Middle East & North Africa

Qatar Airways will host LATAM Airlines Group’s board of directors and senior management in Doha between 13 and 15 October. During the three-day visit, LATAM’s board members and senior management toured Qatar Airways’ state-of-the-art technical facilities and Hamad International Airport’s award-winning lounges.

Emirates SkyCargo has launched Emirates Delivers - a new e-commerce delivery platform that allows customers shopping from multiple online retailers in the US to consolidate their purchases and have the goods delivered to a home or office address.

Etihad Aviation Group (EAG) has signed a partnership deal with Air Arabia to launch a new low-cost carrier called Air Arabia Abu Dhabi.

Turkish Aerospace will participate in Seoul International Aerospace and Defence Exhibition for the first time, between 15-20 October 2019.

Spatial, a provider of cabin crew training simulators based in the UAE, is to manufacture a Water Evacuation Trainer for Singapore Airlines.

Turkish Technic and Satair have signed a strategic General Terms Agreement (GTA) to facilitate further business growth between the two entities.

Virgin Galactic and Under Armour have unveiled a collaboratively designed spacewear system for Virgin Galactic astronauts

Bahrain Airport Company (BAC), the operator and managing body of Bahrain International Airport (BIA), renumbered BIA’s aircraft parking stands, bringing Bahrain’s gateway further in line with international standards.

Air Arabia Abu Dhabi will cater to the growing low-cost travel market through its hub in Abu Dhabi International Airport.

Following the news that Etihad Aviation Group and Air Arabia have signed of an agreement to launch Abu Dhabi’s first low-cost airline, this has ‘rekindled’ talk of an Emirates merger with Etihad Airways, according to GlobalData.

Emirates has made several key management movements across its commercial operations team in the Middle East, Far East, Europe and Emirates Skywards.

Joramco, the Amman based MRO and the engineering arm of Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE), has signed a new base maintenance agreement with MNG Airlines; a Turkish cargo airline headquartered in Istanbul, to perform three C checks on two A300 and one A330 aircraft of the carrier’s fleet, these checks are planned to commence between December 2019 and February 2020.

Cargo Connect returns to DWC, Dubai Airshow Site during the Dubai Airshow in November to focus on technology innovations that are disrupting the cargo industry.

Jazeera Airways took delivery of its second Airbus A320neo aircraft which landed at Kuwait International Airport on the evening of Friday, October 18.

DC Aviation Al-Futtaim (DCAF) is extending its cooperation with Al-Futtaim Lexus through a collaboration with Intersect by Lexus.

Etihad Airways has celebrated the deployment of the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner on its daily scheduled services to Milan by hosting an exclusive reception at the Palazzo Clerici, the Baroque former residence of the influential Clerici family, located in the heart of the Italian city.

DC Aviation group has announced it will participate in the first-ever Malta Aviation Conference and Expo (MACE).

Winning its first contract with Ryanair for heavy checks on aircraft in its fleet of Boeing 737s – the world’s largest – is a coup for Joramco and further evidence of its determination to transition from a regional to an international MRO provider.

Gulfstream Aerospace has introduced its new flagship Gulfstream G700 and announced its launch customer as Qatar Executive.

Investors are keen to capitalise on the increasing opportunities in the aviation sector globally, according to industry experts.

Etihad Airways and Saudia have marked the first anniversary of their commercial partnership by announcing 12 new codeshare routes to key destinations in Asia and Europe.

The UAE Space Agency and Kallman Worldwide have finalided a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to award the Astronaut Al Worden “Endeavour” Scholarship to four aspiring young space explorers and one select educator at next month’s Dubai Airshow.

Etihad Airways has welcomed the arrival of its new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, unveiling a special livery design honouring its prestigious partnership with Manchester City Football Club.

Gulf Air yesterday received its seventh Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner at Bahrain International Airport in its special 70th anniversary livery which showcases the airline’s vintage design from the last century with a revamped look.

Qatar Airways, Hamad International Airport (HIA), and Qatar Duty Free (QDF) have teamed up to host the 2019 Trinity Forum – the world’s most influential airport commercial revenues conference – from 30 to 31 October at the St. Regis Doha.