Middle East & North Africa

dnata has reached a significant milestone, handling over one million tonnes of cargo in Dubai between April 2024 and March 2025.

iGA Istanbul Airport has ushered in a new era in aviation history with the launch of Europe’s first-ever “Triple Runway Operations.”

BAA Training has signed a landmark five-year agreement with Qatar Airways Group, to deliver Multi-Crew Pilot License (MPL) training for up to 150 cadets annually.

beOnd, a first premium leisure airline, has launched services between Munich and Dubai.

IATA has emphasised the vital role of air cargo in maintaining global supply chain resilience.

IATA has released a study quantifying the substantial value that aviation (including aviation-related tourism) generated for the UAE in terms of jobs and economic activity in 2023.

Emirates SkyCargo has deployed a dedicated weekly freighter to Narita International Airport, increasing its network of destinations served by Emirates freighters to 38.

Emirates SkyCargo has signed an MoU with Teleport, AirAsia’s cargo partner.

Help AG has partnered with Dubai Air Navigation Services (dans) to strengthen the cybersecurity framework of one of the region’s most critical aviation organisations.

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has re-elected Hamad Salem Al Muhairi, Assistant Director, General of the Aviation Security Affairs Sector at the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), as Chairperson of the ICAO Aviation Security Panel for the third consecutive year.

Almaty, Ankara Esenboğa, Batumi, Madinah, İzmir, Riga, Tbilisi, and Skopje airports, operated by Turkey’s TAV Airports, were recognised among the best in the world in the Skytrax World Airport Awards.

Etihad Airways has welcomed its sixth A350 to its growing fleet.

Etihad Cargo has expanded its capacity to meet increasing customer demand in Greater China.

Qatar Airways and Virgin Australia have launched “Dine on Us” – a complimentary dining programme for passengers travelling through Doha to and from Australia.

Flyadeal has appointed European airline executive Rogier van Enk as chief commercial and customer officer.

Intelligent power management company Eaton signed an agreement with Air Support to provide local repair and overhaul of Eaton’s engine fuel components for large commercial aircraft.

Etihad Airways is expanding its global network yet further with the launch of flights to Peshawar, Pakistan, starting 29 September 2025.

Satair and Collins Aerospace, an RTX business, have signed a four-year extension of their cabin interior parts distribution agreement, continuing a 50-year relationship.

Saudi Arabia welcomed 30 million international visitors in 2024, representing a 9.5 percent increase from the previous year.

Dubai World Central-headquartered air cargo operator SolitAir has officially received its Air Operator Certificate (AOC) from the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA).

Emirates will be introducing its newest Airbus A380s fitted with its latest cabins, including Premium Economy, to Manchester and Milan.

At the Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX), Dubai-based carrier flydubai and Boeing announced an agreement to retrofit 21 of flydubai’s 737 MAX aircraft with larger Boeing Space Bins.

Matarat Holding has signed an MoU with SITA to accelerate the digital transformation of airports across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Qatar Airways will be launching three additional flights to Manchester, UK, from 4 June 2025.

Riyadh Air will be the first airline to launch Panasonic Avionics’ fully integrated in-flight engagement (IFE) interactive design and publishing tool - Modular Interactive (MI).