Middle East & North Africa

Etihad Airways has launched a series of transformative community outreach initiatives in Sri Lanka.

Emirates is marking 25 years of flying to Sydney having launched its service to Sydney in March 2000 with four weekly flights via Singapore.

The Emirates Group has joined forces with Moro Hub for co-location services at the Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park.

A new cargo operator has started services from Ras Al Khaimah, using the first examples of the Airbus A320P2F freighter conversions.

Dubai International (DXB) expects than 3.6 million guests in total expected to pass through its terminals during the Eid travel peak from 26 March to 7 April.

Emirates has donated essential supplies and limited-edition, handcrafted backpacks from its ‘Aircrafted by Emirates’ collection to a non-profit organisation in India.

SolitAir, a UAE cargo airline, has selected Air Support A/S’s PPS Flight Planning and OpsControl aircraft tracking solutions to power its flight operations.

Emirates will introduce Boeing 777s with upgraded cabins to eight more destinations on its route network.

Emirates is gearing up for a busy travel period for Eid Al Fitr by deploying an additional 17 flights to destinations in the Middle East/GCC from 26 March to 6 April.

Alan Warnes discusses with USAF commanders the role the US Air Force plays in helping to defend its allies in the Middle East.

ATR has signed a major contract with FedEx Corp for the acquisition of 10 ATR 72-600F.

Uganda Airlines is preparing to launch direct flights between Entebbe International Airport and London Gatwick Airport.

Etihad Airways and Ethiopian Airways have joined forces in a joint venture that will transform connectivity between Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.

SITA and Orange Business have extended their partnership for another five years, strengthening a collaboration that has been in place since 2001.

Wizz Air Abu Dhabi is launching new routes within the Middle East and Central Asia.

Hamad International Airport (DOH) has officially unveiled its highly anticipated Concourses D and E, marking a major milestone in its expansion and increasing its capacity to over 65 million passengers annually.

Qatar Airways Cargo has unveiled its latest product innovation – TechLift.

Emirates said it anticipates ‘busy’ weekends ahead of and during the Eid Al Fitr holiday with heavy traveller volumes departing from and arriving to Dubai.

Global aircraft lessor AviLease, a PIF Company, has delivered three Airbus A320neo aircraft to SDH Wings International Leasing.

The continuing strife in the Middle East formed an inevitable backdrop to the annual meeting of the Arab Air Carriers Organization (AACO) in Jordan.

Emirates has revealed the next seven cities to be served by its A350.

IATA has welcomed Morocco’s ‘Airports 2030 Strategy’ aimed at modernising airport infrastructure.

Air Arabia Abu Dhabi has expanded its network with the launch of a new service between Zayed International Airport and Yerevan’s Zvartnots International Airport.

Business and general aviation has long been the poor relation in the Middle East where a clear focus has been on the region’s world-leading commercial airlines – but UAE and Saudi Arabia have turned their attention to the related business aviation and advanced air mobility markets to push for global leadership.

SalamAir today operated its inaugural flight from Muscat to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi.