Middle East & North Africa

Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat) and Airbus have announced a key milestone in the construction of the Thuraya 4-NGS next generation mobile telecommunications system, the successful completion of its Preliminary Design Review (PDR).
Space

Emirates SkyCargo is further strengthening its temperature sensitive pharma and vaccine handling capabilities in Dubai with the extension of its fully automated cool room with 94 airline pallet positions at its EU GDP certified dedicated pharma facility at Dubai International Airport.
Aerospace

Wizz Air Abu Dhabi has announced a list of new destinations in time for the summer.
Airports & Networks

Kamil Al Awadhi has taken up the reins as vice president, Africa and Middle East, for the International Air Transport Association (IATA). He now plans to help steer airline recovery in the region, as he explained to Alan Peaford.
Air Transport

As commercial air transport sees numbers falling, business aviation is picking up the pieces, and nowhere more so than in Dubai.
Business Aviation

MRO Middle East, the flagship event for the commercial aviation aftermarket for the Middle East region, is set to combine a showcase for innovation alongside a live content theater where regional experts will outline the strategies for post-pandemic recovery.
Aerospace

Joramco, the Amman based MRO and the engineering arm of Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE), is set to participate in MRO Middle East 2021, the Gulf region's leading annual conference and exhibition for commercial aviation maintenance.
Aerospace

MRO Middle East, the flagship event for the commercial aviation aftermarket for the Middle East region, is set to combine a showcase for innovation alongside a live content theatre - where regional experts will outline the strategies for post-pandemic recovery.
Aerospace

Emirates will introduce the first scheduled Airbus A380 service to Bahrain during the month of June
Airports & Networks

Etihad Airways will launch seasonal flights to Greece’s most popular islands, Mykonos and Santorini, and the Spanish city of Malaga in Andalusia.
Airports & Networks

Turkish Airlines has increased the frequency of its Dubai to Turkey route to three daily flights to its Istanbul hub.
Airports & Networks

ExecuJet has opened a fixed-base operation (FBO) services in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Business Aviation

Air Liban has asked passengers from Lebanon to Dubai to hold negative PCR results. The procedures will be checked by Middle East Airlines prior to departure and by Dubai International Airport authorities upon arrival.
Air Transport

To mark World Environment Day, Qatar Airways Group is highlighting its key environmental sustainability initiatives.
Air Transport

Gulf Air will return to Alexandria and Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt, this summer.
Airports & Networks

The eighth cohort of General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) students from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has graduated from air traffic control (ATC) training with Airways International, 11 years after the first group to arrive in New Zealand completed their training.
Maintenance & Training

Oman Air has launched seasonal service between Muscat and Tbilisi, Georgia, with 2 weekly direct flights.
Airports & Networks

SITA’s Air Transport IT Insights reveals a sharper focus on safety, automation, and efficiency.
Emerging Technologies

Saudia Cargo is one of the first Airfreight companies to join the Humanitarian Airfreight Initiative launched by UNICEF to support the prioritization of COVID-19 vaccines delivery alongside essential medicines, medical devices and other critical supplies to fight the pandemic.
Aerospace

Flydubai has resumed flights to Eritrea’s capital Asmara with a weekly flight service.
Airports & Networks

HE Dr Khalid Bin Mohammad Al-Attiyah, Minister of State for Defence and Deputy Prime Minister of the State of Qatar and the UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace, have announced an expansion of the relationship between each nation’s air force.
Maintenance & Training

Emirates Executive Private Jet Safari has partnered with Roar Africa, a travel specialist to curate a unique journey, with an ethos rooted in humanity, targeting sustainability and conservation to four destinations in Africa.
Airports & Networks

Menzies Aviation has renewed and expanded its ground handling contract in Northern Europe with Emirates Airlines.
MRO

Wego, an online travel marketplace in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), has released its survey on travellers’ behaviours and MENA travel trends for Q1 2021.
Airports & Networks

The first commercial passenger flight from Abu Dhabi to Israel departed Abu Dhabi International Airport at 10.13am this morning, bound for Ben Gurion International Airport.
Airports & Networks