Middle East & North Africa

Dubai Airshow 2019 was hailed a success today by exhibitors, delegates and sponsors alike, as a lively week of trading came to a close.
Aerospace

Sanad Aerotech (Sanad) has launched its first move towards disruptive Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) technology implementations that will help reduce engine turnaround times by 15%.
MRO

The Emirates A380 'UAE in Space' mission livery made its official operational debut today, 22 November as it took off to its first destination Melbourne, Australia.
Space

Etihad Airways has welcomed by a traditional water cannon salute – at Jeddah’s new Terminal 1. The inaugural flight was operated on Etihad’s Dreamliner with the distinctive Kingdom of Saudi Arabia livery.
Airports & Networks

Jazeera Airways has launched its direct flights to Karachi, serving Pakistan’s most populous city with a weekly flight starting from November 21, 2019.
Airports & Networks

Abu Dhabi Airports has awarded the Midfield Terminal’s lounge construction and management contract to a joint venture between National Aviation Services (NAS) and Airport Dimensions, which combines NAS’ regional operational experience and Airport Dimensions’ expertise in managing passenger’s needs at international airports.
Aerospace

Etihad Engineering along with its consortium partners tested and presented its revolutionary intelligent and smart cabin, i+sCabin, for the first time on Boeing’s 777 flying testbed, the ecoDemonstrator on 19 and 20 November in Frankfurt.
MRO

Schott, jetlite, Etihad Engineering and Lufthansa Technik have signed a ceremonial letter expressing co-operation in further exploring and promoting a new “Human-centric Lighting” technology and bringing it to the market.
Interiors & Connectivity

Tawazun Economic Council, as part of its support to the national economy and to attract foreign and domestic investments into the UAE, the multinational aerospace, defence and security player Leonardo and the Abu Dhabi Aviation Training Centre (ADATC) are partnering to establish new and expanding training capabilities in the Middle East.
Maintenance & Training

Emirates has signed a codeshare and interline agreement with SpiceJet.
Air Transport

Emirates is adding a fourth daily service to Dhaka from 1 June 2020.
Airports & Networks

Gulf Air recently signed a five-year retailing deal with ATPCO to integrate Routehappy Rich Content on the airline’s website gulfair.com to further modernise and enhance its flight shopping display.
Emerging Technologies

Industry safety experts at the World Aviation Safety Summit 2019 will present potential new solutions to the problem of airspace congestion for the Middle East and wider regions. The problem is costing an excess of $7 billion in lost productivity time to passengers and is adding more than $ 9 billion to airline operating costs.
Aerospace

Abu Dhabi Airports and Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics services arm of the Etihad Aviation Group, have announced a major project to enhance Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH) into a state-of-the-art global air cargo centre of excellence.
Airports & Networks

DTP has announced the deployment of DTP tNexus Message Hub system and Dassault Systèmes DELMIA Quintiq fixed resource planning application, at Dubai International (DXB).
Airports & Networks

Qatar Aircraft Catering Company (QACC) is the first organisation in the world to achieve ISO22000:2018 certification from Bureau Veritas with UKAS accreditation, confirming QACC’s Food Safety Management System meets the highest standards.
Interiors & Connectivity

Emirates has rolled out its A380 dressed in the striking 'Year of Tolerance' livery from its Engineering Centre, ready to take-off for the historic one-off EK 2019 flight on 29 November that will bring together the diverse, multi-cultural communities of the UAE.
Air Transport

Horizon, the Middle East’s largest independent helicopter flight training academy supporting commercial and military operators, has signed a purchase agreement with Entrol for a Bell 505 FTD level 2 simulator, valued at AED5.5 million.
Airports & Networks

The aircraft interiors industry is growing at 5.87% CAGR and predicted to be worth USD$40.2 billion globally by 2025.
Interiors & Connectivity

Spatial has been selected by Cheongju University to manufacture an A320 Door Trainer for use by Aero K.
Maintenance & Training

Rolls-Royce and Oman Air have agreed to a five-year contract for engine maintenance, repair and overhaul services for eight Trent 700-powered Airbus A330 aircraft.
MRO

Pegasus Airlines has signed an agreement with Ireland headquartered international flight school Atlantic Flight Training Academy (AFTA), based in Cork, to train cadets for their future careers as commercial pilots in 2019/2020.
Maintenance & Training

Airbus is celebrating ten years of partnership with Strata shaping the UAE’s aerospace industry, highlighting key milestones achieved with the UAE-based manufacturer throughout the past decade.
Aerospace

Qatar Airways has turned the pre-match team-talk into an entertaining safety video that will be shown on board flights before the end of the year.
Emerging Technologies

Pegasus Airlines has signed IATA’s “25by2025” initiative.
Air Transport