Middle East & North Africa

Gulfstream Aerospace has enhanced its aircraft redesign programme. In as little as 30 business days, any Gulfstream aircraft can be redesigned with the assistance of a dedicated designer.
Business Aviation

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is offering an online training course to help laid-off airline cabin crew members re-enter the job market.
Maintenance & Training

Rolls-Royce has conducted the first tests of 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) in a business jet engine, as part of its ambition to play a leading role in enabling the sectors in which we operate reach net zero carbon by 2050.
MRO

The UAE's hope mission to Mars has achieved something only four other nations have done before and entered orbit around Mars.
Space

Gulf Air will resume its direct operations to and from Colombo’s Bandaranaike International Airport with two weekly flights starting from 15 February 2021 on its new Airbus A320neo aircraft.
Airports & Networks

Wizz Air Abu Dhabi has confirmed the start of its route from Abu Dhabi to Alexandria, Egypt on 22 February 2021.
Airports & Networks

Build-preparations have begun at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre for the internal and external exhibitions, as well as the live demonstration areas, for IDEX and NAVDEX 2021, taking place between 21 and 25 February.
Aerospace

MRO Middle East will now take place on 15-16 June 2021 at the Dubai World Trade Center.
Aerospace

Dubai Airshow 2021 will serve as a platform to showcase the role of cutting edge technologies in bolstering the recovery of the aviation, aerospace and defence industries following the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on those sectors.
Aerospace

For the first time, a small group of air travellers flying from Germany and Estonia to the United Arab Emirates has tested the health data platform and app SimplyGo in a live environment.
Emerging Technologies

Bauer Aviation Advisory (BAA), the award-winning aviation and strategy consulting firm, has become a Gold Sponsor of the 8th edition of the Arab Aviation Summit, taking place in Ras Al Khaimah from 21-23 March 2021.
Aerospace

Etihad Airways has partnered with 15below, a supplier automated passenger notifications platform, to upgrade the airline’s communication system to address the ever-changing travel requirements caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Emerging Technologies

Emirates will resume its direct service between Milan Malpensa and New York John F Kennedy International Airport from June 1st, 2021, re-opening year round connectivity between Europe and the US.
Airports & Networks

Abu Dhabi Ports has become the first-ever company from the Middle East to win a prestigious international CSR award from the UK-based CSR Accreditation (CSRA).
Aerospace

For the first time, the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be part of the annual multi-national combat exercise—Desert Flag, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The exercise is scheduled from March 3 to March 27 at Al-Dhafra airbase. Jay Menon reports.
Defense

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