Middle East & North Africa

The importance of cohesive and integrated tourism and hospitality industries to the region”s airline and airport business will be under the spotlight in Dubai this week
Airports & Networks

TAV Airports Holding Turkey’s global brand in airport operations recorded a net profit of $26,745 in the first quarter of 2019.
Aerospace

There were smiles at the Royal Jordanian annual meeting today as the national carrier announced a marked improvement in its performance figures to shareholders.
Aerospace

Etihad Airways has unveiled a major Economy transformation programme starting with the cabin upgrade and refurbishment of 23 narrow-body Airbus A320 and A321 aircraft.
Air Transport

Emirates, has unveiled the design and visitor experience concepts of its ultramodern pavilion for the six-month mega-event, Expo 2020.
Aerospace

Airport Show commences today for three-days with 375 exhibitors from 60 countries at its sell-out 19th edition at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre (DICEC).
Aerospace

Qatar Airways has revealed a new Economy Class on-board experience branded ‘Quisine.’
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Dnata has won four accolades at the 2019 World Travel Awards earning the titles of Middle East's Leading Corporate Travel Company; Middle East's Leading Airline GSA (general sales agent); United Arab Emirates’ Leading Travel Agency and Abu Dhabi's Leading Travel Agency.
Aerospace

Gulf Air and Oman Air have expanded their existing codeshare agreement allowing passengers to benefit from the outstanding products and services offered by the two airlines. This will extend travel opportunities to fly beyond Muscat and Bahrain effective from the upcoming summer schedule.
Air Transport

The Saudi Air Navigation Services has chosen Frequentis to provide a deployable mobile tower to support its air traffic control (ATC) modernisation programme.
Emerging Technologies

Flydubai was named “Best Low-Cost airline serving the Middle East” at this year’s Business Traveller Middle East Awards.
Aerospace

Gulf Air has entrusted maintenance of the APS5000 auxiliary power units (APU) equipping the airline's 10 new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft to AFI KLM E&M.
MRO

Gulf Air has selected Thales’ Ka-band connectivity solution for its B787-9 and A321Neo-E fleet.
Emerging Technologies

Sustainability, affordability, efficiency, and intramodal are the key principals for the growth of the travel industry for decades to come according to Dubai Airports CEO Paul Griffiths.
Airports & Networks

Turkish Aerospace will exhibit ANKA-AKSUNGUR and Multirole Heavy Combat Helicopter for the first time at International Defense Industry Fair (IDEF) 2019 between April 30 and May 3.
Aerospace

Boeing has released a statement regarding various news stories circulating on the disagree alert on the 737 MAX.
Air Transport

Dubai-based DTP, the provider of products and services designed to optimize planning and operations in the aviation industry to clients iuch as Dubai Airports, Abu Dhabi Airports, Emirates Airlines and Saudi Airlines Catering signed a partnership agreement with Cirium at the Airport Show today
Airports & Networks

Dubai Air Navigation Services (Dans), has appointed its first female UAE national as duty manager in the emirate.
Maintenance & Training

Airport security staff will find their jobs easier thanks to machine-aided assistance from Smiths Detection, introduced to the MENA region at the Airport Show today.
Airports & Networks

Gulf Air has enhanced the baggage allowance for all college and university students with an additional free of charge 23-kilogram bag.
Air Transport

Abu Dhabi Airports has opened two new kids play areas and five conveniently located baby changing rooms at Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH), further enhancing its services to better accommodate families traveling during the summer holidays.
Airports & Networks

Pegasus Airlines is adding Riyadh and Casablanca to its route network.
Airports & Networks

Etihad Airways has introduced Boeing’s Toolbox Mobile Library, an iPad mobile application, to enable its Technical Operations team to improve the efficiency of its maintenance engineers and technicians.
MRO

Hamad International Airport (HIA) has been named the “Best Airport for Passenger Experience” for the second consecutive year in a study by AirHelp, an air passenger rights specialist. Qatar Airways has also been ranked as the number one airline for the second consecutive year.
Airports & Networks

Jazeera Airways has started serving for the first time the coastal city of Bodrum in Turkey with three flights a week.
Airports & Networks