Middle East & North Africa

Haitham Awinat, CEO of UAE defence conglomerate Remaya, explains the role of multi-domain operations in the future of combat .

Emirates has reached the three million passenger milestone on its Newcastle to Dubai route.

FAI Aviation Group has taken significant steps to solidify its presence within the Middle East - particularly with its medevac arm.

INJAZ Al-Arab, a member of Junior Achievement (JA) Worldwide, has joined forces with Boeing to launch a course on aviation sustainability.

IndiGo will launch direct flights to Abu Dhabi from Mangaluru, a major commercial center in Karnataka, and Coimbatore and Tiruchirappalli, famous tourist spots in Tamil Nadu.

Honeywell has selected Gama Aviation Engineering as an authorised channel partner to expand its aviation service network in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region.

Etihad Airways and Batik Air Malaysia have launched a codeshare partnership to boost connectivity for passengers of both airlines.

Riyadh Air and Delta Air Lines have signed a Strategic Cooperation MoU with the goal of introducing a broad range of benefits for customers traveling between North America and Saudi Arabia.

Emirates SkyCargo has ordered five additional Boeing 777 Freighters.

To support Flydubai’s growth trajectory, there is an ongoing recruitment drive to add more professionals to its workforce.

Sanad, the global aerospace engineering and leasing solutions company, is to be a key sponsor for Air Expo Abu Dhabi 2024.

Saudia has appointed two members of its senior leadership team to IATA’s influential advisory councils.

Saudi Arabia’s SAMI (Saudi Arabia Military Industries), a Saudi Public Investment, created in January 2018 is expanding at quite a ferocious pace. That’s been a priority for CEO Walid Abukhaled, who has worked hard to ensure SAMI meets the objectives of Saudi Vision 2030, with the need to localise 50 per cent of Saudi’s defence spending a top priority. Alan Warnes investigates.

Emirates has appointed Mohammad Lootah as its new country manager for Switzerland, effective 2 July 2024.

Turkish Airlines has commenced daily flights between Istanbul and Turin.

Riyadh Air and Delta Air Lines have signed a Strategic Cooperation Memorandum of Understanding with the goal of introducing a broad range of benefits.

Gama Aviation is making a major push into the Middle East market with a $100 million investment in a new facility at Sharjah International Airport.

The seventh edition of the Global Aerospace Summit is set to return to Abu Dhabi in September 2024.

Saudi Arabia has ordered four additional Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft for the Royal Saudi Arabia Air Force (RSAF).

Air Expo Abu Dhabi, taking place 19-21 November, 2024, will include an Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Pavilion.

Royal Jordanian has become the first Embraer E195-E2 operator in the Middle East with the delivery of two aircraft early this year. The airline is pursuing its fleet expansion and modernisation plan, despite geopolitical tensions.

Air Arabia will connect Sharjah and Vienna, the capital of Austria from December 20, 2024.

Turkish Airlines has signed a lease agreement with lessor AerCap for 10 new Airbus A321neos.

Oman Air has redesigned the packaging for its Economy Class earphones, replacing single-use plastic PET foil with a recyclable Kraft paper envelope.

Etihad Airways will increase its nonstop flight service between Boston and Abu Dhabi from four flights per week to once daily from October 27.