Middle East & North Africa

Boeing and Embraer have together released a statement outlining they will continue to work closely together to establish their strategic partnership, positioning both companies to deliver greater value to airline customers and the flying public, and to accelerate growth in global aerospace markets.
Air Transport

After a few turbulent years, Wings of Lebanon is looking for new niches to complement its success in the leisure charter market. Martin Rivers talked to the airline's chief execitive, Naji Majdalani.
Air Transport

Joramco has announced that it has obtained EASA Part-145 approval for Boeing 777.
Air Transport

Emirates has announced new executive leadership appointments for its operational, commercial and international affairs functions.
Maintenance & Training

ECS Group’s Turkish subsidiary GAC TR (Globe Air Cargo Turkey) has signed an exclusivity contract with EgyptAir Cargo to begin optimising marketing of its cargo offering from September.
Airports & Networks

Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH) has welcomed three weekly flights between Abu Dhabi and Salalah, the popular holiday destination on the south coast of Oman.
Airports & Networks

Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI) and Paramount Group have signed a high-level defence collaboration agreement, in step with Saudi Arabia’s vision for the creation of an integrated defence industrial ecosystem.
Defense

Emirates has launched its new four times weekly service to Porto, its second destination in Portugal.
Airports & Networks

Etihad Airways has celebrated the deployment of the Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner on its daily scheduled services to Shanghai by hosting a “Abu Dhabi Night" reception.
Airports & Networks

Emirates it will resume flights to Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, from July 8, 2019.
Airports & Networks

Airports Council International (ACI) World, the International Air Transport Association (IATA), and the Worldwide Airport Coordinators Group (WWACG) have announced the agreement of a new governance structure for the WSG that puts the interests of the traveling public at the centre of the process.
Airports & Networks

Turkish Airlines has launched direct flights again to Strasbourg, starting from May 31, 2019, as four weekly flights between Istanbul Airport and Strasbourg Entzheim Airport.
Airports & Networks

Oman Air has issued a travel advisory to its guests flying to its Tanzanian destinations of Dar Es Salaam and Zanzibar in the wake of the Tanzanian government’s ban on plastic.
Air Transport

To mark World Environment Day, Emirates gave its old advertising billboards in South Africa a new lease of life, transforming the PVC Flex material into hundreds of reusable bags.
Aerospace

Qatar Airways is the world’s first airline to achieve a new industry standard for the prevention of illegal wildlife trafficking in aviation.
Aerospace

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced a downgrade of its 2019 outlook for the global air transport industry to a $28 billion profit (from $35.5 billion forecast in December 2018).
Aerospace

Nesma Airlines boss Ashraf Lamloum tells Martin Rivers the company is adapting and finding new opportunities in its home markets of Egypt and Saudi Arabia.
Air Transport

Qatar Airways has said its strategic collaboration with McGill University’s Institute of Air and Space Law, the world’s premier institution for innovative research and education in the field of air and space law.
Space

STG Aerospace has announced that Turkish Airlines has commenced a retrofit programme installing STG Aerospace liTeMood LED lighting across its Boeing 737-800 fleet, as it looks to harmonize its cabin interiors with the latest LED-installed aircraft being delivered by Boeing.
Interiors & Connectivity

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), decreased 4.7% in February 2019, compared to the same period in 2018.
Aerospace

Comlux has said Comlux Completion, its completion and service centre in Indianapolis, is raising the bar in maintenance services on large VIP aircraft such as ACJ and BBJ.
Business Aviation

Qatar Airways will be increasing the number of weekly flights on its popular routes to South Africa from July 2019.
Airports & Networks

Abu Dhabi Airports hosted leaders from various civil aviation entities within the region for a tour of the Midfield Terminal Building (MTB), to witness the future gateway and the largest infrastructure project within the Emirate.
Airports & Networks

At just 16 years old, Alia Almansoori, winner of the inaugural UAE Genes in Space contest (2017) and founder of Emirati Astronaut, a platform for dialogue between aspiring astronauts and space explorers, has been appointed as a Scientific Research Fellow at NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD).
Space

Abu Dhabi Airports has welcomed GoAir’s launch of four new flights between Kannur International Airport (CNN) and Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH), connecting the two cities with flights operating every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
Airports & Networks