Middle East & North Africa

The Covid-19 pandemic and disease-containment measures by governments, most drastically the US ban on flights from most of Europe, will shake up the aviation finance sector as airlines struggle to conserve cash amid a collapse in international traffic.
Aerospace

Turkish Aerospace has won a Green World Environment Award in the global campaign to find the world's greenest countries, companies and communities with its project “Zero Waste Management & Green Flag League”.
Aerospace

Embraer has released its newly published 2020 Commercial Market Outlook which examines passenger demand for air travel and new aircraft deliveries over the next 10 years.
Air Transport

Gulf Air has implemented Sabre’s branded fares technology that allows travel agents using the Sabre global distribution system (GDS) to access the full breadth of the airlines' branded fares.
Emerging Technologies

The Saudi Airshow- due to take place in February - has been postponed.
Aerospace

Etihad Aviation Group has celebrated UAE Flag Day with a group of socially distanced employees, to mark this important day in the UAE calendar.
Aerospace

Jazeera Airways has announced its earnings for the third quarter (Q3) of 2020, which continues to be affected by restrictions imposed on travel due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Aerospace

The Emirates Group has marked Flag Day with a flag-raising ceremony outside of the Emirates Group Headquarters building in Dubai.
Aerospace

Qatar Airways has launched its carbon offset programme. The airline’s passengers now have the opportunity to voluntarily offset the carbon emissions associated with their journey at the point of booking.
Air Transport

Turkey's TAV Airports announced its operational and financial results pertaining to the first nine months of the year.
Airports & Networks

SkyTeam Cargo, has appointed Omar Hariri as the new chairman of its executive board.
Maintenance & Training

Gulf Air has introduced a new pricing concept of its air fares to make it easier and clearer to its passengers regarding what’s included in each price bracket.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

EgyptAir has been chosen as the preferred strategic partner in the establishment of a new viable home-based carrier, AviationGhana has reported.
Air Transport

Flight-training is well established in Jordan with three schools for potential aviation professionals – the Royal Jordanian Air Academy (RJAA), Jordan Airline Training & Simulation (JATS), and MidEast Aviation Academy.
Maintenance & Training

Middle East Airlines have said that PCR Test is mandatory before entering Lebanon from any country.
Airports & Networks

Emirates will deploy its A380 aircraft to Guangzhou and London from 8 August 2020.
Airports & Networks

Gulfstream Aerospace has announced the all-new, industry flagship Gulfstream G700 flight-test programme is making progress with a number of accomplishments in testing and performance.
Business Aviation

Kallman Worldwide has signed a partnership with Saudi International Airshow 2021 to strengthen the show’s American industry presence through their USA Partnership Pavilion.
Aerospace

Qatar Airways has increased its health and safety measures onboard by introducing new personal protective equipment (PPE) for customers and cabin crew.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

The International Business Aviation Council (IBAC) has welcomed the decision by the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to remove 2020 emissions levels from the calculation of the baseline of the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA).
Business Aviation

The MRO industry is braced for major fall-out from the global pandemic crisis. Will independents be able to weather this perfect storm? Chuck Grieve searches for answers.
MRO

While Covid 19 might have stopped flights it did not put any halt on the conflict between Saudi Arabia-led coalition forces and the Yemeni Houthi.
Defense

Honeywell and MNG Jet have installed Honeywell’s JetWave satellite communications hardware on an MNG Jet Bombardier Challenger 605 to Turkey.
Business Aviation

AFRAA has released an impact assessment analysis showing a 90.3% year on year passenger traffic reduction for the month of May; recovery is expected to start from Q3 2020 with domestic flights, followed by regional and intercontinental flights within Africa.
Air Transport

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets in April showing that demand dropped 27.7% compared to the same period in 2019 - the sharpest fall ever recorded.
Aerospace