Middle East & North Africa

EDGE has lauched its new space company, ‘FADA’, a name derived from the Arabic word for space.

Emirates is increasing its services to South Africa to pre-pandemic levels with the announcement of a fourth-daily flight to Johannesburg starting in March.

Turkish Airlines will soon connect its global network to Santiago, Chile. This new route marks the airline's 10th country served in the Americas.

Ibrahim bin Abdulrahman Al-Omar, Director General of Saudia Group, has officially inaugurated Saudia's new First and Business Class Check-In Lounge at Terminal 1 of King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah.

Emirates has opened the doors to its new lounge at London Stansted Airport.

More than 300 people from 30 countries have taken part in a side event designed to attract and develop young people into the aviation sector.

The Marrakech Air Show will take place October 30 – November 2 2024.

Air Traffic and Navigation Services SOC (ATNS) and Global Air Navigation Services (GANS) have signed a strategic agreement to collaborate in various areas of Air Traffic Management (ATM).

Gabriel Semelas brings more than 24 years of experience in the aeronautical industry, having held key senior executive roles.

Air Arabia Abu Dhabi has partnered with Morafiq, a leader in innovative airport services, to launch a new Home Check-In service for its passengers in Abu Dhabi.

Air Astana will be launching new services from Atyrau in western Kazakhstan to Dubai on October 26, 2024.

AMAC Aerospace has won additional land that will enable the Swiss company to further expand its services to its existing, and potential new clients, from its Bodrum (BJV) facility.

SITA has launched its new cybersecurity hardening solution, SITA Managed NAC (Network Access Control).

Havelsan has constructed full flight simulator (FFS), an A320 operated by Turkey’s flag carrier Turkish Airlines has achieved EASA Level D certification.

KlasJet, a private and corporate jet charter company, will increase its capacity in the Middle East with the placement of an additional Boeing 737 in Saudi Arabia.

Wizz Air will launch a direct route between London Gatwick and Jeddah, starting on 31 March 2025.

Airbus Helicopters has been awarded a contract for 12 H225M multi-role helicopters by the Republic of Iraq.

In every one of Emirates’ 470 flights that depart each day, all pilots actively use GE FlightPulse.

flydubai and SriLankan Airlines have entered an interline agreement commencing from September 9, 2024.

The Egyptian Armed Forces has announced that Lockheed Martin will deliver two C-130J-30 Super Hercules tactical airlifters to the Egyptian Air Force (EAF) through a Foreign Military Sale with the U.S. Air Force.

The theme for the 2024 World Safety and Operations Conference (WSOC) is “Embracing Innovation and Technology for Safe and Efficient Operations.”

Saudi low-cost carrier Flyadeal has taken delivery of its latest Airbus A320neo.

AFRAA and EgyptAir Training Academy have signed an MoU on training that will facilitate a framework of collaboration between AFRAA and EgyptAir Training Academy.

Emirates has landed in Antananarivo, Madagascar for the first time.

Etihad Airways is launching routes to Warsaw in Poland and Prague in Czechia, marking the first time the airline has flown directly to these countries.