Middle East & North Africa

Turkish Airlines has announced the airline's intention to order 40 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners.

The University of South Wales (USW) is to deliver degrees to aerospace engineering students as a key partner at the UAE's new Dubai South development.

AACO Executive Committee held its 80th meeting in Beirut, Lebanon under the chairmanship of Saleh Al Jasser, Director General of Saudia and the Chairman of AACO Executive Committee.

Turkish Airlines reached record high Load Factor in August with 84.3% LF.

Jazeera Airways has placed 100,000 tickets for sale at up to 50% discount.

Oman Air has successfully completed a crisis simulation exercise to test the airline's emergency response plans and procedures.

Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) Ltd. announces the appointment of Jeff Wilkinson as Chief Executive Officer of its subsidiary company, Jordan Aircraft Maintenance (Joramco).

Etihad Airways and its international cash management bank partner Citi have successfully completed a project six months ahead of schedule to introduce new automated treasury tools at the airline.

The Dubai Airport Freezone Authority (DAFZA) recently signed an MoU with the Department of Economic Development (DED) in Dubai to allow DAFZA's hosted companies to obtain dual licenses to operate across Dubai.

The Dubai Airport Freezone Authority (DAFZA) and International Center of Islamic Economy are preparing to launch the first edition of the annual Transformation Forum on November 22, 2017 at the Le Méridien Dubai Hotel and Conference Centre.

Qatar Airways announced an order today for two 747-8 freighters and four 777-300ERs (Extended Range), valued at $2.16 billion at list prices. The Doha airline then took immediate delivery of the first of the freighters.

Dubai International (DXB) has registered yet another month of record passenger traffic with 8.2 million passengers welcomed in August, according to the monthly traffic report issued today by operator Dubai Airports.

Flydubai has announced the start of flights to Montenegro's capital Podgorica, which will begin on 01 November.

Dubai's much feted unmanned aerial taxi has made its first flight.

Emirates will introduce three additional flights per week to the Swedish capital, from 8th December 2017.

SITAONAIR has been enlisted by Emirates to deliver personalised inflight connectivity for the airline's customers through SITAONAIR's onboard Wi-Fi hub, Internet ONAIR – digitally harmonising the IFC experience across over 200 aircraft.

Oman Airports has attended World route development forum held in Spain, Barcelona; led by the commercial operational team Kimmo Ruotsalainen, Airline Marketing Senior Manager.

Turkish Airlines, flying to more countries than any other airline, has been named a “Five-Star Global Airline” by the Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX) Official Airline Ratings.

The Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX) awarded Royal Jordanian the “2018 Four-Star Major Regional Airline” accolade on September 25, 2017, during the APEX EXPO Awards Ceremony in Long Beach, California, US.

Qatar Airways has announced an order for two Boeing 747-8 Freighters and four 777-300ERs, valued at $2.16 billion at list prices.

ATR has signed a deal with aircraft cabin technology supplier Amphenol Phitek that will provide operators with the option of a standalone wireless In-Flight Entertainment (IFE) system.

Etihad has appointed Tony Douglas – a former top executive in Britain's Ministry of Defence – as its new Group Chief Executive Officer.

Saudi Arabian Airlines (SAUDIA), has received a 4-star rating from the Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX).

Royal Jordanian will temporarily suspend its flights to Erbil and Sulaymaniyah, in northern Iraq, starting with 6 pm (Amman local time) on Friday, September 29, 2017.

The Emirates Group has partnered with PwC Middle East to offer UAE National graduates a secondment opportunity in one of the world's leading professional services network.