Middle East & North Africa

Etihad Airways touched down for the first time in Denpasar, Bali, today, marking the launch of regular services between Abu Dhabi and the island destination.

The UAE’s fast-growing defence technology conglomerate Edge Group has a new leader in Hamad Al Marar, but its vision and mission are undisturbed.

LOT Polish Airlines, the flag carrier of Poland, has appointed APG as its online General Sales Agent (GSA) in Saudi Arabia.

Qatar Airways has been awarded the ‘Airline of the Year’ title by Skytrax, returning to the top for an unprecedented eighth time.

Dubai Airports (DXB) has celebrated the graduation of 15 young UAE national trainees of its Future Faces Programme.

Emirates has unveiled its premium lounge in Paris Charles de Gaulle airport.

Emirates was awarded a total of seven accolades at the 2024 Skytrax World Airline Awards, while Saudia and Turkish Airlines were also winners.

Flydubai will launch flights to Islamabad and Lahore in Pakistan starting from 01 July 2024.

Etihad Cargo is launching a new freighter route to Madrid starting 15 July 2024, operating two weekly Boeing 777 freighter flights.

Starting July 11th, 2024, SalamAir will operate two weekly flights to Chennai every Thursday and Saturday.

Etihad Airways has launched an online chat feature designed to ensure its guests have the latest accurate information on the documents they need before they travel.

Emirates has always taken a firm hand to back its belief on demand and the airline’s president Sir Tim Clark explained to Paul Relman how despite supply chain frustration, the growth will go on.

Etihad Airways has launched eight new summer destinations, taking the total number of operating routes to 76.

Emirates has explained how its pilots reduce fuel and emissions during operations.

Etihad Cargo has established a direct eBooking integration with global logistics provider Kuehne+Nagel.

The Arab Air Carriers’ Organization (AACO) has announced that its 57th Annual General Meeting in Jordan on 29-31 October 2024.

Enfidha- Hammamet Airport in Tunisia has been upgraded to Level 4 in the ACI Europe Airport Carbon Accreditation (ACA) programme.

The World Defense Show 2026 has registered early demand from international exhibitors, with floorspace for the event already 50 percent sold.

Emirates celebrates a successful year since the debut of its Premium Economy product in Singapore.

Etihad Airways has celebrated the start of its flights to Jaipur, India.

ArcosJet, the exclusive authorised dealer for private sales of the Lilium Jet in the UAE, is seeing high customer acceptance of the eVTOL concept and technology.

Emirates Airlines has been fined $1.8 million for allegedly flying into airspace prohibited by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) while carrying the code of US airline JetBlue Airways.

Air Arabia this week marked the inauguration of its first flight to Kraków in Poland.

Oman Air has been awarded the title of Best Seat Comfort in the Middle East at the 2024 Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX) Awards.

The Emirates Group and the Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy (AGDA) have graduated 32 Emirati outstation managers, from the airline.