Middle East & North Africa

King Salman International Airport Development Company (KSIADC) has signed strategic partnership contracts with four leading local and international companies, in the fields of architecture, engineering, construction, and air traffic management.

Qatar Airways Group has acquired a 25% stake in Southern Africa’s premier independent regional carrier, Airlink.

Qatar Airways has launched additional flights to London, UK; Male, the Maldives; Miami, USA; and Tokyo, Japan for the 2024-2025 season.

Saudia continues to top the global list for on-time performance (OTP), achieving this for the second time consecutively.

Al Khor Holding, a Qatari-based company with a globally extensive investment portfolio across private and public equity, has chosen to invest in EMMA Systems.

Passenger traffic in UAE airports increased by 14.2% in the first half of 2024.

Abu Dhabi Airports has revealed that passenger traffic across the emirate’s five airports grew by 33.5% in the first half of the year.

Etihad Airways welcomed 1.7 million passengers, achieving a robust average load factor of 89% for the month.

The USTA and Emirates have entered a transformative partnership renewal that will extend Emirates’ long-standing support of the US Open Tennis Championships.

Gulfstream’s G400 has successfully completed its first flight, officially launching the flight test programme.

Emirates Airline and S.L. Benfica have renewed their partnership for an additional five seasons, extending their collaboration until 2029.

Etihad Airways is deploying its Airbus A380 to Mumbai for a special four-month period, marking 20 years since its inaugural flight to the city.

Veteran African aviation journalist, event organiser and consultant, Nick Fadugba has died suddenly aged 69.

Mohamed Alian has been appointed new chairman and managing director of EgyptAir.

Iraqi Airways has renewed its partnership agreement with SITA to maintain its continuous innovation in passenger and baggage management systems.

Riyadh Air has introduced the Kingdom’s first 47 seat electric coach in commitment to sustainability.

Emirates plans to introduce its newly retrofitted Boeing 777s to two more cities - Zurich and Riyadh from 1 October 2024.

Honeywell has been selected by Air Arabia Group to supply its 131-9A auxiliary power units (APUs) for the airline’s existing order of 120 Airbus A320neo aircraft.

Teleport, an integrated logistics provider, and Etihad Cargo have partnered together to inject cargo capacity and frequency on their respective cargo network between Southeast Asia and the Middle East.

Bell Textron has signed a purchase agreement with the Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO) for new aircraft. This acquisition is to develop and enhance RAFO’s capabilities.

Royal Air Maroc launched the first eco-responsible flight between Casablanca and Dakar aboard a Boeing 787 on the sidelines of COP28 in Dubai.

Dubai International (DXB) welcomed a record 44.9 million guests during the first six months of this year.

Emirates has appointed Jabr Al-Azeeby as its new divisional vice president in the UK, effective from 1 August 2024.

Etihad Airways will resume flights to Nairobi, Kenya, starting December,15, 2024.

Etihad Airways it will start flying its A380 double-decker to Singapore from February, 1, 2025.