Middle East & North Africa

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Etihad Cargo has transformed its organisational structure to improve customer experience, support business growth, and align more closely with customer needs.

Oman has entered into a new Bilateral Air Service Agreement (BASA) with Tanzania, aimed at enhancing and expanding air transport between the two nations.

Oman Air has resumed three seasonal routes for winter; Zurich (starting 5 October), Malé (starting 27 October) and Moscow (starting 29 October).