Middle East & North Africa

A Qatar Airways pilot joined a Boeing ecoDemonstrator test flight for a demonstration of the latest version of the Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro app.

Panasonic Avionics has signed an agreement with Air Arabia for the installation of its eXW wireless in-flight entertainment (IFE) solution across 172 aircraft.

Etihad Airways and Royal Air Maroc have signed an MoU to boost commercial and operational ties.

Flight simulator manufacturer Havelsan has delivered an Airbus A320 Full Flight Simulator to simulator training centre IFTC.

Etihad Airways has been named a winner of the 2024 PROS Customer Outperformer Award in the Profit Booster category.

Qatar Airways officially touched down at Tashkent International Airport (TAS) in Uzbekistan on June 2, 2024.

Pieter Elbers, CEO of IndiGo, has assumed his duties as Chair of the IATA Board of Governors (BoG).

IATA has upped its industry profitability projections for airlines in 2024 compared to its June and December 2023 forecasts.

A Qatar Airways flight from Doha landed at N’djili International Airport in Kinshasa, DRC, for the first time on Saturday, June 1.

IATA has scored a spectacular success in releasing blocked airline funds in Nigeria over the past year.

Bluebox Aviation Systems and Jazeera Airways recently renewed their six-year partnership for the delivery of the Blueview IFE experience called Jazeera Screens.

Emirates and HiDubai sign MoU to engage in local businesses and offer greater access to international market opportunities through its Business Rewards programme.

Royal Air Maroc (RAM) is expanding its presence in Nigeria by adding Abuja to its route network.

Riyadh Air has selected Saudi Arabian fashion designer Ashi to design and create the airline’s first-ever cabin crew fashion line.

Neo Space Group (NSG) and Display Interactive (DI), have advanced Skywaves satellite connectivity system for airlines, and SkyFly end user portal which will transform in-flight passenger experiences.

Emirates has joined the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) Turbulence Aware Platform.

Flyadeal has made a firm order for 51 narrowbody Airbus aircraft to fuel the next phase of its expansion plans.

Oman’s SalamAir will launch twice weekly services to Delhi, India from July 2, 2024.

Leaders of the global airline industry are gathering in Dubai for the 80th IATA Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit.

Global passenger traffic was boosted by 11% in April, IATA has reported.

Honeywell has named Aero-Dienst as a certified maintenance provider for the HTF7000 turbofan engine nacelle system.

Emirates and Viva Aerobus establish interline partnership.

IATA released data for April 2024 global air cargo markets showing strong annual growth in demand into the second quarter (Q2).

Turkish Airlines has revealed its sleeping sets for long-haul flights.

Global aviation solutions provider, UAS International Trip Support (UAS) and aviation sustainability solution leader, 4AIR, have entered a strategic partnership.