Middle East & North Africa

Zagreb and Skopje airports have received the prestigious Airport Service Quality (ASQ) award by ACI World. Skopje is also recognied as one of the top airports with the best hygiene measures in Europe. The airports are operated by Turkey’s TAV Airports.
Airports & Networks

Qatar Airways has been acknowledged for its performance during the global pandemic as the best airline in the world by eDreams, one of Europe’s largest online travel agents.
Aerospace

Abdulaziz Al Raisi, chief executive officer of Oman Air, today announced that Captain Nasser Al Salmi has been appointed to the role of chief operating officer at the airline (COO).
Maintenance & Training

The Emirates Group and Roads and Transport Authority have signed a MoU to collaborate and share best practices that enhance and create greater efficiencies across all asset management related activities for both organisations.
Aerospace

Etihad Airways has signed a MoU with Hub71, Abu Dhabi’s global tech ecosystem, to support the expansion of entrepreneurs innovating in Abu Dhabi.
Emerging Technologies

Flydubai has launched attractive packages for travel to Sarajevo and Tbilisi.
Airports & Networks

For the third consecutive year and the fourth time in its history, Queen Alia International Airport (QAIA) has been awarded the title of ‘Best Airport by Size and Region: Middle East’ for airports serving five to 15 million passengers based on the 2020 Airport Service Quality (ASQ) Survey.
Airports & Networks

In this week’s show we meet Mark Goldsack, the director of defence and security exports from the UK Government’s Department of Trade.
Defense

Qatar Airways is enhancing the travel experience with Thales AVANT IFE on its Boeing B787-8 Dreamliner.
Emerging Technologies

More than half of the world’s airline pilots are no longer flying for a living, according to the first worldwide survey of the profession since the Covid-19 crisis.
Maintenance & Training

By Alan Peaford
With this, the first Defence Monthly programme for TATV – produced in association with the World Defense Show – host Alan Peaford is joined by legendary defence editor Jon Lake and defence correspondents Alan Warnes in central Europe and Jay Menon in India to pick up on the key talking points in the defence industry in Africa, the Middle East and West Asia.
Defense

Satair and Honeywell Aerospace have signed a multi-year commercial agreement covering the exclusive worldwide distribution for mechanical and air thermal components for use on Airbus A320, A330, A340, and A380 aircraft. Additionally, the distribution agreement covers the A350 platform on a non-exclusive basis.
MRO

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on governments to partner with the air transport industry to devise plans to safely re-link people, business and economies when the COVID-19 epidemiological situation permits.
Air Transport

ACC Aviation has unveiled a new logo and branding for 2021 that solidifies 36 months of significant transformation for the global aviation service provider under the leadership of CEO Phil Mathews.
Aerospace

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has cleared the Boeing 737 MAX to fly again in European skies, 22 months after the plane was grounded following two fatal crashes.
Air Transport

The Boeing Company has reported fourth-quarter revenue of $15.3 billion, reflecting lower commercial deliveries and services volume primarily due to COVID-19 as well as 787 production issues, partially offset by a lower 737 MAX customer considerations charge in the quarter compared to the same period last year.
Aerospace

Aircraft Lightning Protection Market size valued at USD 3.09 billion in 2019 and will grow at a CAGR of 3.1% from 2020 to 2026. Favorable trends associated with the tourism sector will propel the industry growth, this is according to Global Market Insights.
Aerospace

A Honeywell survey of almost 900 respondents across the Middle East, Turkey, and Central and Eastern Europe has revealed that despite reduced air travel during the COVID-19 pandemic, a majority of travellers expect to fly again within the next 12 months.
Airports & Networks

Switzerland-based bespoke charter specialist, Vertis Aviation has added an Embraer Legacy 600 to its fleet which it will exclusively market for charter as part of the Vertis Charter Management Programme.
Business Aviation

Boeing and the U.S. Army have finalised orders from three nations to provide their armed forces with the new, more capable AH-64E Apache model.
Defense

Qatar Airways has added numerous services to its African network.
Airports & Networks

The Bell 412 has been flying for 40 years with 1,100 Bell 412s being delivered across the globe, logging over 6.5 million flight hours.
Aerospace

Boeing is setting an ambitious target to advance the long-term sustainability of commercial aviation, committing that its commercial aircraft are capable and certified to fly on 100% sustainable aviation fuels by 2030.
Air Transport

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) urged all branches of the European Union to support an initiative from Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to agree a common digital European COVID-19 vaccination certificate that would enable those who are vaccinated to travel freely within Europe without COVID-19 testing.
Emerging Technologies

Luxaviation Group has secured the FlySkills Hygiene Certification (FHC) across the group’s regional operators as well as their fixed-base operations managed by ExecuJet, including at facilities in Cape Town and Johannesburg.
Business Aviation