Middle East & North Africa

Kenyon International Emergency Services, a global leader in disaster management, is pleased to announce the continued partnership with the Middle East and North Africa Business Aviation Association (MEBAA).
Aerospace

Dnata, has announced an agreement to purchase the remaining 50% of its UK inflight catering joint-venture, Alpha LSG, from the LSG Group.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Seen by critics as an exercise in discrimination, and by proponents as a vital security measure, passenger profiling at airports has long been contentious. However, for aviation security experts it remains the best line of defence against terrorists. GlobalData technology writer Ross Davies looks at the issues.
Airports & Networks

Qatar Airways Cargo has announced a major expansion of services in South America.
Aerospace

Jazeera Airways took delivery of a new Airbus A320neo aircraft which landed at Kuwait International Airport on the evening of Saturday, November 30.
Air Transport

Oman Air earned 4 World Travel Awards at the organisation’s 2019 Grand Final Gala ceremony held recently at the Royal Opera House Muscat.
Aerospace

An Etihad Airways Airbus A380 and Boeing 787 Dreamliner featuring the Formula 1 themed livery had a double celebratory flypast yesterday as they featured in a special UAE flag formation over Yas Marina Circuit with the Al Fursan display team to commemorate the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and the UAE's National Day.
Aerospace

UAS Co-Owner/Founder and CEO Omar Hosari is taking on the feat of climbing Africa’s tallest mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro, this month.
Aerospace

Bombardier has appointed Christophe Degoumois as vice president of sales, international, for Bombardier Business Aircraft, overseeing business jet sales in all regions outside the Americas.
Maintenance & Training

An Emirates’ A380 made its debut at Cairo International Airport (CAI) today as the airline brought its popular aircraft to Egypt for the first time.
Airports & Networks

Rolls-Royce has completed the acquisition of the electric and hybrid-electric aerospace propulsion activities of Siemens (formerly known as the eAircraft business), following a period of employee consultation.
Emerging Technologies

Adel Mardini isn’t content with launching a new brand of luxury fixed-base operations. He wants to lose the term FBO, expand into aircraft sales and maintenance, and even new tech, as he explained to Dave Calderwood.
Business Aviation

The UAE Space Agency has concluded its participation in the third Aqdar World Summit, held in Moscow from August 29 to September 1 under the theme "Global Empowerment of Communities: Experiences and Lessons Learned.”
Space

Kuwait Airways has taken delivery of its first A320neo aircraft.
Air Transport

Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH) has welcomed over 4.5 million passengers during the summer months.
Airports & Networks

Hazzaa AlMansoori, the first Emirati astronaut to travel to the International Space Station (ISS) on September 25, and Sultan AlNeyadi, the back-up astronaut for the same mission, successfully completed their final tests for the mission at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center, in Star City, in Moscow.
Space

A Etihad Airways Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner touched down in Lagos this morning after its inaugural flight from Abu Dhabi.
Airports & Networks

The Global Space Congress, the largest gathering of space industry leaders hosted by the Middle East and North Africa region, was held at the St Regis Saadiyat Island Resort in Abu Dhabi from March 18-21. Steve Nichols reports.
Space

Boeing is launching its latest round of flight-testing to assess new technologies that could address real-world challenges for aircraft operators and passengers — from enhancing safety and sustainability to improving the flying experience.
Air Transport

Dubai Airports and China Eastern have celebrated the arrival of the carrier’s inaugural flight from Qingdao to Dubai at Dubai International (DXB) over the weekend.
Airports & Networks

Pegasus Airlines has launched scheduled flights between Manchester Airport and Istanbul’s Sabiha Gokcen.
Airports & Networks

Emirates has commenced its double daily A380 services to Muscat.
Airports & Networks

Qatar Airways will launch flights to Rabat, Morocco on 29 May 2019.
Airports & Networks

Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of the Etihad Aviation Group, has announced several Emirati national appointments within its commercial division.
Maintenance & Training

Emirates Airline has signed an agreement with Smart Dubai to offer special flight discounts Smart Dubai's employees for travel.
Emerging Technologies