Middle East & North Africa

Boeing's 737-10, the largest aircraft in the 737 MAX family, today completed a successful first flight.
Air Transport

Etihad Airways will launch flights to Vienna from 18 July 2021.
Airports & Networks

Empire Aviation Group and CAMO (Continuing Airworthiness Management Organisation), has announced the appointment of Matthieu Chavrot as the global director of aircraft sales and acquisitions.
Maintenance & Training

Jordan Aviation is rebranding with a new logo and new design livery.
Aerospace

SAL Saudi Logistics Services and Sela have signed an agreement to provide ground handling services at main airports to support the organisation of Sela’s seasonal entertainment events and activities, especially the company’s upcoming events by the end of the year.
Airports & Networks

Royal Jordanian (RJ) has renewed IATA’s Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) certificate for the 10th time.
Air Transport

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).
Air Transport

The Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre has partnered with French space agency, CNES for the Emirates Lunar Mission.
Space

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.
Airports & Networks

The Arab Air Carriers’ Organization (AACO) has announced the 54th Annual General Meeting will be held in Doha, Qatar, between 10-12 November, 2021.
Aerospace

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.
Aerospace

Etihad Airways has hosted global pop stars Now United at the airline’s state-of-the-art aviation training facility based in Abu Dhabi.
Aerospace

Flydubai will start a twice-weekly service to Ankara Esenboga International Airport from 29 July.
Airports & Networks

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.
Air Transport

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,.
Defense

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.
Maintenance & Training

Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) has renewed the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) certification.
Air Transport

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.
Airports & Networks

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.
MRO

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.
Airports & Networks

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.
Business Aviation

As part of a new commercial structure, Swissport has redesigned its market setup and appointed new regional managers across Europe, the Middle East & Africa.
Maintenance & Training

Etihad Airways has been awarded ‘Best Cabin Crew’ and ‘Best Frequent Flyer Programme’ at this year’s Business Traveller Middle East Awards 2021.
Aerospace

Semmco DWC has been awarded a three-year contract by Dnata.The partnership will see Semmco provide Dnata with spares for ground support equipment.
MRO

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.
Airports & Networks