Middle East & North Africa

Qatar Airways’ inaugural flight from Doha to Medan touched down at Kualanamu International Airport on Monday, 15 January 2024.

The role of women in the defence is changing across the Middle East as programmes, such as the World Defense Show’s International Women in Defense forum, show.

Air Algérie and ATR have signed a Digital Maintenance Documentation package to strengthen the airline’s maintenance documentation system.

IATA has granted TUS Airways its first-ever IOSA (IATA Operational Safety Audit) approval this month.

Emirates is preparing to recruit 5,000 new cabin crew from around the world in 2024.

Sharjah Airport Authority has revealed its performance results for 2023.

Emirates and Azul Linhas Aereas Brasileiras (Azul) have launched a reciprocal loyalty programme offering.

Saudia has been ranked ninth among global airlines in the On-Time Performance for the year 2023, according to the annual report by aviation monitoring website Cirium.

Wizz Air Abu Dhabi has revealed its operational results for 2023.

Aside from the JF-17 fighter mooted for the past two years, Iraq is also looking wider afield.

Will there or won’t there be a downturn in the Boeing 737 passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversion business? It depends who you speak to.

Aerogility has entered a five-year enterprise-wide contract with Rolls-Royce to supply its AI-based enterprise digital twin solution.

ExecuJet MRO Services Middle East has completed heavy maintenance check on a Global 6000.

Emirates has flown Real Madrid from Madrid to the Saudi capital Riyadh on a specially planned charter flight, ahead of the Spanish Super Cup match.

Saudia Hajj and Umrah, a subsidiary of Saudia Group, has obtained a license from the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah to serve 10,000 pilgrims.

The first military drills between Qatari Eurofighter Typhoons and Pakistani Chengdu J-10Cs have taken place.

Odys Aviation and Aramex are to develop cargo operations in Oman and UAE.

Flydubai has enhanced its onboard experience with the introduction of PressReader.

AJW Capital, an aviation asset management company with offices in the Middle East, has appointed Erlendur Svavarsson as its chief executive Officer (CEO).

Qatar Airways Privilege Club has unveiled Privilege Club Collection platform – an innovative platform that will elevate members’ lifestyles by giving them access to events and experiences.

HRH Ambassador Reema bint Bandar Al Saud, the Saudi Ambassador to the USA, will spearhead the International Women in Defence programme at World Defense Show 2024.

IATA has released data for November 2023 air travel performance indicating that air travel demand topped 99% of 2019 levels.

Jazeera Airways has inaugurated its new sales office in Riyadh.

After a hugely successful launch in 2022, the World Defense show is counting down to its second edition.

As the only Iraqi member of IATA, Fly Baghdad plays an outsized role in connecting the Gulf state to the world. Chief executive Basheer Al-Shabbani talks about the airline’s plans for the future.