standing partnership with leading aerospace event organiser Farnborough International to organise the 2022 and 2024 editions of the Bahrain International Airshow (BIAS).
Flydubai has announced the new dates for the launch of flights to Cluj-Napoca in Romania. The airline will operate twice-weekly flights between Dubai International and Avram Iancu International Airport Cluj starting from 03 November 2021.
Spatial, a provider of cabin crew simulators based in Ras Al Khaimah, has entered a new partnership with S7 to manufacture and deliver a cabin service trainer and door trainer for the Airbus A320 family.
Egypt successfully hosted 20 other nations from across the Middle East and Africa and beyond in a military training exercise called Bright Star. Throughout the first half of September forces from the 21 countries worked together to enhance security ties with exercised from the Mohamed Naguib base in the northern Matrouh governorate
An estimated $4.5 billion order for a further batch of 30 Dassault Rafale multi-role fighters means the ongoing modernisation and expansion of the Egyptian Air Force is continuing apace. Jon Lake reports.
Recaro Aircraft Seating (Recaro) is to equip Qatar Airways with its brand-new CL3810 economy class seat. Starting at the end of 2022, twenty shipsets of the CL3810 will be installed on the new A321neo fleet.
UK aerospace start-up AERALIS and a Middle Eastern sovereign wealth fund signed an investment agreement at London’s DSEI show as part of developing AERALIS’s innovative modular aircraft system for transforming the defence light jet market.
Qatar Airways has announced its participation on the Global Coalition for Sustainable Aviation of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), becoming the first airline in the Middle East to join the global coalition.
The trans-Arabian Sea air routes from the Gulf to India and Pakistan are one of the busiest in the world. Pakistan’s market is significantly underserved but could all that change now that Air Arabia and the Pakistani conglomerate the Lakson group are teaming together to form a new low cost carrier Fly Jinnah.
ACIA Aero Leasing (ACIA), a provider of regional aircraft leasing and lease management services which has multiple customers in the Middle East and Africa, announced today the acquisition of its first Embraer E190.
Gulf Air today marked the 5000th flight departure from Bahrain International Airport’s new terminal as flight GF003 to London Heathrow marked the operational milestone.
Qatar Airways has marked a milestone in its history with Bulgaria, celebrating 10 successful years since its first flight between Doha and Sofia Airport.
Saudi Arabia’s World Defense Show has revealed its official venue model at DSEI in London, showcasing a model of the purpose-built venue which will host the inaugural event in March 2022.
Saudi Arabia’s World Defense Show has announced its participation at the Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) event, unlocking the Middle East opportunity for UK firms.
The future of the Qatar Airways fleet will consist of aircraft with the lowest emissions, according to CEO, Akbar Al Baker, during a recent webinar. Keith Mwanalushi assesses the carrier’s fleet strategy as it emerges from a turbulent year.
