Middle East & North Africa

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on governments and the air cargo industry to focus on three priorities to accommodate the expanding demand for air cargo and ensure the economic and social benefits of aviation can be maximised.
Aerospace

Jet Aviation celebrates 40 years of operations in Saudi Arabia at the Saudi International Airshow, being held March 12- 14, 2019.
Business Aviation

Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) and the UAE’s Etihad may be seen as fierce rivals, but speaking at the Saudi Airshow today the heads of both airlines said there were clear benefits from working together.
Air Transport

Honeywell announced an agreement with Air Arabia at the Saudi Airshow today, to extend maintenance services and supply auxiliary power units (APUs) for the airline’s fleet of Airbus A320ceo aircraft.
Emerging Technologies

Emirates has announced the launch of a second daily flight from Dubai (DXB) to London Stansted (STN) starting 1st July, 2019.
Airports & Networks

Syrian Arab Airlines chief executive, Talal Abdulkarim, talks to Martin Rivers about the flag-carrier’s intolerable challenges, and how Russia could help reverse its fortunes.
Air Transport

Turbine Services & Solutions (TS&S), the Abu Dhabi engine MRO provider has signed an agreement with European carrier TAP Air Portugal for Trent 700 engine repair.
MRO

Falcon Aviation has been awarded new accreditation to handle business jet and regional aircraft MRO at its UAE bases by Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA).
Business Aviation

OEMServices has signed an exclusive repair distributor agreement with Triumph Integrated Systems Actuation & Control, a global leader in manufacturing and overhauling of aerospace systems and components, geared at servicing Triumph’s customers in the Middle East and Africa.
MRO

Lockheed Martin has received a $1.12 billion contract from the US Government to produce 16 new advanced F-16 Block 70 fighters for the Royal Bahraini Air Force (RBAF). Jon Lake reports.
Aerospace

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has said it looks forward to the entry into force of Montreal Protocol 2014 (MP14) on 1 January 2020.
Air Transport

The global internet of military things (IoMT) market is forecast to grow to $317.8bn by 2023, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.
Defense

Ever since the grounding of 737 MAX started, the overall sentiments for The Boeing Co (Boeing) has been on a declining trajectory for three straight quarters in 2019, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.
Air Transport

Boeing has marked a key milestone as thousands of employees gathered for the debut of the first 737 MAX 10 at the company’s Renton, Washington factory.
Air Transport

ATR has just delivered the first of three ATR 72-600 aircraft to Tunisair Express.
Air Transport

De Havilland Aircraft of Canada has entered an agreement with Falcon Aviation Services that will enhance support to operators of Dash 8-400 aircraft in the Middle East and Africa.
Business Aviation

The Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engine has received certification to power the new Airbus BelugaXL air transporter.
Aerospace

Workplace injuries and costly damage to equipment could be eliminated with on-board safety systems for airport vehicles. Emily Hardy, a safety expert at Brigade Electronics UK, explains how technology can help.
Air Transport

Royal Jordanian (RJ) scored 89.2% in on-time performance for the month of November 2019, which made it the second most punctual Middle Eastern airline in OAG’s monthly On-Time Performance report published recently.
Air Transport

Oman is seeing an increase of visitors having grown a total of 11.2% between 2017 and 2018, reaching 2.7million, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.
Airports & Networks

Turkish Airlines, which has recently announced the passenger and cargo traffic results for November 2019, recorded 82.3% load factor in that month.
Aerospace

Dubai-based airline Flydubai today celebrated its inaugural flight to Yangon, Myanmar, expanding its network to include Southeast Asia.
Airports & Networks

Military jets, civil aircraft and helicopters will be among the aircraft soaring above the DWC, Dubai Airshow site next week during the Dubai Airshow from 17 – 21 November.
Air Transport

Emirates' first remote check-in terminal, outside of the airport, was opened today to provide easy connections for cruise passengers.
Airports & Networks

Etihad Aviation Group (EAG) has appointed Duncan Bureau as senior vice president global sales and distribution, who will report directly into the group’s chief commercial officer, Robin Kamark.
Maintenance & Training