Middle East & North Africa

The Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) and Maqta Technologies Group have partnered with Etihad Cargo to introduce new features to the Advanced Trade and Logistics Platform (ATLP).

Bahrain Airports Company (BAC), the operator of Bahrain International Airport (BIA), has been awarded the Airport Service Quality (ASQ) Award for Best Airport at Arrivals Globally by Airports Council International (ACI).

TAV Airports has received service quality awards for four airports; Ankara Esenboğa, İzmir Adnan Menderes, Milas-Bodrum, and Skopje.

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has announced the selection of Saeed Mohammed Al Suwaidi, the UAE’s Permanent Representative to ICAO, as a member of the Edward Warner Award Committee.

The Emirates Mission to the Asteroid Belt (EMA) has completed reviewing the Critical Design phase of the mission.

Etihad Airways has released its traffic statistics for February 2025, maintaining continued strong performance.

As Kuwaiti low-cost-carrier Jazeera Airways marks its 20th anniversary in 2025, it has major expansion plans.

DC Aviation Group has appointed Andrew Pearce as Group Maintenance Sales Consultant.

Emirates has joined forces with Parsys Telemedicine to introduce next generation equipment that will enable customers to receive high-quality, speedy medical care in the air.

Royal Jordanian (RJ) will start four weekly flights Queen Alia International Airport to Mumbai and Delhi using Airbus A320neos.

Dubai-based air cargo carrier SolitAir has appointed GAC Shipping (India) Private Limited as its cargo sales agent (CSA) in India, strengthening its operations between the UAE and India.

Aviation specialist, Air Charter Service, has announced that Andreas Spies has become the new CEO of the company’s time critical services in EMEA and APAC.

Etihad Airways has announced 10 new Cadet Pilot scholarship places for internal candidates of all nationalities, in its newly established Employee Cadet Pilot programme.

Oman Air has been recognised as the second most punctual airline in the Middle East and Africa Region for 2024 and the top in the Middle East.

Qatar Airways is now operating the world’s first Starlink-equipped Boeing 777 aircraft. The first flight occurred from Doha to London in October.

Qatar Airways is enhancing global connectivity with additional flights to key destinations around the world.

Magma Aviation and Intradco Global, a horse transportation air charter specialist, have successfully transported 34 endurance horses from Liège (Belgium) to AlUla (Saudi Arabia) for the AlFursan Endurance Cup.

The first batch of six AH-64E Apache attack helicopters for the Royal Moroccan Air Force (RMAF) has been handed over at the 1st Air Base in Salé as part of the North African country’s defence modernisation strategy.

Oman Air has entered an exciting new partnership with TUI to offer customers an easier way to book holiday packages alongside their flights.

While Middle East airlines are set to increase profitability in 2025 and stand out as generating the highest profit per passenger within the industry, the impact of conflict in Gaza and the Lebanon means it is a case of mixed fortunes across the region.

GE Aerospace has officially certified ExecuJet MRO Services Middle East as an authorised service centre (ASC) for line maintenance on GE Passport engines, which power the Global 7500 aircraft.

Emirates will expand the list of cities served by its refurbished Boeing 777 to Seoul, South Korea starting 14 April and London Stansted in the UK from 7 May.

Emirates and Costa Cruises have renewed their partnership through 2027, with the aim of positioning Dubai as a major global cruise hub.

Emirates concluded a successful ITB Berlin 2025 on March 6, signing 11 strategic agreements during the event.

Turkish Airlines made US$2.4 billion profit in 2024 in what the airline said was a ‘challenging’ aviation industry hit by geopolitical and global tensions, aircraft production delays and engine issues.