Middle East & North Africa

Qatar Airways has reached a deal with Airbus to delay delivery of aircraft due to the pandemic-induced travel downturn. However, the carrier is still in talks with Boeing about deferrals and has so far not reached an agreement.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced that passenger demand in July (measured in revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs), continued at critically low levels--79.8% below July 2019 levels with Middle Eastern airlines posting a 93.3% traffic decline for July.

Rolls-Royce has announced two breakthroughs in artificial intelligence ethics, which it said could help gain society's trust of the technology and accelerate the next generation of industrialisation, known as industry 5.0.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is calling on governments to work together to urgently find ways to re-establish global connectivity by re-opening borders and to continue with relief measures to sustain airlines during the COVID-19 crisis.

Emirates will resume flights to Accra, Ghana and Abidjan, Ivory Coast from 6 September.

Aviation logistics specialist Menzies Aviation, today announced that Qatar Airways Cargo have moved into their new base within Menzies Aviation’s on-airport facilities at London Heathrow Airport.

Etihad Airways is to extend its services to the Israeli traveller through TAL Aviation Group, offering several destinations across the Middle East, Africa, Europe, North America, Asia and Australia, from the airline's hub at Abu Dhabi International Airport.

Flydubai has announced that passengers booking with Flydubai for travel between 01 September and 30 November 2020 will automatically receive free global cover for COVID-19.

Marhaba, Dnata's airport hospitality brand, has reopened two of its popular airport lounges at Dubai International's (DXB) Terminal 2 and Terminal 3 (Concourse "B") with enhanced safety measures.

Qatar Airways is continuing to work closely with governments around the world to resume commercial flights in line with entry restrictions.

In the past two months, Emirates has processed nearly 650,000 refund requests, returning over AED 1.9 billion to its customers.

Etihad Airways, in cooperation with the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, has transported humanitarian aid from the government of the United Arab Emirates to 54 destinations.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) urged governments in the Middle Africa and the Middle East (AME) to implement alternatives to quarantine on arrival that would allow economies to re-start while avoiding the importation of COVID-19 cases.

Following the recent news that Embraer is reportedly seeking US$600m in credit line to public and private financiers, Nicolas Jouan, Aerospace and Defence Analyst at GlobalData offers his view on the situation.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has urged governments to quickly implement the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO’s) global guidelines for restoring air connectivity.

For four years, Yemen Airways has attempted to keep services running during the country’s civil war. The company’s chairman, Ahmed Masood Alwani, explains how.

Emirates has received approvals to carry passengers on certain flights. Effective Monday 6 April, initial flights will commence from Dubai to London Heathrow, Frankfurt, Paris, Brussels and Zurich, with 4 flights a week to London Heathrow, and 3 flights a week to the other cities.

Citadel Consulting, an aviation consulting firm, has completed a detailed analysis and comparison of four business aviation auditing protocols with the results of the analysis indicating that the WYVERN Wingman was most compliant audit protocol with the ICAO source documents.

Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group (Marshall ADG) has signed a multi-year contract with the United States Government, to support the Kuwait Air Force fleet of KC-130J tanker aircraft.

Abdelhamid Addou, Royal Air Maroc chairman and CEO, wants to accelerate the national airline’s development to turn it into a continental leader. Vincent Chappard reports.

Abu Dhabi Airports has welcomed the winner of its World Routes Raffle competition to Abu Dhabi from Johannesburg at 05:20 GST this morning.

Emirates said it will conclude 2019 with a successful string of product, network, and customer experience highlights.

Embraer’s Phenom 300 is now the first single-pilot jet to reach Mach 0.80, offering a quieter cabin and upgrades to its avionics that include predictive windshear and a runway overrun awareness and alerting system, Embraer exclusive intellectual property and the first technology of its kind to be developed and certified in business aviation.

The fifth edition of Aviation Africa is gearing up to take place in Addis Ababa on March 4-5.

DJI Aeroscope can identify the most popular drones on the market today by monitoring and analysing their electronic signals to gain critical information.