Middle East & North Africa

Silk Way West Airlines has signed an interline agreement with Kenya’s Astral Aviation. . In line with the agreement, Al Maktoum International Airport of the UAE, also known as Dubai World Central (DWC), will function as the key transit point.
Airports & Networks

EDGE Group, the UAE’s advanced technology group for defence, said it will have a major presence at Dubai Airshow 2021.
Aerospace

Turkish Aerospace has been awarded a contract by Boeing for manufacturing and supplying Fan Cowls for Boeing 737, the legendary single aisle aircraft family.
MRO

Abu Dhabi International Airport has welcomed two new weekly flights between Abu Dhabi and Baghdad, the capital of Iraq.
Airports & Networks

Global aviation IT company, SITA, and the Crown Prince Foundation (CPF) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to help improve the career opportunities for students and young professionals in Jordan. Apprenticeships, internships, and graduate programmes form part of the three-year agreement.
Maintenance & Training

The business aviation industry has played a key part in the repatriation of nationals and in the delivery of essential vaccine and health equipment – and that has meant a huge effort behind the scenes by ground handlers.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Following the United Arab Emirates being added to the UK Amber List, Etihad Airways will resume passenger flights to London and Manchester from 8 August.
Airports & Networks

Emirates has announced it is restarting services to Glasgow in the United Kingdom, with four weekly flights from 11 August 2021.
Airports & Networks

Turkish Airlines has added a nonstop service from Istanbul to Dallas-Fort Worth.
Airports & Networks

By Alan Peaford, Chuck Grieve
Cape Town’s international airport is preparing for the post-Covid revival with Mark Maclean at the helm. The former operations manager who led the team through the redevelopment of the airport explains the plans to Robin Rabec and how the pandemic put its growth on halt.
MRO

The global commercial aircraft aftermarket parts market size is estimated to reach USD 51.14 billion by 2026 growing at a CAGR of 6.6% during the forecast period, according to a new study published by Polaris Market Research.
Aerospace

Qatar Airways has released a statement regarding its regular checks and safety and security implementations of its Airbus A350 aircraft.
Air Transport

Oman Air will resume flights to Jeddah on 11 August, 2021. The twice-weekly flights will operate on Wednesday and Saturday.
Airports & Networks

Wizz Air Abu Dhabi has added two new destinations to its network; Tirana in Albania and Sarajevo in Bosnia & Herzegovina. The flights to each destination will commence on September 11 and October 3 respectively.
Airports & Networks

Air France KLM (Middle East) has announced the appointment of Simon Scholte as new general manager for the Middle East region, based at the regional headquarters at Dubai Airport Free Zone.
Maintenance & Training

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released the IATA World Air Transport Statistics (WATS) publication with performance figures for 2020 demonstrating the devastating effects on global air transport during that year of the COVID-19 crisis.
Air Transport

Emirates and Aeromar have announced that they have entered into an interline partnership which will provide seamless connectivity for customers between destinations in Mexico and United States via Mexico City to Emirates’ global network.
Air Transport

Menzies Aviation has today announced the appointment of three senior members to its Middle East, Africa and Asia (MEAA) team: John Henderson as Senior Vice President Operations MEAA, Gemma Sinclair as Vice President HR MEAA and Kevin Constant as Vice President Operations Pakistan.
Airports & Networks

Royal Jordanian has expanded its "SkyConnect" wireless in-flight entertainment (W-IFE) service to its Embraer E175 and E195 aircraft.
Emerging Technologies

RwandAir and Qatar Airways have forged a new partnership. As part of the strategic agreement, the extensive interline agreement will give customers access to the networks of both airlines.
Airports & Networks

Ascent Flight Training, in collaboration with the MOD (it’s UK Military Flying Training System customer), is currently undertaking virtual reality trials at RAF Valley as part of the on-going development of innovative solutions for Fast Jet training.
Maintenance & Training

Airbus has reported consolidated financial results for the half-year (H1) ended 30 June 2021.
Aerospace

India’s home-made HJT-36 combat trainer aircraft inched closer towards final stage of certification tests after it received the AL-55I turbojet engines from Russia.
Maintenance & Training

Gulf Air has rewarded a number of its front line staff in appreciation for their outstanding and exceptional services during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Aerospace

Qatar Airways has selected the Certificate of Advanced Studies in Environmental Sustainability in Aviation Program offered in partnership between the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the University of Geneva.
Maintenance & Training