Middle East & North Africa

Emirates has unveiled the first cities on its network to be served with its newest Boeing 777 cabin interiors.

Amidst the resurgence in air travel with Airports Council International (ACI) World forecasting that global air traffic will hit a milestone in 2024, soaring to 9.7 billion passengers, the Middle East’s air transport hubs are positioned as pivotal players. Gigi King takes a closer look.

Türkiye’s growing domestic defence industry is seeking to expand into a growing export market.

Boeing has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Spirit AeroSystems.

The Emirates Mars Mission (EMM) has released a series of new observations drawn from the first measurements of Mars’ atmosphere across a full Martian year (two full Earth years).

Etihad Airways is set to recruit hundreds more pilots this year to support its expanding fleet and network.

Flydubai has received the “Outstanding Sector Leadership and Growth” award at the MEA Business Achievement Awards.

Turkish Airlines has been honoured with the “Most Sustainable Flag Carrier Airline” award by World Finance.

Air Arabia has made its first flight to Kraków in Poland connecting Sharjah International Airport and Kraków John Paul II International Airport with a frequency of daily flights.

The travel and tourism in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region are changing rapidly with technology and innovation, said SITA.

Etihad Cargo will offer incremental capacity beyond its belly hold capacity in cooperation with network partner airlines to meet the growing demand for air freight to the US.

ExecuJet MRO Services Middle East has completed another heavy maintenance check on an Indian registered Global 6000.

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.

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.

Dubai Airports (DA) has implemented a demand planning and forecasting initiative that is transforming behind-the-scenes supply management operations.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.