Middle East & North Africa

Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) has been focusing on achieving highest standards of cybersecurity and ensuring business continuity.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Etihad Airways has expanded its hand baggage only ‘Deal Fare’ which allows travellers to purchase lower fares in Economy Class if no checked baggage is required, to include destinations across Europe and Asia.
Airports & Networks

Emirates will deploy its A380 on its daily Amsterdam service, and add a second daily A380 service to London Heathrow starting from 1 August.
Airports & Networks

Four hundred more Etihad pilots are to leave the Abu Dhabi airline as another swathe of job cuts was announced.
Air Transport

Jazeera Airways today announced its schedule for the six-month period starting from August 1, 2020, revealing flights to 20 destinations, including high-demand cities of Dubai, Riyadh, Beirut, Istanbul and Amman.
Airports & Networks

Dnata has taken on new roles to support and create value for airline customers and local communities amid COVID-19 challenges.
Airports & Networks

The commercial aviation industry’s rebound from COVID-19 is underway, with the number of airline flights starting to gradually increase, but widespread recovery could take several years.
Air Transport

Emirates and Olympique Lyonnais have revealed the club's new jerseys for the 20/21 season during a friendly match against the Glasgow Rangers F.C.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Aerion Supersonic and Jetex have signed a strategic partnership which aligns the two companies in delivering a seamless ultra-luxury travel experience to their customers.
Business Aviation

Saudi developers have let a fast turnaround major contract to build a new international airport for a 100% sustainable tourist resort on the Red Sea.
Airports & Networks

Saudia has partnered with Dettol Arabia, to help its guests as well as cabin crew access industry leading hygienic products throughout flights.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

The 2021 Saudi International Airshow will provide international Space Agencies a dedicated area and a specific conference programme during the event in Riyadh.
Space

Emirates has announced it will resume flights to Tehran (from 17 July), Guangzhou (from 25 July), Addis Ababa (from 1 August), and Oslo (from 4 August).
Airports & Networks

Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Military Industries (GAMI) launched the World Defense Show (WDS) on July 15. The new event will take place in Riyadh from March 6-9, 2022.
Aerospace

Royal Jordanian’s commitment to retain staff through the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic has, unsurprisingly, affected its first quarter earnings,
Aerospace

Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Military Industries (GAMI) launched the World Defense Show (WDS) on July 15. The new event will take place in Riyadh from March 6-9, 2022.
Defense

Menzies Aviation, an aviation logistics specialist, and Qatar Airways Cargo, have entered a new long-term agreement to provide cargo handling, freighter aircraft handling and cargo transportation to/from aircraft at London Heathrow Airport.
Airports & Networks

The UAE has successfully launched its Mars mission from Japan's Tanegashima Space Centre after two delays last week due to bad weather.
Space

Qatar Airways mix of modern fuel-efficient aircraft helped it to develop a sustainable and adapted solution, allowing it to continue flying routes with less overall demand as it has a variety of aircraft it can select from to offer the right capacity in each market.
Air Transport

Boeing and Etihad Airways will use a 787-10 Dreamliner to test ways to reduce emissions and noise as part of the aerospace company's ecoDemonstrator program before the airline accepts delivery of the airplane later this year.
Emerging Technologies

Effective 27 July, Etihad Airways will resume passenger flights from Abu Dhabi to Shanghai, China.
Airports & Networks

Between April and June 2020, Emirates SkyCargo facilitated the movement of essential commodities and other supplies for individual consumers and businesses across the world by operating more than 10,000 cargo flights.
Aerospace

Etihad Cargo is set to streamline regulatory compliance screening processes for shipments via a new partnership with E2open, a provider of intelligent supply chain solutions.
Aerospace

Qatar Airways will temporarily park its fleet of ten A380-800s with the airline stating: ‘it is not commercially or environmentally justifiable to operate such a large aircraft in the current market.’
Aerospace

Royal Jordanian (RJ) announced that it will restart its regular flights on the Amman-Aqaba route next Thursday, July 23.
Airports & Networks