Middle East & North Africa

Qatar Airways has been announced as the ‘Airline of the Year’ by the international air transport rating organisation, Skytrax.

Skytrax announced today that Saudia is the World’s Most Improved Airline of 2021.

Emirates, the Premier Partner and Official Airline of Expo 2020 Dubai, has revealed an A380 livery dedicated to further carrying the global event's messages worldwide.

Emirates has announced that its flagship A380 aircraft will soon be deployed to an expanded list of destinations starting in October and November.

ExecuJet MRO Services is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year.

International Aviation Services Organization (IASO), the parent association for all the aviation services companies worldwide, has announced that Camber Aviation Management’s CEO and aviation expert, Thomas Chatfield has joined its Board of Director.

Gulfstream Aerospace has delivered its 50th Gulfstream G600.

Qatar Airways Group has published its Annual Report for 2020/21, covering a challenging year with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic causing extensive loss of traffic and revenues as part of a pattern seen across the global aviation industry.

September’s Defence Monthly has Jon Lake and Alan Peaford at the world’s largest international defence event – DSEI – in London’s Docklands.

Emirates will restart flights to London Gatwick Airport (LGW) from 10 December operated with a daily flight by a B777 aircraft.

Dubai Airshow 2021 is set to host pitch competitions in partnership with major local and global aerospace entities, including Etihad Airways, Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC), Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Boeing Applied Innovation.

Flydubai has become the first airline to operate direct air links to the Slovenian capital, Ljubljana from the United Arab Emirates.

Etihad Airways will be operating more flights to Seychelles from October to provide leisure holidaymakers and families with convenient travel options to the tropical paradise.

Figures released by the Mohammed bin Rashid Aerospace Hub at Dubai South reveal that Dubai’s business aviation sector continues to lead the industry’s recovery in the region. Jill Stockbridge reports.

Data is clearly the fuel that will drive the future of aviation and L3Harris is at the heart of the technological development that supports this move.

Joramco - the Amman-based MRO provider and the engineering arm of Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE), has named Fraser Currie as its new chief executive.

Pegasus has launched twice daily direct flights to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport.

Qatar Airways has extended its participation in the USAID ROUTES (Reducing Opportunities for Unlawful Transport of Endangered Species) Partnership, reinforcing its commitment to combat illegal trafficking of wildlife and its products.

Turkish Airlines has entered into a code share agreement with Finnair.

Etihad Airways believes that the more airlines – even direct competitors – that start operating into its Abu Dhabi base, the better. Alan Dron finds out why.

Emirates is the first airline to implement the International Air Transport Association's IATA Travel Pass solution on six continents as it rolls out this digital health pass to customers at all its destinations.

SITA has achieved CarbonNeutral company certification. The milestone resulted from decisive actions to significantly reduce emissions associated with its business operations in 2020.

The carrier will operate up to five weekly flights from Dubai International to Prague International Airport and twice weekly flights to Franjo Tuđman Airport Zagreb.

Gulf Air has announced the resumption of direct flights to Qassim’s Prince Naif Bin Abdulaziz Airport in Saudi Arabia with four weekly flights starting from 3 October 2021.

Emirates has become the first airline to implement the International Air Transport Association's IATA Travel Pass solution on six continents, as it rolls out this digital health pass to customers at all its destinations.