Middle East & North Africa

Dubai Airports’ plans to relocate operations from DXB to DWC in the next 10 years is driving the development of the “world’s busiest and best” air transport hub.

Sir Tim Clark, President Emirates Airline, has released an opinionated editorial saying how Emirates and Dubai each propel the other to greater heights.

Tunisian airlines have anticipated a surge in visitors including diaspora tourists during summer 2024. Nouvelair and Tunisair have announced ambitious flight programmes to facilitate and enhance air travel.

Emirates Group and Dubai Airports have released an economic impact study that reaffirms the central role aviation plays in Dubai’s economy.

Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) today suffered a ‘terrorist attack’ killing at least four people and injuring nine.

Qatar Airways has operated the world’s first Starlink-equipped Boeing 777 aircraft from Doha to London on Tuesday, 22 October 2024.

flydubai has announced today the launch of a new daily service to Bhairahawa Airport, also known as Gautam Buddha International Airport (BWA), from 10 November 2024.

UAE Defense company Calidus Aerospace has signed a heads of terms agreement with Havelsan for the sale of Ground Based Training System (GBTS) for Calidus aerial platforms.

GAMIT, an AMAC Aerospace Company that works heavily in the Middle East, has been awarded a long-term contract to digitise the technical records of Transavia France’s fleet.

Turkish Technic and IndiGo, India’s largest airline, have signed an agreement covering the Redelivery Checks of 7 Airbus A320neos.

The UAE is vying to be the market leader in e-VTOL operations as two leading industry manufacturers make their presence known.

Sanad has announced the sale of 16 aircraft engines to Etihad Airways - a landmark agreement valued at approximately USD 408,387,000. (AED 1.5 billion.).

AEM/AMETEK MRO has signed a Landing Gear Service Agreement with Liebherr-Aerospace providing E-Jet E1 landing gear MRO across EMEA region.

Rolls-Royce has completed flight testing of the Pearl 10X engine it is developing for the Dassault Aviation Falcon 10X business jet after a six-month campaign.

The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) has signed an MoU with King Salman International Airport (KSIA) to collaborate towards enhancing the profile of cargo and logistics within the region.

Etihad Airways has been named as the Official Airline and Platinum Sponsor for the upcoming event, scheduled for 19-21 November 2024.

Emirates SkyCargo has ordered five more of the world’s largest and longest-range twin-engine freighter, building on its earlier purchase of five Boeing 777 Freighters.

As a major non-NATO ally of the US, Jordan is attempting to stabilise relations with both Israel and Iran with defence capability.

Saudia and the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development (HRSD) have signed an agreement to provide exclusive benefits to the beneficiaries of the HRSD’s employee loyalty programme “DOAM”.

Emirates has come out on top as the ‘World’s Best Airline’ amongst 90 global carriers in a recent comprehensive and methodological study by Telegraph Travel.

The Dubai Civil Aviation Authority (DCAA) has saw significant growth in the drone ecosystem in Dubai during the 2023-2024 period.

As Official Global Airline Partner of the NBA and the inaugural title partner of the Emirates NBA Cup, Emirates has revealed its nose-to-tail livery dedicated to the league.

Mohamad El-Hout, his management team and his hardy carrier are in crisis mode, again, at Lebanon’s Middle East Airlines (MEA).

Dubai Air Navigation Services (dans) has signed a strategic partnership agreement with DFS Aviation Services (DAS), a subsidiary of the German air navigation service provider Deutsche Flugsicherung (DFS).

Saudia Cargo has signed a Standard Ground Handling Agreement (SGHA) with Swissport International, which will serve as its official ground-handling agent at Nairobi Airport.