Middle East & North Africa

Etihad Airways has published its preliminary traffic statistics for February 2024.

AJET, the new wholly-owned subsidiary of Turkish Airlines, has officially opened ticket sales.

Air Arabia has launched its new route from Sharjah to Basra in Iraq.

Royal Jordanian Airlines, in collaboration with MetaCompliance, have launched an interactive awareness platform for its employees in the field of cybersecurity.

Riyadh Air is celebrating its first anniversary, following its inception on March 12, 2023.

Joramco said it had a successful participation in this year’s MRO Middle East 2024.

Qatar Airways and Aer Lingus are launching a new codeshare partnership beginning 13th March 2024.

The Arabian Travel Market (ATM) will host prominent international airlines and aircraft manufacturers to discuss the latest industry innovations and solutions.

ELT Group and the Qatar Armed Forces have signed a LOI stating their common will to cooperate on strategic projects in the field of Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations and in particular on the development of an EW and Intelligence Centre.

IATA and the Smart Freight Centre (SFC) will work to provide consistent and transparent CO2 emissions calculations for air cargo shipments.

Etihad Cargo has enhanced its charter service capabilities through a new partnership with Awery Aviation Software.

dnata has received IATA’s Centre of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV) accreditation for the safe and compliant handling of lithium batteries.

Etihad Cargo is officially launching Sales Cockpit, a digital sales optimisation tool that will enable the carrier to enhance customer relationships.

Zayed International Airport has successfully processed 7.9 million passengers through Abu Dhabi’s new terminal since its inauguration on 15 November 2023.

Global software provider to the travel industry Accelya has signed a multi-year FLX Cargo renewal with flydubai, creating an end-to-end cargo platform offering.

Emirates has been recognised with the IATA Competency-Based Training and Assessment Center (CBTA Center) Innovation Award.

SalamAir, Oman’s low-cost airline, is two revive two of its most sought-after summer destinations, Baku in Azerbaijan, and Almaty in Kazakhstan.

Amideast/UAE and Boeing have celebrated the graduation of 46 students from the STEM Club, a key component of the STEM for Sustainability programme.

Satair and Joramco have signed an agreement covering the supply of expendables.

Qatar Airways has won two leading accolades at the World MICE Awards held at Berlin, Germany on 6 March, 2024.

The Emirates Group celebrated International Women’s Day by launching a new initiative and highlighting its commitment to investments in women and gender equality at the workplace.

Abu Dhabi Entertainment Company (ADEC) has teamed up with Sanad Strata and Solutions+ to enhance sports facilities in Abu Dhabi.

With the MENA region enjoying a mass of new aircraft orders its no wonder that there is pressure on the MRO providers to prepare for the future.

Emirates has signed MoUs with Icelandair and travel technology and ticketing specialist W2 and AirBlackBox (ABB) by GO7 to develop deeper commercial cooperation.

Emirates and ITA Airways have signed an MoU for the expansion of their existing interline into a full codeshare partnership.