Middle East & North Africa

Gulf Air has signed a Collective Labour Agreement with the Gulf Air Pilots Trade Union (GAPTU).

IATA released data for June 2024 global passenger demand with African carriers seeing a 16.9% year-on-year increase in demand.

While much public attention has been given recently to newcomer Riyadh Air and flag-carrier Saudia, privately-owned low-cost carrier Flynas is steadily increasing its activities, both in the domestic market and internationally.

Boeing today announced that its Board of Directors has elected Robert K. "Kelly" Ortberg as the company's new president and chief executive officer.

Royal Jordanian’s (RJ) Board of Directors has approved the company's financial results for first half of 2024 showing the war on Gaza has impacted the airline’s operational performance.

Cranfield University in the UK last week welcomed a delegation from Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA).

Emirates will operate a second daily A380 service between Dubai and Bali, starting September 1, until October 26, to meet the surge in travel demand to the island during peak season.

Bahrain Airport Company (BAC) has completed a comprehensive review of its Wildlife Hazard Management Programme in partnership with aviation wildlife management consultancy Avisure.

IATA has released data for June 2024 global air cargo markets showing continuing strong annual growth in demand.

Turkish Airlines has added a new currency to its financing portfolio in line with its natural currency hedging policy.

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Saudia has successfully concluded Hajj Season 1445H operations, marking the end of a 74-day journey.

Turkish Airlines is working to provide all passengers with free, unlimited, and fast connectivity service within two years, starting from the end of 2025.

During the World Defense Show 2024 in Riyadh, Boeing’s president for Saudi Arabia, Asaad Aljomoai, announced that a formal application had been submitted to sight the company’s Middle East headquarters in the Kingdom.

Turkish Technic recently signed Component Support Agreement with Citilink, a leading budget airline in Indonesia.

Emirates‘ Business Class passengers can now select their hot main meal between 14 days and 24 hours before departure across the airline’s four German gateways.

Bell Textron has successful delivered the remaining five Bell 505 aircraft to the Royal Jordanian Air Force (RJAF), completing the 10 Bell 505 fleet order.

Flynas and MoU with Airbus for 75 A320neo family aircraft and 15 A330-900.

Sanad has signed exclusive three-year partnership with Air Mauritius to deliver MRO services for Rolls Royce Trent 700 engines.

The chief technology officers of Boeing, Airbus, Dassault, GE Aerospace, Rolls-Royce, RTX and Safran have called for government research programmes that enhance scientific understanding of aviation non-CO2 effects such as contrails, nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulfur, aerosols and soot.

Libya’s Berniq Airways has ordered six A320s to add to its existing fleet of six of the aircraft type.

Magma Aviation, an air cargo solutions company, has expanded its global footprint with a new office in Dubai and additional Airbus and Boeing aircraft added to its fleet.

A legal stand-off between the US government and Iraqi airline Fly Baghdad beckons, as the company denies US charges of aiding the Iranian government.

Honeywell and Odys Aviation, a developer VTOL aircraft, have signed an MOU to design new Ground Control Stations to support the rollout of Odys Aviation’s hybrid VTOL aircraft in the Middle East and Pacific.

Qatar Airways will announce an equity investment in a southern African carrier within weeks, Group Chief Executive Officer, Engr Badr Mohammed Al-Meer, told journalists at a media round table held at the Farnborough Air Show on 23 July.