The world’s newest anti-viral treatment for COVID-19, Sotrovimab, is now available for early treatment of certain categories COVID-19 patients in the UAE following a landmark agreement between the Abu Dhabi Department of Health, the country’s leading group purchasing organization (GPO) Rafed, and global innovative biopharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline (GSK).
Qatar Airways has welcomed Abidjan to its global network as its debut flight to the largest city in Côte d’Ivoire landed at Felix Houphouet Boigny International Airport on June 16.
SITA has released its annual Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) report, which reveals that, despite the pandemic, the company remains set to become a certified carbon neutral organisation by or before 2022.
Khaled Chelly is the new man in the hot seat as Tunisair attempts to solve its financial crisis and pull out of the nosedive that potentially threatens its very existence.
Turkish Aerospace is building the region’s biggest largest subsonic wind tunnel facility. Work is already underway and will allow the company to carry out wind tunnel tests on the proposed new Turkish Fighter Aircraft as well as for the development of indigenous, rotary-wing and fixed-wing aircraft,.
Jordan has opened a Military Women’s Training Centre in the Ghabawi area in Zarqa Governorate, which was established in cooperation between JAF and NATO.
Emirates is showing signs of confidence in industry recovery and is ramping up its operations and expanding services across its network to meet strong leisure travel demand over the summer, as entry restrictions ease for travellers.
Rolls-Royce is entering new aviation markets to pioneer sustainable power and as part of that mission we will be developing energy storage systems (ESS) that will enable aircraft to undertake zero emissions flights of over 100 miles on a single charge.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has awarded Munawala Ground Services (Munawala), Abu Dhabi Airports’ Ground Handling service provider, the IATA Safety Audit for Ground Operations (ISAGO) Registration, marking its commitment to safety and security.
RoyalJet, the Abu Dhabi-owned and operated, premium private aviation company has launched its new brand and its customer experience transformation project by revealing its entirely redesigned VIP lounge and its newly refurbished and upgraded BBJ aircraft.
As part of a new commercial structure, Swissport has redesigned its market setup and appointed new regional managers across Europe, the Middle East & Africa.
Flydubai has partnered with Alhosn, the official UAE app for contact tracing and health testing related to COVID-19, to provide passengers with digital verification of COVID-19 medical records while travelling from the UAE.
Tough engine cleaning jobs used to be tackled with ground up walnut shells and apricot pits. Not unreasonably, a foaming agent that does the same job is particularly welcome.
The MRO Middle East show ended in Dubai this afternoon among plaudits from visitors and exhibitors expressing positive sentiment as the aviation industry continues to recover and plan for growth.
An East-West framework agreement signed at MRO Middle East between two leading independent organisations may be a taste of things to come in the region’s MRO community.
Boeing and Turkish Technic have renewed a tailored parts package agreement, extending the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) provider’s current contract by three years.
