Middle East & North Africa

Oman Air has signed a sponsorship agreement with the Oman Football Association (OFA) renewing its role as key partner and official carrier for national football teams in the Sultanate.
Aerospace

National Aviation Services (NAS), an airport services provider in emerging markets, has successfully renewed its IATA's Safety Audit for Ground Operations (ISAGO) for the fifth time.
Airports & Networks

Since March 2020, Emirates Airlines has helped over 2 million customers make multiple date or destination changes, or exchange their tickets for vouchers to be utilised for future travel.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

TATV is bringing a new look to the news, views and events happening in the world's fastest emerging markets of Africa, the Middle East and West Asia.
Aerospace

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has urged governments to abide by international agreements and treaty obligations to enable airlines to repatriate close to nearly $1 billion in blocked funds from the sale of tickets, cargo space, and other activities.
Air Transport

Etihad Engineering, EOS, a supplier for responsible manufacturing solutions based on industrial 3D printing technology, and Baltic3D.eu, an industrial 3D printing service in Northern Europe, have agreed to collaborate on a Research and Development project “FDM and SLS industrial 3D printing technology applicability in serial manufacturing of aircraft interior parts.”
MRO

Emirates has signed a codeshare agreement with Azul Linhas Aereas Brasileiras (Azul) which will allow customers to seamlessly connect to and from eight cities in Brazil to Emirates’ global network via Sao Paulo.
Airports & Networks

By Alan Peaford
Africa could be one of the leaders in urban and regional advanced air systems following an agreement between Kenya Airways and the Embraer advanced UAS specialist company EVE.
Air Transport

Acting chief executive officer of Gulf Air, Captain Waleed Abdulhameed AlAlawi, recently visited Etihad Aviation Training Centre in Abu Dhabi and was given a tour of the facility.
Maintenance & Training

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has welcomed the decision of the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to accept the IATA Travel Pass to confirm pre-departure COVID-19 test results for departing and arriving passengers starting 30th of September 2021.
Emerging Technologies

Qatar Airways Cargo has further rolled out its third-party eBooking platform, WebCargo by Freightos across the rest of the world, effective 23 August 2021.
Air Transport

By Steve Nichols
Gogo is keen to establish its 2Ku inflight connectivity solution on more Middle Eastern Airlines following its purchase by satellite giant Intelsat.
Emerging Technologies

By Steve Nichols
Hazzaa al-Mansoori has become the first Emirati in space. Al-Mansoori, a former Emirati F-16 pilot, was launched from the Russian spaceport in Kazakhstan on Wednesday on a trip to the International Space Station.
Space

By Vincent Chappard
International tourism in the Middle East and North Africa showed clear signs of recovery in 2017 with growths of 5% and 13%, respectively.
Airports & Networks

By Alan Dron
Boeing Global Services (BGS) is continuing to outpace the market as it pursues a target of achieving $50 billion in revenues by 2025, according to the division's new CEO, Ted Colbert, speaking at the Dubai Air Show yesterday
Maintenance & Training

In line with its commitment to develop the capabilities and support the localisation of Saudi Arabia’s military industries sector, Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI), has signed a logistics services agreement with Bahri.
Defense

Aviation Africa 2021, due to take place on 14 & 15th October in Kigali, Rwanda, will now take place in 2022, with new dates to be announced shortly.
Aerospace

Jazeera Airways has taken delivery of its seventh Airbus A320neo aircraft from Airbus in Toulouse, France.
Air Transport

Due to the Khareef season demand for travel to Salalah in Oman’s southern Dhofar Governorate, Oman Air has gradually increased weekly flight frequencies from an average of 18 weekly flights in July to a total of 41 weekly flights at the beginning of August.
Airports & Networks

Bombardier, in conjunction with Rolls-Royce, is bolstering its maintenance service capabilities for Global aircraft customers at its service facilities.
MRO

Flyadeal, the low-cost Jeddah-based airline owned by Saudi Arabian Airlines, has signed a long-term Flight Hour Services (FHS) agreement to support its A320 fleet.
MRO

Qatar Airways Cargo and WiseTech Global, a provider of software solutions to the logistics industry, have commenced implementation of an extensive direct data connection between their global operating systems.
Emerging Technologies

The Dubai Airshow 2021, set to take place from 14-18 November 2021, shows the industry moving in the right direction towards achieving a full recovery within aviation.
Aerospace

Embraer has announced ambitious new ESG targets, including a commitment to carbon neutral operations by 2040.
Air Transport

Emirates and Airlink have announced the expansion of their existing partnership into a unilateral codeshare agreement, giving travellers to and from South Africa access to more than 40 domestic and regional destinations across 12 African countries.
Airports & Networks