Middle East & North Africa

Dr. Sameh Elhefny, Egypt’s Minister of Civil Aviation, has participated in a dialogue session titled “Shaping the Future of Egyptian Civil Aviation” in London.

Hamad International Airport (DOH) has announced the opening of Concourse E as part of its latest terminal expansion programme.

The General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has announced 33 key partners for the ICAO fourth Global Implementation Support Symposium (GISS 2025), and the first edition of the Global Sustainable Aviation Marketplace (GSAM).

The difference in the Middle East compared to elsewhere in the world is that growth has not been broad based throughout the region.

Gulf Air Sponsors and Participates in the Third Edition of Sustainability Forum Middle East.

Oman Air Cargo has reaffirmed its cooperation with Jettainer, its Unit Load Device (ULD) management partner, on a long-term basis.

Flydubai has entered a partnership with Ultramain Systems, a leading provider in electronic technical logbook software.

Emirates Airlines has unveiled its Emirates World store in Cairo, Egypt.

European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE) has said it will not feature an outdoor static aircraft display for the first time since the show began in 2001.

“2024 made it absolutely clear that people want to travel,” said Willie Walsh, IATA’s Director General, on IATA’s releases passenger market performance figures.

The European consortium, Airbus, has rolled out ACJ TwoTwenty “Xtra Large Bizjet” (XLB) as a promising business jet. Kaleyesus Bekele reports.

Passenger traffic between the United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia rose 34% to a record 1.338 million direct passengers in 2024.

Dassault Aviation has unveiled the UAE’s first F4 Rafale fighter jet.

Dubai International (DXB) welcomed 92.3 million guests in 2024 – the highest annual traffic ever recorded in its history.

IATA released data for full year 2024 and December 2024 global air cargo market performance.

Earlier this month, the National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) introduced a ‘parafiscal’ tax on all tickets issued for departures from Algerian airports.

Royal Jordanian (RJ) and Jordan Flight Catering Company have extended their long-standing partnership for 10 years.

Air India will resume its non-stop services between Delhi and Tel Aviv from March 2, 2025.

Riyadh Air has been awarded its operational certificate by General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA), for its first advanced Boeing 787-9 RX7000 full flight simulator.

Etihad Airways will add a third daily flight to Milan, starting 1 November 2025.

Bahrain Airport Services (BAS) has implemented an upgrade to Bahrain International Airport's ground operations management system through the implementation of the advanced Resource Management System (RMS) by SITA.

Airbus Helicopters sees continued strong demand in the Middle East after boosting total orders by around 10% in 2024 across civil and military markets.

Turkey’s TAV Airports has celebrated its 25th anniversary.

Abu Dhabi is set to host the 4th ICAO Global Implementation Support Symposium 2025.

The World Defense Show (WDS) will be held 8-12 February 2026 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in partnership with Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI).