Middle East & North Africa

The Emirates Group has been honoured at the GCC GOV HR Awards 2020 as this year's winner of the 'Best Nationalisation Initiative in the Private Sector' award.
Aerospace

Peter Mohring, Managing Director of Transport, Serco Middle East, explores why it has never been timelier for the air transport sector to embrace outsourcing to help with post pandemic recovery.
Maintenance & Training

Kuwait Airways has received its first two A330neos. The aircraft are the first of eight A330neos ordered by the airline.
Air Transport

Etihad Airways has launched the world’s first Transition Sukuk and the first Sustainability-Linked financing in global aviation, under a Transition Finance Framework.
Air Transport

Alpha Aviation Simulator Centre has officially opened near nearby Sharjah International Airport.
Maintenance & Training

By Steve Nichols
The United Arab Emirates has announced a new satellite project called MBZ-SAT, which will become the second Emirati satellite to be fully developed and built by a team of Emirati engineers after KhalifaSat.
Space

Etihad Airways is celebrating the 15th anniversary of its first service between Abu Dhabi and Brussels.
Airports & Networks

Joramco has revealed how it has managed to maintain high standards of safety across its MRO operations following lockdown due to COVID-19 and outlined its plans for the post-pandemic recovery period.
Aerospace

Rolls-Royce is to use 100% sustainable aviation fuel for the first time in engine ground tests on next-generation engine technology, as part of its ongoing decarbonization strategy.
MRO

Emirates airline and FlySafair today announced an interline agreement, opening up connections for customers to selected routes on FlySafair's network in South Africa.
Airports & Networks

Rolls-Royce has said its Trent engine, housing ALECSys technology, that will be used for the Sustainable Aviation Fuel tests ground tests with 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) to demonstrate Rolls-Royce engines, can unlock SAF’s potential to reduce emissions.
MRO

Etihad Airways will launch daily scheduled year-round flights to Tel Aviv, the economic and technological centre of Israel.
Airports & Networks

Magi Aviation Capital (Magi) has opened a regional office in Doha, Qatar.
Aerospace

Panasonic Avionics has announced Qatar Airways as the launch customer for its new EcoFW 10” inflight entertainment (IFE) upgrade programme.
Emerging Technologies

Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH) is trialling a new enhanced ‘Smart Travel’ system, developed by Abu Dhabi Airports in partnership with ConvergentAI and powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI), to shorten queues and streamline processes throughout the airport to deliver a smoother and more seamless passenger experience.
Airports & Networks

Emirates has been rated the safest airline in the world in its response to the COVID-19 pandemic according to the Safe Travel Barometer.
Air Transport

Emirates has been recognised as the Best Airline for 2020 at The Sun Travel Awards, and the Best Long-Haul Airline at The Times and The Sunday Times Travel Awards.
Aerospace

Qatar Airways has launched a global programme exclusive to students worldwide.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Texel Air will host an interactive webinar on November 18, 2020, under the patronage of His Excellency Kamal bin Ahmed Mohammed, Minister of Transportation and Telecommunications of Bahrain, highlighting “Innovation in Aviation and Logistics”.
Aerospace

Qatar Airways has finalised a codeshare agreement with Air Canada applicable for travel between Doha and Toronto which will commence December 15.
Airports & Networks

Hamad International Airport (HIA) is the first airport in the region to obtain Smiths Detection’s HI-SCAN 6040 CTiX, which offers advanced screening of carry-on baggage at security checkpoints using Computed Tomography (CT) X-ray.
Emerging Technologies

Serco Middle East has announced a strategic agreement with NG Aviation, a European firm that specialises in making aviation digital, which will enable the development of a product for satellite data-based obstacle surveys, around airports.
Emerging Technologies

Emirates plans to operate its A380 aircraft four times a day to London Heathrow from 27 November and six times a week to Manchester from 2 December.
Airports & Networks

Boeing has said it anticipates demand for 2,945 new aircraft in the Middle East valued at $685 billion over the next two decades, as the industry recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic in the medium and long term.
Aerospace

On World Children's Day, the Emirates Airline Foundation and its NGO partners have shared their hopes for improving the welfare of disadvantaged children around the world.
Aerospace