Middle East & North Africa

Emirates has completed the installation of bespoke Expo 2020 Dubai liveries on 40 aircraft, with its final A380 aircraft emblazoned in the distinctive orange ‘opportunity’ decal rolling out of the Emirates Engineering hangar.
Air Transport

The 19th edition of Airport Show from 29 April - 1 May at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre (DICEC) will see the participation of Saudi Arabia’s prominent aviation industry players as the ongoing efforts to develop airport facilities and infrastructure picks up the pace ahead of plans to privatize the 27 existing airports.
Aerospace

Aircraft Interiors Middle East (AIME) will return in 2020 offering exhibitors unrivalled access to the region’s industry decision makers. The two-day event, co-located with MRO Middle East, has a well deserved reputation as the place where the aircraft interiors market sees business done.
Aerospace

Today marks 15 years since Emirates first touched down in Glasgow airport in 2004, with the milestone coming just under a week before Emirates brings the A380 to Glasgow for a six-month stint that will provide the first regular A380 service to Scotland.
Airports & Networks

The aircraft seating market is predicted to hike from USD 12 billion in 2018 to over USD 18 billion by 2025, according to a 2019 Global Market Insights report.
Interiors & Connectivity

Flynas has recently accomplished the IOSA Program registration, which is an internationally accepted evaluation process of an airline’s operational management and control systems.
Air Transport

Qatar Duty Free (QDF) has won the DFNI-Frontier ‘EMEA Airport Retail Operation of the Year’ award for its retail offering and customer service.
Airports & Networks

RBAF commander, Major General Hamad bin Abdullah al Khalifah, now has to face up to the challenge of ensuring there are enough aircrews trained to fly when the new F-16s and AH-1Zs arrive.
Defense

Qatar Airways and Qatar Duty Free unveiled the airline’s first-ever Qatar Airways Travel Boutique on 9 January 2019 at the airline’s home and hub, Hamad International Airport (HIA), marking the airline’s first-ever brand shop.
Airports & Networks

DFS Aviation Services, a subsidiary of the German air navigation service provider DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung (DFS), has signed a contract with the Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications of Bahrain for the provision of personnel.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

With the upcoming delivery of its first Wide Body completion Comlux Completion, specialists in business aviation, transaction and completion services around the world, has announced new organisational and operational changes.
Business Aviation

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced healthy but moderating global passenger traffic results for November 2018.
Air Transport

The ink was still drying on Turkey’s deal with Pakistan for 30 T129 tactical reconnaissance and attack helicopters (ATAKs) when it appeared US sanctions could jeopardise the sale. Alan Warnes reports.
Defense

Emirates will be operating its A380 service to Cairo International Airport on 2 October 2019, making it the first scheduled commercial airline to operate an A380 flight into Egypt.
Airports & Networks

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) today launched the 25by2025Campaign—an airline industry initiative to advance gender diversity in the airline industry by 2025.
Air Transport

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) expressed high expectations for the outcomes of the 40th Assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), beginning today in Montreal.
Aerospace

In an effort to promote sustainable living and make a positive impact on local communities, Emirates gave its old advertising billboards in Nigeria a new purpose, transforming the PVC Flex material into hundreds of reusable bags.
Aerospace

EgyptAir and Lufthansa will extend their codeshare operation offering further connections to both airlines’ customers in Europe and Egypt.
Air Transport

The third edition of the MEBAA Show Morocco was opened today by Mohammed Sajid, Minister of Tourism, Air Transport, Crafts and Social Economy, Morocco.
Aerospace

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced the launch of IATA MRO SmartHub, an online tool that brings much needed transparency to the market for aircraft components and parts.
Emerging Technologies

SEA Prime, part of the SEA Group managing, under the brand of Milano Prime, the Business & General Aviation infrastructures of Linate and Malpensa, will highlight its new Business and General Aviation Terminal of Milano Malpensa international airport at MEBAA Show Morocco 2019.
Aerospace

Bombardier is celebrating the delivery of the 100th Challenger aircraft to join the NetJets fleet.
Business Aviation

The MEBAA Show Morocco will open 25 September at Marrakech Menara Airport.
Aerospace

EgyptAir has entered a codeshare agreement with United Airlines.
Air Transport

Passengers flying Ethiopian with layover between 8 and 24 hours in Addis Ababa are set to have their end-to-end layover experience transformed in a whole new way with the launch of the airline’s digitised transit package dubbed Feel Addis.
Emerging Technologies