Middle East & North Africa

As interest grows globally in seaplane and amphibious aviation, the Future Opportunities for Seaplanes and Amphibious Aviation conference is seeing strong interest from delegates and exhibitors.

Emirates will restart services to Beirut, Lebanon from 1 February 2025 with a daily flight.

The Emirates A350 will make its debut in India on January 26 to Mumbai and Ahmedabad. The Airbus A350 now serves five destinations in the airline's network.

Jazeera Airways is further expanding its European destinations by adding Budapest to its operations.

Business aviation in Saudi Arabia jumped a record 24% in flight volumes in 2024, the General Authority of Civil Aviation has said.

The first Riyadh Air Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, featuring the airline’s pearl livery, landed at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh last week.

The 24th edition of the Airport Show is gearing up to take place May 6 –8, 2025 at DWTC, Dubai.

Qatar Airways is expanding into the Americas with the launch of two new weekly flights to Bogotá, Colombia, and Caracas, Venezuela, from early summer 2025.

ATR is introducing Starlink high-speed internet connectivity onboard its aircraft.

Nav Aero Global Cargo GSSA Network has entered a partnership with Oman Air Cargo offering more connectivity, and comprehensive cargo solutions worldwide.

Emirates has reported record surge in bookings from the UK as it reveals the biggest trends for travel this year.

GACA of Saudi Arabia will present aviation investment opportunities on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos this week.

Egypt’s Minister of Civil Aviation, Sameh El-Hefny talks about the country’s soaring ambition to expand the aviation infrastructure and attract global tourism.

AerSale, a provider of aviation products and services, and Sanad Group, will collaborate on strategic inventory sale including high-demand components.

A scandal last spring involving faked documentation of aircraft engine parts led the MRO industry to question whether blockchain technology would prevent this from happening, and if so, why it is not more widely used.

Royal Jordanian Airlines will resume flights to Damascus, Syria, from January 31, 2025.

Royal Air Maroc Cargo has strengthened its 15-year partnership with CHAMP Cargosystems by implementing Cargospot Mobile and Cargospot Handling.

IndiGo has launched new direct service between Hyderabad and Madinah, which will commence, February 20, 2025.

Qatar Airways is resuming operations to Malta with four weekly flights from 2 July 2025.

The ADNEC Group has reviewed preparations for IDEX and NAVDEX 2025 along with diplomatic representatives and military attachés accredited to the UAE.

Emirates has unveiled a new uniform designed for its Premium & VIP Passenger Services team.

Oman Air has achieved a second-place global ranking for on-time performance (OTP) in December 2024.

Etihad Cargo has operated 329 flights from Ezhou Huahu Airport, Asia’s first dedicated freighter hub, to Zayed International Airport.

Following Emirates’ successful launch to Madagascar in September 2024, the airline will introduce additional flights to the island nation.

Airbus has appointed Mikail Houari as Head of Airbus in Qatar, which became effective on January 1,2025.