Middle East & North Africa

Etihad Cargo has signed a five-year MoU with the United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) to support its Humanitarian Airfreight Initiative.
Aerospace

Etihad Airways has partnered with local designers to upcycle obsolete aircraft cabin interiors into pieces of art, as an environmentally friendly alternative of dealing with waste.
MRO

EDGE, the UAE’s technology group for defence and beyond, has signed a tri-party strategic cooperation agreement with Ukrainian state-owned defence conglomerate UkrOboronProm, and Ukrspecexport, a Ukrainian state-owned arms trading company.
Defense

Bell has announced its acquisition of Response Technologies , a composite solutions company.
Emerging Technologies

Oman Air has achieved IATA’s Center of Excellence for Independent Validators for ‘Fresh’ Logistics (CEIV Fresh), the airline industry’s leading certification for safeguarding the integrity of perishable goods across the supply chain.
Aerospace

Etihad Airways and Gulf Air have signed a Strategic Commercial Cooperation Agreement (SCCA) to deepen their partnership between Abu Dhabi and Bahrain and beyond the respective hubs.
Air Transport

Emirates SkyCargo has signed an agreement with UNICEF to prioritise the transport of COVID-19 vaccines, essential medicines, medical devices and other critical supplies to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
Aerospace

Saudi Ground Services (SGS), the national ground services company in Saudi Arabia, operating in 28 airports across the country, has chosen Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) to migrate its IT services locally.
Airports & Networks

Spanish flight simulation business Simloc is turning its attention to the Middle East defence opportunities.
Defense

Airbus has reported consolidated Full-Year (FY) 2020 financial results and provided guidance for 2021.
Aerospace

Emirates has said it will offer ‘exclusive rich content and services’ for travel agent partners on its NDC-enabled direct connect platform, Emirates Gateway, starting from 01 July 2021.
Emerging Technologies

Boeing has shared its outlook for the Middle East defence sector, and reaffirmed its commitment to the region, ahead of the biennial International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX).
Aerospace

Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI) will participate in the International Defense Exhibition (IDEX) 2021 under the title ‘Invest Saudi’ through the Saudi Pavilion.
Aerospace

Visitors to IDEX in Abu Dhabi next week will get the chance to learn more details about the World Defense Show which is set to take place for the first time in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia between 6-9 March next year.
Defense

The US Army and Frequentis have successfully installed the 3020X Voice Communication System (VCS) for the Butts Army Airfield at Fort Carson, Colorado; this is now the 70th army installation to date and has been installed, tested and deployed without affecting operations or service continuity.
Aerospace

Qatar Airways has become the first global airline to offer passengers 100 percent Zero-Touch technology for its Oryx One in-flight entertainment system across the A350 fleet as part of the airline’s latest COVID-19 safety measures.
Emerging Technologies

Despite a travel ban affecting all commercial traffic from Israel, one of the country’s top defence experts made history when he appeared at the International Defence Conference (IDC) held in Abu Dhabi on the eve of the biennial IDEX show.
Defense

Saab has signed multiple agreements with UAE’s Tawazun Economic Council and Tawazun Technology and Innovation at the IDEX 2021 event in Abu Dhabi.
Defense

Saab delivered the third GlobalEye airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft to the United Arab Emirates Air Force and Air Defence (UAEAF&AD) today writes Alan Warnes.
Defense

UMS SKELDAR announced at IDEX today that is has become the first to introduce full automatic take-off and landing in a naval setting for a tactical UAV, advancing the technology beyond assisted mode and removing the need for manned crew interaction
Defense

The International Defence Conference – the prelude to the IDEX event – saw a call for greater collaboration and cooperation to meet shared threats in the defence and security arena.
Defense

The United States needs to change its culture and thinking with regard to export of military equipment by planning for foreign sales from the start.
Defense

Emirates has become among the first airlines in the world to operate a flight with fully vaccinated frontline teams servicing customers at every touchpoint of the travel journey.
Air Transport

UAE defence group Edge has launched a new class of electric unmanned aerial vehicles, called QX at the IDEX shown in Abu Dhabi.
Defense

Wizz Air Abu Dhabi, the UAE’s new national airline, has introduced a new feature on its mobile app, which will enable Wizz Air Abu Dhabi customers to activate price alerts on flights of interest.
Air Transport