Middle East & North Africa

This year the Qatar Emiri Air Force is celebrating its 50th anniversary. To spread the word of this rapidly-expanding air arm on its golden anniversary, the QEAF has sent aircraft to two big air shows recently. Alan Warnes reports.

Saudia won Cabin Crew of the Year award during the 18th edition of the Aviation Business Middle East Awards 2024.

IATA has launched the IATA Air Cargo Device Assessment Program to validate air cargo tracking devices, data loggers and sensor-equipped devices.

Turkish Airlines has successfully achieved the Guinness World Records title for the ‘Most Countries Flown to by an Airline'.

While many challenges may keep Royal Air Maroc CEO, Abdelhamid Addou, awake at night, the airline’s ambitious fleet expansion is surprisingly not one of them.

Emirates has launched its new Travel Store in Karachi, making it the airline’s first experiential retail concept to be rolled out in West Asia.

Turkish Airlines has launched flights to Santiago, the capital of Chile.

Pegasus Airlines has signed an agreement with Boeing for 200 Boeing 737-10 aircraft.

The General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), Etihad Airways and Thales have joined forces to reduce climate impact in the Emirates Flight Information Region (FIR), environmental sustainability being an absolute priority for UAE airlines.

Etihad Cargo is expanding its freighter network with the addition of Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) as its latest destination.

Dubai International (DXB) is set to welcome over 5.2 million travellers between December 13 and 31.

EDGE and Indra Sistemas (Indra) have established a new joint venture, PULSE, aiming to foster local capabilities for the development and manufacture of radar systems.

Emirates Flight Training Academy’s (EFTA) fifth graduation ceremony, which took place today, also marked the academy’s biggest cohort to date.

Safran Power Units has appointed ExecuJet MRO Services in Australia, Malaysia and Dubai as authorised service centres for the Safran auxiliary power unit used on the Dassault Falcon 6X.

The UAE has announced a new milestone in its Emirates Mission to the Asteroid Belt with the completion of the concept review of its lander, which is designed to land on and study the asteroid Justitia.

It has been a successful year for airports whose revenues are set to reach US$194.4 billion by the end of 2024.

Qatar Airways has relaunched daily flights to Canberra, Australia’s capital city.

The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) of Saudi Arabia has appointed CAA International (CAAi), to Harmonise Safety Regulatory Framework with EASA.

Saudia has emerged as the new leader among global industry peers, ranking first in On-Time Performance with an impressive on-time arrival rate of 89.85 percent.

Joramco Academy, the educational arm of Joramco, has started its new academic year with students attending its newly inaugurated premises.

Flydubai has unveiled its new Business Class Lounge at Terminal 2, Dubai International (DXB).

Saudi's sovereign wealth fund PIF has secured a 15% stake in London Heathrow Airport (LHR).

Flydubai has received awards in two categories at the annual Aviation Innovation Awards.

IndiGo has announced four new codeshare connections to Houston (IAH), Atlanta (ATL), Miami (MIA), and Los Angeles (LAX), via Istanbul, effective December 18, 2024.

Etihad Airways launched its new service to Nairobi, Kenya, on December 15, 2024.